Questions tagged [drawer-construction]
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Alternative drawer joints
I am planning to replace two cupboard units of my old IKEA kitchen with one unit with three drawers. I have most of the parts planned, except for the attachment of the drawer fronts.
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How heavy should the drawer front be?
I just finished building plywood drawers that are 60 cm wide x 50 cm deep x 15 cm high.
They are made of 10 mm plywood, hanging on high quality soft close slides that are rated 45 kg per pair or per ...
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Thin wood (~12mm) for drawer boxes
I'm replacing some drawers I've had for a while that were built with the Hafele metal side and slider system.
I will be making these new drawers with wood as I'm upgrading the slides to full ...
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Why an extra drawer face?
I am new to this site and I am neither a woodworker nor a carpenter. I’m sorry if this question sounds naive.
I watched many YouTube videos about constructing drawers. Unusually it has 4 sides joined ...
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How to determine drawer weight capacity?
I am fitting my pantry with custom drawers, and I am worrying a bit about the weight capacity of one drawer in particular. The drawers are 14" wide and 21" deep. I've constructed them with ...
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Correctly spacing drawer runners (with soft close mechanism)
I have a cabinet carcass that I am wanting to fit drawers in, however I'm a little unsure about it and seeking some advice.
My carcass is 710mm tall with 18mm base and spacer, so the height for drawer ...
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How difficult is it to go from Blum Tandem Plus to the Blum Legrabox drawer system for a DIY cabinet maker [closed]
I built a couple dozen Blum "Tandem Plus" kitchen drawers many years ago (3/4" prefinished maple), with the grey metal sides and they were relatively easy to build and install.
Now it's ...
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What structures can I use for a custom plywood drawer cabinet underneath a concrete table backing onto a brick wall
I would like to build three drawers and a cupboard here:
You can just see the dishwasher to the right, so the wide drawer is for plates and the narrower drawers for cutlery and such like.
The back ...
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How tall can a drawer front be?
I would like to build a drawer similar to the picture below. I already have a panel-style door which is ~ 560 x 780mm with solid 20mm maple as stiles and rails.
I will be pulling this drawer ~ 20 ...
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Dovetails with undermount drawer slides
To practice my dovetails, I decided to make some drawers for my kitchen cabinets. I'm using Blum undermount slides, which requires the drawer to conform to specific specifications, as well as a few ...
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Screws or L-brackets to build a drawer unit?
I'm refurbishing my room and I have gotten to the point of building my new drawer unit/shelving units. My old ones hold themselves using wood f4 50mm screws, two on each joint. I'm debating if I ...
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Is it okay to use pocket screws to join sides to front/back rather than the opposite?
I am looking to make a "side access" pull-out 'drawer' to replace very high cabinet shelves (two shelves so high they are currently nigh-unusable). It's full depth (22.5"), only 15"...
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Wood movement on solid wood drawer with plywood/MDF bottom
I know this topic has been discussed a lot but I couldn’t find a clear answer to my question. Or I am lost in too much content without clarity on my particular question. I am building kitchen drawers ...
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Walnut drawer sides: Is it wise to glue-in the plywood base?
I'm making 6 large drawers (514x720x150mm) for the bedroom, with 20mm thick walnut sides (didn't realise quite how expensive that timber would be...! ) and 8mm plywood for the base.
The drawer sides ...
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What depth and offset from edge my dado / groove in particle board should be?
This is a follow-up on this question (How to make bottom for a big drawer)?
I have also read this one (What are the minimum, maximum, and optimal depths for dadoes, grooves, and rabbets) and I'm not ...
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