Wood Drawer Construction

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Wood drawer construction.

It s a handy way to fit drawer fronts in projects where the drawers run on metal slides. Plywood for most drawers is 1 4 inch thick but can be 1 2 inch thick on large drawers. How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage. Best of all this technique allows you to cut all parts of the joint with just a dado blade and a single setup on the tablesaw.

In wood magazine torture tests this drawer joint proved stronger than even dovetails. However not all wood species are available in veneer plywood. Apply wood glue inside the marked area and then reposition the drawer. Mark the placement of the drawer on the 1 6 and then remove the drawer.

The sides and back of the drawer should be 1 2 or 5 8 thick. Using a drill driver drive 1 inch wood screws through the pilot holes in the drawer front and into the backside of the 1 6 drawer face. You can find these materials in many different types of hardwood so that one or both of the outer veneers can match your drawer boxes and or fronts.