MOTM

Wow, I wouldn't have thought glue would be enough, but I guess it is! Hmm...

I'm going to go on the hunt for a nice book on cabinetry/woodworking and see
how these kinds of design problems are solved.

Ken (also also wondering about those flat rails ;)


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	alt-mode [mailto:alt_mode@...] 
Sent:	Monday, 17 April, 2000 9:48 PM
To:	motm@egroups.com
Subject:	Re: [motm] Cabinet Question -- Assembly  

I just spent a few moments staring at the joints and they are quite
deceiving!  They
appear to be simple butt joints but there is a thin piece of veneer on the
edges! 
The side is cut away such that the top fits in with notches on the front and
back
(like a tab and slot but the slot is almost the depth of the cabinet). [I'm
really
doing a horrible job describing this - I'm not a woodworker...]

There are no screws inside or out that I can find so it must be all glued.
There is
a thin triagular brace fit into each joint.

I've attached three more jpegs that might help.  The first shows the middle
brace
and some of the side attachement as well as a bit of the triagular braces.
The
second shows a bit more of the bottom joint along with the hinged lower
panel.  The
third shows an upper cabinet which has the same joints but without the
triangular
braces.  I hope this helps.

Eric (also wondering about those flat rails ;)