How To Build A Drawer With Wood Slides

Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame.

How to build a drawer with wood slides. I had previously marked the position of the wood slides but due to an um error i had to change the position of the slides. Again just like with the drawer front sizes there are two main options that you may run into. Put 2 or 3 screws in each side front and back. For this drawer the fix required actually sanding down portions of the drawer and then applying another layer of wax to make it slide nicely.

Match the diy drawers sides to your drawer slides. This dresser came with a simple metal c shaped channel attached to the bottom of the drawer box. Slide bottom up into drawer so it is flush and even with the bottom of the sides. Using a drill driver drive 1 inch wood screws through the pilot holes in the drawer front and into the backside of the 1 6 drawer face.

One of the drawers slid more easily but was still sticking. For a perfect fit it s best to fully install the drawer box and then position and attach the face. Although i am using a kreg jig to build this drawer the basic principles are the same using any other joinery method. You either have a frame around the drawer or you don t.

Attach the drawer face leaving 1 8 gap on all sides using wood glue and finish nails and clamp it well. After a closer inspection it was clear that this drawer had warped over the years and its shape just no longer fit into the opening quite right. The goal is to place the slides so that the top of the dado rests on them and the drawer bottom clears the lower stretcher by at least 1 8. Check out our how to install drawer slides tutorial.

So now that the slides are in place now it s time to actually build drawers. Apply wood glue to all four edges of the drawer bottom. Secure with wood screws. The depth of your cabinet drawers will be determined by the size slides you use in your project.