The Excrescent of Dovetail Drawers

Dovetail method has been existed since the prehistoric era before the screw was found. Dovetail method has been very popular especially in woodworking because this method provides very strong and durable joints. Nowadays, dovetail method are popular to be used in many kinds of modern woodworking especially for furniture that the use tend to be pulled out such as drawers in a shelf. Dovetail drawers become so popular and the top choice of many homeowners because this kind of woodworking provides many excess than the screw jointed drawers.

If we compare with the general drawers that we can find them easily in the market now, dovetail drawers give us more plus point to be mentioned. Dovetail drawers have stronger and tighter joints than the general drawers that are only jointed by glue or screw. Dovetail drawers are hard to be broken because the “tail” and the end grain hook perfectly each other so it will be on its position no matter how many times you pulled the frontside of the drawers out. Moreover, if you add the wood adhesive in both sides of the tail and the end grain, the performance of your dovetail drawers will be more fascinating. This, of course, is very different with the general drawers that are usually jointed by the screws or wood adhesive only. They tend to be broken easily after being used for many times so that we have to replace the old drawers with the new ones, which is cost consuming. Thus, dovetail drawers is one step ahead than the general drawers.

The work of dovetail drawers, on the other hands, will give a fabulous look at the edge of the joints if they are crafted perfectly and precisely. The combination of the joints will give a different touch of the dovetail drawer designs so that it looks more attractive when we see the drawers are pulled out. Thus, we will have such kinds of magnificent woodcraft that hide behind the shelves.