Questions tagged [drawer-construction]
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How to support a keyboard tray for holding a full size piano
I am building a desk and am installing a keyboard tray. The tray is as you would think, it sits under the desk and will be about 1400mm long made from basic 18mm ply. Not hardwood ply stuff.
The tray ...
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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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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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How to make bottom for a big drawer?
I'm making a set of amateur under-bed "drawers" from scrap. Nothing fancy, just re-using materials from old closet. This is my first project of such scale.
There are intended to be 3 quite large ...
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Extending oak drawer runners
I've got a large oak chest of drawers I got a pretty good deal on a long time ago. But one of the drawers is always getting stuck, it slips off the side of the runner shown below. It then needs ...
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Building a Cabinet with Drawers on a Budget
I want to build a cabinet with drawers but I don't have many tools. I have a drill, a square, a level, and some hand saws.
Most guides make use of a table saw and dado blades. I'm thinking about ...
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How can I prevent a drawer bottom from sagging?
I am building drawers to finish a bed frame I built. The sides are made of 1x6 cedar (actual 0.75 by 5.5 inches, 19 x 140 mm). There are four drawers, each with exterior dimensions of 39 x 36 in (...
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How can I repair my broken drawer runners?
I have under-bed dresser drawers that use two under-drawer metal runners with ball bearings. However, all of the runners are broken or missing their ball bearings.
I've considered fixing the drawers ...
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How are seamless, inset secret compartments created?
Here is the example that got me thinking:
How could they inset those pieces? I examined one of these in real life and it was very convincing. I couldn't find seams or joints or anything.
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Planning for wood movement in drawers
I'm a big fan on making my own drawers and wooden drawer slides (much cheaper and less mental math than installing hardware, IMO). I tend to use this type of construction where the drawer bottom sits (...
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