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Upgrade from 5/8 dovetail to 3/4 dovetail or not?

3 years ago

We will place an order with Eclipse Frameless Cabinetry and the standard is 5/8 dovetail which they said, dovetailed then assembled. Im not sure how smooth it is or if they sand it but I dont like rough dovetail. Let me know what you have! Is it worth it to upgrade to 3/4 dovetail? My KD said it is not necessary to upgrade but let me know please. I know for sure that the 3/4 dovetail is smooth and sanded.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
Dovetails where? IMO dovetailed drawers are not superior no matter how they are in thickness . I love my Ikea drawers with soft close no issue ever
jdesign_gw
2 years ago
3/4” dovetail is not necessary and requires different slides. Don’t know how you are sure that 3/4” is going to be smooth and 5/8” may or may not be. The thickness has nothing to do with the quality. If you want something that looks better ask for flush top and not the rounded pre-finished stock version everyone uses.

These are 5/8” flush top, matte finish, matched walnut we just used on a job.

Sorry for the bad photos.
Andrea P
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you @jdesign_gw. They mentioned the process on their videos. Thank you really appreciate it!

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