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Drawers

From quick and easy to hand-cut and fussy, there are a number of ways to design and construct drawers for furniture. Depending on the project and your skill level, consider these options before you get started:The Basics: • Choose a method of construction:
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  • Wood Pulls Tailored to FitWood Pulls Tailored to Fit

    by Peter Tischler

    Pulls offer an opportunity to merge design and function. This article discusses how to select wood for the pulls, using modeling clay to test out your design, how ...

  • A Guide to Drawer SlidesA Guide to Drawer Slides

    by John Marckworth

    There are many reasons to use drawer slides: they cut down on the time it takes to build furniture, they can support greater loads, drawers can be opened without ...

  • Full-Extension Wooden SlidesFull-Extension Wooden Slides

    by Christian Becksvoort

    Christian Becksvoort appreciates the resourcefulness of shopmade hardware, and he explains here how to make and install full-extension wooden drawer slides. He ...

  • Graduated DrawersGraduated Drawers

    by Christian Becksvoort

    This article offers formulas for determining suitable dimensions for graduated drawers, and is an essential aid to help design case pieces and built-ins of varies ...

  • Versatile Plywood DrawersVersatile Plywood Drawers

    by Gary Rogowski

    This set of drawers is like a loose pair of jeans: made for comfort and use, not for show. Gary Rogowski explains how to build a set of simple plywood drawers with ...

  • Fitting a DrawerFitting a Drawer

    by Alan Peters

    Renowned English designer and woodworker Alan Peters discusses how fine furniture requires an approach that substitutes craftsmanship for manufactured precision. ...

  • All-Wood Extension Drawer SlidesAll-Wood Extension Drawer Slides

    by Karen Robertson

    After one too many drawer spills, Karen Robertson set about designing a slide that worked like metal but was good-looking enough to use on fine furniture. She ended ...

  • Drawer Fronts That Fit FlushDrawer Fronts That Fit Flush

    by Christian Becksvoort

    Maintaining drawer-front alignment to the face frame can be a seasonal problem on furniture built with slab construction and typical rear-mounted drawer stops. ...

  • Making a Drawer with Half-Blind DovetailsMaking a Drawer with Half-Blind Dovetails

    by Frank Klausz

    Half-blind dovetails are no more difficult to cut than through dovetails. Frank Klausz prefers not to let the joint show through on the face of a piece, so he uses ...

  • Just Plain DrawersJust Plain Drawers

    by John Lively

    John Lively of Fine Woodworking prefers the strength and durability of dovetails when he makes utility drawers, without spending the time it takes to do them by ...

  • Starting Out: Build and Fit a Basic DrawerStarting Out: Build and Fit a Basic Drawer

    by Roger Holmes

    In this, the fourth of a series of articles on starting out, author Roger Holmes discusses how to build and fit a basic drawer. He says that making drawers can ...

  • How to Make DrawersHow to Make Drawers

    by Tage Frid

    Tage Frid’s drawing table offers an exercise in building drawers. First, he suggests deciding what will be put in the drawers; that helps determine the carcase, ...

  • Drawer BottomsDrawer Bottoms

    by Alan Marks

    Alan Marks says drawers have long been considered one of the most difficult elements in cabinetry, probably with justification. The many types of construction possible ...

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