Wood Drawer Construction

How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage.

Wood drawer construction.

It s a handy way to fit drawer fronts in projects where the drawers run on metal slides. Drawer construction high quality cost effective methods of drawer construction and tips on joinery. 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. 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. In wood magazine torture tests this drawer joint proved stronger than even dovetails. In general the drawer front should be 3 4 thick unless it s a drawer with a false front false front drawers are a simple drawer box with the front screwed to the box. 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.

These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole joinery. Discover the secrets to making strong drawers by cutting locking rabbet joints on the tablesaw as taught by wood magazine design editor jeff mertz. The sides and back of the drawer should be 1 2 or 5 8 thick.