Derek: if I understand your comment correctly, I must completely disagree. In the photo you posted, the pins and tails are oriented correctly. The picture I posted shows a pin/tail configuration that is completely wrong. There is no mechanical advantage to the orientation I presented: it relies solely on the glue. Your picture, if I can believe what I a seeing, shows a pin/tail configuration that takes advantage of the inherent, basic advantage of the DT joint. The OP has indicated that his drawer is consistent with the pin/tail orientation in my photo. If that's the case, its not a good way to take advantage of the basic advantage of a DT joint. Without going into a detailed mechanical analysis, if you do the DTs backwards (as it were), the only saving grace is the use of modern drawer slides, which greatly influences the forces at play when a drawer is opened. Were I building a kitchen full of drawers, I'd never construct a drawer like the one I posted. If its a one-off oopps: I'd probably roll the dice and live with it. However, if I built a drawer for a kitchen that was not employing drawer slides:I'd throw that drawer in the burn pile, and make a new one. Phil