Festool Domino Machine Instruction Manual - page 57

stile.  By gluing the 

Domino tenon into a 

tight fit mortise in the 

back side of the solid 

maple pedestal end, the 

exposed end of the te-

non would be visible 

through the 5mm mor-

tise slot as in the photo 

at the bottom of the last 

page (photo taken be-

fore the tenon was 

glued so you can see 

what is going on).  In-

sert a screw with a 

round head that was a 

tight fit into the 5mm 

slot and the answer was 

at hand.

The screw into the tenon prevents the te-

non from withdrawing from the unglued 

mortise in the side stile while it still allows 

the solid maple pedestal faux drawer 

front to expand and contract inde-

pendently.  You could also use a 

dowel to pin the tenon, but the 

screw is faster.

That technique was used on the 

open pedestal as these slots are actually 

quite attractive and will not detract from 

the look when that open pedestal be-

comes a bookcase in the future.  For the 

back side of the drawer pedestal that will 

never be seen from the inside and which 

needed greater strength, I used the 

Domino M&T (no glue) and pocket 

hole screws going into oversized