I am going to build a night stand with four drawers. I built one a couple of years ago and need to make the second one. The first was built basically as an experiment in pocket hole joinery. It looks good and has held up well. Sorry for the sideways picture.
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Now I want to build one with real, hand cut joinery. I've been practicing some on twin mortise/tenons to connect the drawer dividers to the legs, but am finding it awkward to cut a 1/4" wide by 3/4" long mortise. There is little room to lever chips out.
Is this best done by drilling out the waste instead of doing it all with a chisel?
Should I consider a different joint? Perhaps a stopped sliding dovetail?