Cabinetry Help!!

[chasineyes]

Does anyone know how they cut the legs to be able to accept the side and front large panels? Do they use a dado blade?

Thanks

[Big Dave2]

I don't know if I will be able to describe this correctly but it looks to me that more than likely the box is conected together at the corners and the posts have a triangular cut out that enabled them to go over the corner of the box rather than seperate panels fitting into individual grooves.

Does that even make sense?

You could use a table saw and chisel or a router bit to make this cut.

I hope this helped and didn't just make it more confusing.

[norm25]

I would say that looks like what they did.

[SpecialK]

Or there might just be a nailer attached to the legs that the front panels nail to.

[Surface Tension]

1/4" side and back panels.

3/4" face frame.

[hydro]

In a commercial shop that is probably done with a CNC router with the leg held in a fixture. Since the dado runs through the turned sections of the legs, the 3/4" panels are probably cut square on the ends(without tenons as shown above) and likely doweled for strength.

In my shop, I would make a jig to clamp the leg, referencing it by the flats, then use a hand router with a 1/2" top follower bearing bit running on a template to cut the dado. In oak, you would want to make the cut in a couple of passes to reduce chatter. You can then dowel the panels to the legs, assuming you have the tools to line everything up correctly.

[PurpleFloyd]

It's called notching.

I am a cabinetmaker and we get requests for this from time to time. If you do a google search for Osborne Wood Products they will have a page in there that shows notching.