Dovetail Drawers

Dovetail describes how the drawers of a furniture piece are jointed together. The best quality furniture is manufactured using dovetail construction like in our Borkholder, Millcraft, Valley View and Manasses Henry hutches, buffets, servers, dressers and nightstands.

Dovetail construction consists of a series of small “V” shapes that are cut from one surface with the opposite surface consisting of “V” shaped cut outs of the opposite shape. These pieces are locked together in such a manner it is almost impossible to separate them.

By jointing the drawers at the very end of each board gives maximum storage capacity. In addition to increased drawer capacity, jointing construction adds to the strength and longevity of the drawer and in turn, the entire piece of furniture.

At Amish Workbench Furniture even our specialty cabinets (hoosiers, pie safes, jelly cupboards and desks) use dovetail construction.