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Soon after the completion of my workbench, it was clear that I needed some accessible storage because the top was constantly covered with clutter. I made this set of drawers over the past couple of days to address the issue.
The case is made from 3/4” birch plywood and utilizes 100lb Shop Fox drawer slides. The drawers use 3/4” plywood sides with vertical sliding dovetails into a 1/2” plywood front. They have a 1/4” plywood bottom which is fitted into a dado around the perimeter. Finally, they are faced with 1/2” plywood and some shop-made walnut handles. Finished with wipe on poly.
I’m not sure if this is an “accepted” method for drawer construction, but I’m very pleased by the relative ease of construction and their solid feel.
Thanks for looking!
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MT_Stringer
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#1 posted 359 days ago
Nice. I will probably be making some drawers for my bench if I ever get through with it. I now exactly what you are talking about clutter on the bench. I move it and it winds up in the way again and again. UGH!
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#2 posted 359 days ago
Very Nice, You will love them…..
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wunderaa
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#3 posted 359 days ago
@Gshepherd – I’m sure I will! Hopefully these look somewhat familiar to you. Seeing your post the other day got me motivated to make these!
gfadvm
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#4 posted 359 days ago
I’ve never tried the sliding dovetails for drawers but it looks like it worked very well.
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bohnsai
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#5 posted 359 days ago
I used the sliding dovetail for the drawer fronts on my router table and they have held up quite well (3 or 4 years now). My only gripe about them is the amount of tearout in the plywood which can be corrected by using a sacrificial board.
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helluvawreck
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#6 posted 359 days ago
Looks good and it will give you a lot of storage. Good work.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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#7 posted 359 days ago
Nice. And a very acceptable way of making drawers in my mind.
Just a note, for just a few bucks you can pick up iron-on veneer tape at the big box stores. It does not change the structure at all, but just gives a nicer view when opened. Iron it on and trim it back before cutting the dovetails. Purely cosmetic, but hey, this is a shop.
Good job, you will love them,
Steve
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