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I’ll show you three different ways to make drawers for your next woodworking project. I’ll show you the easiest drawers to make followed by a better drawer. Finally I will show you how to make a strong and beautiful drawer. I’ll also show you how to install drawer slides and the false drawer fronts. Finally, I’ll show you a woodworking trick to install a drawer pull in the center every time. This is a great guide for a beginner woodworker to make drawers. Amazon and other affiliate links are used in this description and they help support this channel.
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Jointing Boards Without a Jointer: https://youtu.be/UFfj8qGVxZ0
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0:00 Three Ways To Make Wood Drawers
0:23 How to Make Good Drawers
2:20 How to Make Shop Drawers
3:13 How to Make Pocket Hole Drawers
4:44 How to Make 1/4 1/4 1/4 Drawers
6:30 How to Install Drawer Slides
8:46 How To Install False Drawer Fronts
10:21 How To Install Drawer Pulls In the Middle of the Drawer
This is how you joint boards WITHOUT a jointer: https://youtu.be/UFfj8qGVxZ0
Hi Matt. Great information on the drawers I definitely like what you did for the rabbits and the inlays, the sliders, I struggle with that all the time but with your information it’s been a blessing. keep them coming. having a great time watching you especially you and your wife when you talk together. the interaction is awesome. I am a veteran and retired firefighter. Your videos inspire me to try new things. The woodworking helps keep me settled in spite of PTSD. And prayer helps too. Looking forward to new videos. have a great day
Thank you for being an inspiration to us new woodworkers! You are a big reason why I started getting more into woodworking.
You made the whole process look so easy. It came together very well. Looks great!
Good video, when you were using the calipers depth gauge it would probably be nice to have a shot of it near the saw blade for those unfamiliar with the calipers. Since you showed the digital readout and the main jaws before cutting to the depth measurement. Love the look of the ambrosia maple drawer faces.
I loved the video Matt, I worked at a Cabinet shop for a while and learned how to do it the first way you did pretty much and it worked perfectly. We just made the 1/4″ dados on the two sides of the drawer and then brad nailed it together with 16g nails and voila you got a pretty strong drawer for spoons and silverware for your kitchen great video once again man !!
Just a little tip for the drawer bottom’s. I wouldn’t glue those in place. I always just slide them in the groove and put two screws underneath, up into the back piece. That way if the bottom gets damaged or starts to sag over time…you can just cut a new one real quick and slide it in..instead of making an entire drawer again
Really helpful! Building a tack trunk for the barn and want to add some drawers (which is atypical), so had to do some research since no existing plans include them. I think I can manage it now! ❤
thank you so much for sharing your time and wisdom. Love the third option. I am making my first drawer with dovetails…it may be some time before I have an actual drawer but I’ll be using your method for some of the others
Just in case someone hasn’t said this already…. If you have several drawer fronts to mount:
1. Lay out the hardware holes on the bench, much easier
2. Make a jig from plywood that hooks over the top and side, make it symmetrical so you can use it left and right (if putting in two sets of hardware to left and right sides or like on cabinet doors). Put it in place and use the holes in the drawer front to make holes in the jig. Now you can drill every drawer front or cabinet door without measuring.
3. Shim the front like you did, playing cards make great shims (from Bourbon moth)
4. Using truss head screws fasten the drawer front using the hardware holes
5. Open the drawer and fasten the drawer front from the back.
6. Remove the truss head screws, drill through the drawer slide and install your hardware.
Once you make the jig subsequent drawer fronts are installed in 1-2 minutes each. Much faster than laying out the hardware holes for each one individually. Kudos to Bourbon Moth + my high school shop teacher!
Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍