Wood Drawer Construction

In wood magazine torture tests this drawer joint proved stronger than even dovetails.

Wood drawer construction.

These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole 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. 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. However not all wood species are available in veneer plywood.

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. 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. Discover the secrets to making strong drawers by cutting locking rabbet joints on the tablesaw as taught by wood magazine design editor jeff mertz. Apply wood glue inside the marked area and then reposition the drawer.

How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage. Plywood for most drawers is 1 4 inch thick but can be 1 2 inch thick on large drawers. It s a handy way to fit drawer fronts in projects where the drawers run on metal slides.