Wood Drawer Construction

However not all wood species are available in veneer plywood.

Wood drawer construction.

Drawer construction high quality cost effective methods of drawer construction and tips on joinery. How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage. The sides and back of the drawer should be 1 2 or 5 8 thick. 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. It s a handy way to fit drawer fronts in projects where the drawers run on metal slides. 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. Mark the placement of the drawer on the 1 6 and then remove the drawer.

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. Apply wood glue inside the marked area and then reposition the drawer.