Wood Drawer Construction

However not all wood species are available in veneer plywood.

Wood drawer construction.

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. It s a handy way to fit drawer fronts in projects where the drawers run on metal slides. Apply wood glue inside the marked area and then reposition the drawer. These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole joinery.

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

Plywood for most drawers is 1 4 inch thick but can be 1 2 inch thick on large drawers. The sides and back of the drawer should be 1 2 or 5 8 thick. In wood magazine torture tests this drawer joint proved stronger than even dovetails.