Questions tagged [drawer]
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What can I coat a wooden drawer slide with to reduce drag?
I have an old wooden desk with a middle draw that has a center support that the drawer slides back and forth on. The friction creates drag that prevents the opening and closing action from seeming ...
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Soft-close drawer guides won't retract without continuous pressure
I'm building a workbench with 15 drawers. The drawer guides seem to be stiff in all cases, even without a drawer, it takes continued pressure to keep them moving. However, when you get to the soft-...
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Making a thick door not catch on a drawer front
I am planning a sideboard that has 2 sets of doors on the outside and a pair of drawers in the middle. The desired appearance of the doors and fronts requires that the doors be as thick as 1.5 inches. ...
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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.
On the existing ...
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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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Drawer face replacement help
My kitchen is missing a drawer. I have rebuilt the box but need help finding or creating a replacement drawer face.
I have looked at hardware stores and they don't seem to have the correct style.
Is ...
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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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Kitchen/Workshop unit design
I'm wanting to add some storage and organisation to my workshop shed and my initial idea was to basically build some frameless kitchen units.
My depth will be 400mm and my total available length is 2m....
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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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How do I use the oval screw holes in drawer sliders?
I am beginner/intermediate in woodworking and I am busy replacing my drawer sliders and hinges in my kitchen cupboards.
I have noticed that the hardware I'm using has got oval screw holes in addition ...
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Drawer slides sticky with new drawer, common causes?
I am modifying a standalone cabinet to have a single, large drawer for holding garbage/recycling etc.
So far so good, however, when sliding the drawer in, the last 3-4 inches are pretty stiff/sticky. ...
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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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Reinforce glued butt joints?
I'm an absolute noob when it comes to woodworking, but now I'm in the middle of my first (some sort of) drawer/shelves building project.
I've glued together all four sides (store bought edge glued ...
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Will forcing a twisted drawer front flat cause issues?
I'm working on cherry drawer fronts for a dresser with inset drawers. The drawer in question is 38" wide and about 8" tall. The drawer itself is 1/2 Baltic Birch.
The board has already been ...
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