What are the pros and cons of constructing drawers that have grooves in drawer sides that fit on wood slides fastened into sides of case? The drawers I plan to make will be large – wide and deep – to hold clothing in a large, Shaker style built-in unit. I know wooden drawer slides for smaller drawers work well but am not certain for larger more heavily loaded drawers this will be a good idea. I want drawers to slide well, be functional, but would prefer not using hardware.
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Hi Tomasie,
I think the best place to start is by reading this article, which details a very well-engineered set of side-hung wooden drawer slides just like what you describe:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/SkillsAndTechniques/SkillsAndTechniquesPDF.aspx?id=25404
As the author notes in the article, you can get really good results with handmade drawer slides. But something you might look into is the undermount drawer slides from companies such as Blum and Accuride. These are well concealed and have good action. Here is a video we published on how to install one style of undermount drawer slide:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/subscription/Materials/MaterialsArticle.aspx?id=26550
Write back if that doesn't get you closer to an answer.
Regards,
Matt Berger
Fine Woodworking
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