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Place the pin board (in this case, the back of the drawer) in the leg vise, inside surface toward the bench, and make it flush with the height of your jack plane (or some object). Push the jack plane back a ways. Place your tail board on the jack plane and slide it toward your pin board.  The little rabbet we cut earlier bumps into the inside surface of the pin board.  Make sure the

Cutting tails-first is easy.  As long as you cut squarely across the thickness of the board, it doesn't really matter what angle you cut your tails at.  They could all be wonky and at different angles and as long as you trace them onto the pin board and cut the pin board accurately, everything will go together just fine and make a good solid joint. This is the first time I've attempted

All of the parts are ready The layout has been planned and double-checked I've watched Rob Cosman's Drawer Making DVD two more times as a refresher I've confirmed my tail layout against Christopher Schwarz's projects as added insurance  Drawer Construction Details Make Life Easier About Drawer Slips A Look Inside My Drawers And, most importantly, I got the green light from my wife on how the

Everything went pretty smoothly on the doors except the drawbores, which I've already mentioned, and the hinge I used to test-fit the hinge mortises got stretched a little bit, so there's more slop in that one than I'd prefer.  I'll be replacing this one hinge, as the other hinges are nice and tight and keep the front edge of the door from scuffing the inside of the front leg as the door is

I'm putting the final coat of poly on the doors now.  Everything went smoothly except the drawbores.  The grain exploded out the back side.  In the future, on a small project like this, I don't think I'll bother with drawboring.  It's just a small 1/2" thick door, and I don't care to have accidents at this stage of the project.  I managed to use some wood filler and obscure it with some stain so