Sliding Dove Tails

To make the sliding dove tails. I first start by laying out my dove tails on the edge of the side panels.

Then I place the jig I made so my edge marks line up. Then I clamp the jig in place. I set my router to cut at the depth I want and run the router through the jig.

As you can see I now have a great dovetail pocket in the side of the cabinet. I then move the jig to the next location and so on and so forth.

At the top of the case I cut the pocket all the way to the top otherwise I'm left with a flimsy peace of end-grain wood that will break out when I try to slip the rail in place.