I'm in the process of making a dresser, and have some 1/2" BB for making the drawer boxes (there will be a false front). I was thinking half-blind DTs, but have had such tearout that I suspect that's not the best way to go. 1/2" seems a bit thin for a lock-rabbit, too. I could just use regular rabbits and a brad nailer, but that seems kind of crude. Alternatively, I could do a lock rabbit with a 3/4" BB front and a simple rabbit on the back. And, of course, I could simply forget about using 1/2" BB, and look for some 1/2" maple or pine, but I'd kind of like to use the BB . . .
So do you use 1/2 BB for drawer boxes, and, if so, how do you join the sides together?