Making cabinet glue up easier

Circle shows gap

I like to use melamine for constructing kitchen and bathroom cabinets. After cutting rabbets in the bottom and top for the cabinet sides, I run out of clamps and patience trying to glue it together. The problem is pushing sides together to eliminate any gaps from showing. I want to show you how to use biscuits to remove clamps that were needed to squeeze the sides together during glue up.

A biscuit cutter is positioned vertically on the bottom board and aligned to the side of the rabbet cut. A scrap board and using playing cards as shims allows the cutter to make slots vertical to the board surface.

Next, cut biscuit slots into the ends of the board sides referencing the bottom of the cutter with the inside of the board.

Apply glue and position the board sides within the rabbits using the biscuits to eliminate any gap. Only vertical clamps are needed to ensure a good bond.