Kellyn Kusyk
10-09-2022, 11:51 PM
Hey y’all—I’m building a cherry chest (approx 5’ long, 20” high & 20” deep) with solid panels for each side. The joints connecting the sides to the front/back are lock rabbets, running the entire height of the side panels. However when dry fitting the panels together just now I realized I have a gap of about 1/32” within the lock rabbet joint—see photos attached. That means I don’t have any friction in the joint while dry fitting. Will glue in this joint be sufficient to close the gap and make a strong, durable joint? I’m considering pinning the joint with a dowel, but the dado/tenon piece is 1/2” thick, meaning the dowel would only be able to be about 1/4”—is this thick enough of a dowel to strengthen the joint significantly?487649487650