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Sven-Olof, thank you for the drafting dots suggestion. Worth knowing about!
The carcase is almost ready for gluing; glue-up tomorrow. One more little mortise is needed for the kicker board, then a dry run clamping and final tweaks.
A dumb challenge is ahead: Once glued up, the top will need to be planed flush. The dovetails are on the top. So, they must either be planed with the cabinet on its side so that the planing is done vertically, or they must be planed seven feet in the air. Looks like it will need to be vertical, as in the photo.
One minor design change: The two middle shelves were ripped to be flush with the rabbet so that the back will be one continuous sheet of ply rather than two. I decided I wanted a back on the open area. Also, the bottom shelf was ripped similarly and the back will terminate by being screwed on to it. I think I’ll add a rabbet to the top to support the back at the top.
This is the first time I’ve had to cut a dovetail to hide a rabbet at the back.