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  1. General Woodworking Discussions
    Building a dresser for the little one. Carcass is made of a combination of 3/4" ply, sitting on a 3/4" walnut base with more 3/4" walnut on the sides of the dresser. In other words, 3/4" everything. I've been assuming I'd make the walnut drawer faces 3/4" as well. But I'm curious what the...
  2. General Woodworking Discussions
    True Confession: A long time ago, we needed drawer divider/organizers in a hurry. Our lives were so hectic at the time. I took some old paneling and small wood blocks and screwed the paneling to the blocks. Ten minutes later and it was done. I said, "I'll design and build proper...
  3. General Woodworking Discussions
    Hello everyone, Following up on this thread, the drawer pieces have now all been cut to size, and the finish has been scraped off on the connecting edges of the side panels, as recommended. I removed as much of the stuck-on old MDF and glue as I could from the sides of the drawer faces, using...
  4. General Woodworking Discussions
    Hello all, Apologies in advance for the newbie question! We have two drawer faces (I believe mahogany) that need new drawer boxes. The boxes will have a captured bottom. The drawer face has a protruding area on the back that is only 3/8" thick. The 1/2" plywood drawer sides need to form an...
  5. General Woodworking Discussions
    I am building my first cabinet with drawers. I did a test run with the 1st drawer by setting it in the cabinet and attempted to place the drawer slides next to it in order to confirm the fit. Turns out I made my first drawer too wide (I am sure many of you are not surprised.) To address this I...
  6. New Member Introductions
    Hi guys, I've just used my homemade scraper made from a hack saw blade which was not good anymore. I found it easier to scrape the existing finish off a curved drawer edge instead of sanding. I hope this will help someone else, as I don't really like sanding which is messy too. This is the...
  7. General Woodworking Discussions
    I'm planning to build a couple of under-bed storage bins for my kids' bunk toddler bed, so I have a couple of questions for pros (to make sure I'll not do anything stupid). Because I do not have any tools other than basic ones (hammer, drill, screw driver) or skills, I need to make it simple...
  8. General Woodworking Discussions
    I am going to build a bathroom four-post table, and was looking at a website explaining how to cut the drawer opening here. This will reduce the height of that board by two widths of the saw. My question: Should I cut the same kerfs from the perpendicular boards to keep them the same height...
  9. Design & Plans
    I'm looking for a LITTLE help on how I can get around making a drawer for a bed that comes out and up like a lateral hinge drawer. I have made a schematic on Unity3D if anyone knows how to get it to work ( I sure can't)
  10. General Woodworking Discussions
    Would be too difficult to make something like this? What do you think?
  11. Wood Finishing
    I am planning a bed/dresser combination w/ a bunch of birch plywood drawer boxes w/ 1" side lips and carved out front-scoops. I really want to use shellac, a finish I've never worked with before (I can hear the sighs from here!). I want shellac because its non-toxic, I can work with it inside w/...
  12. Design & Plans
    I built 2 floating nightstands and decided to add a secret lock to the top drawers. I could not find anything online that seemed adequate so I designed one myself. It only costs $3 to make and can be added to the top drawer of any nightstand or dresser. It uses a hinge pin to catch the back...
  13. General Woodworking Discussions
    So I have gone through hours of looking closely at the "Show us your shop" pages. Thank you to everyone that posted. Tons of great ideas. My 24x24 shop is a mess filled to the brim, with 20ft basscat and stacks of tools, junk, fishing gear etc. I am a true DIY'er, planning for wood working...
  14. General Woodworking Discussions
    I am a complete novice and I am seeking your advice: in my new house there are some built-in drawers with wood, center mount drawer slides, they are difficult to pull out and LOUD, how can I replace them without tearing the whole thing apart?
  15. General Woodworking Discussions
    An instructional video on attaching drawer handles.
  16. General Woodworking Discussions
    Looking to get a some pieces of scrap wood. I want several different types, i.e. cherry, oak, poplar, walnut, etc. They can be small pieces, because I plan on cutting them down to about 1"x6" pieces to put together for some drawer faces. Any idea where I can get some scrap pieces like this...
  17. Woodworking Videos
    I was building some drawers for a couple vanities for my mother and I have been wanting to make another video for everyone. I figured I would post my simple, but effective, method of making drawers in my shop. It's pretty simple really and doesn't require special joinery or special tools. Have...
  18. Project Showcase
    designed in sketchup (bottom 3 drawers will be equal in height) Glue up of face frame (ambitious glue up for me in one shot) I will post pics as i get further along
  19. General Woodworking Discussions
    I am building a cabinet for a bathroom and built it 27" deep. I have one drawer and have built it 25" deep. I want to put undermount drawer slides on the drawer but I'm wondering if I have to have the exact depth of the slide. 20", 22", or 24". Can I use a 22" o4 24" undermount slide or will...
  20. Design & Plans
    I am building a cabinet for my wife's pastel chaulks. each drawer is 18" wide, 12" deep, 2" high. It is built out of standard nominal 1" poplar (actual 3/4"). I will dado a 3/4" groove in the sides of each drawer to accept a 11/16" rail that I will attach to the case sides. So far so good. My...
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