Making Wooden Drawers

An article on wooden drawers by ian taylor.

Making wooden drawers.

Our favorite technique is to make the drawer sides front and bottom using 1 2 thick stock and then glue on a 1 4 thick piece of veneer for the front. I like to use plywood to build my drawers because then i don t have to worry about twisted or warped boards causing me issues with alignment. In the kitchen the bedroom the study and the workshop. These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole joinery.

But there are two main options to choose from. Nowadays we take drawers very much for granted. A whole lot of making installing and building drawers is making sure things are lined up and square. Discover the secrets to making strong drawers by cutting locking rabbet joints on the tablesaw as taught by wood magazine design editor jeff mertz.

Pro tips 1 you can take advantage of paraffin substitutes too. What you will need to follow this tutorial. Limiting yourself to building cabinets or furniture without drawers is like driving a car without a steering wheel in both cases you won t get too far. This is the drawer box base.

In wood magazine torture tests this drawer joint proved stronger than even dovetails. This is the traditional and many would argue the strongest way to make a drawer. Ultimately making wood drawers slide easier is a painfully simple 5 minute task. How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage.

Also i make all my drawers using plywood for the box and plywood for the bottom. See below for tips and tricks to make this foolproof. The last step in how to make drawers is adding false drawer fronts to the boxes. Build the drawer box using wood glue and 1 pocket hole screws keeping all the sides square.

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. Traditional drawers have through dovetails at the back of the box and half blind dovetails at the front. Let s jump into the easy peasy tutorial below. This will vary widely depending upon what type of design and construction you use.

They appear everywhere in the house. Making a wooden drawer.