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Drawer lock joint (locking rabbet)

How does a drawer lock joint work? · Hardware · basis: Xem Studio design — geometry computed in the generator from traditional proportions

Also called: drawer lock joint, locking rabbet, lock miter, drawer joint, drawer front joint, ensamble de cajón, Schubladenverbindung, Schubkastenverbindung

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
90.0 mm
width
60.0 mm
height
95.0 mm

Notes

  • Woodworking joint drawn for 3D printing: the parts lock together by shape, so a print can be joined without glue or screws. Drawn at true size with the parts line to line (zero gap) in their assembled position — add your printer's fit allowance to the mating faces (your AI or slicer can do this).
  • A stepped tongue on the drawer side hooks into a groove in the front, so the front cannot pull off when the drawer is opened.

Drawer lock joint size chart

dimensionvalue
stock15 mm front, 10 mm side, 60 mm tall
partsfront, side
side tongue10 × 5 mm, with a 3 × 5 mm hook leg behind a 7 mm lip in the front
assemblesthe side drops onto the front from above
holdspulling the front off the side (the drawer-front direction)

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

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Free files

★ Free files 3 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

drawer-lock-joint-frontDrawer front, 15 mm, with the slot and lip the side hooks overSTEP · STL
drawer-lock-joint-sideDrawer side, 10 mm, with a hooked end tongueSTEP · STL
drawer-lock-joint-assembledAll parts in their assembled position (each part its own solid)STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=drawer-lock-joint

Drawer lock joint (locking rabbet), isometric render of a generated part
Render of drawer-lock-joint-assembled from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Half-blind dovetail joint (lapped dovetail), isometric render of a generated part
Half-blind dovetail joint (lapped dovetail)95.0×60.0×90.0 mm★ 3 files
Rabbet joint (rebate joint), isometric render of a generated part
Rabbet joint (rebate joint)90.0×80.0×100.0 mm★ 3 files
Dado and rabbet joint (tongue and dado corner), isometric render of a generated part
Dado and rabbet joint (tongue and dado corner)90.0×80.0×100.0 mm★ 3 files

Questions

What holds a drawer lock joint?

The side's hooked tongue in the front's groove — no glue needed for the pull.