How To Build A Dresser Drawer

The front inside perimeter of the dresser will have a 1 board all the way around.

How to build a dresser drawer. Use a corner assembly square for this or a corner clamp. Use pocket hole screws to lock the components together. Put a bead of glue around the bottom edge of the drawer box don t need a ton just a small bead. Drill perpendicular pocket holes and attach the boards using 1 1 4 pocket hole screws and wood glue.

I made this 6 drawer tall dresser with simple pocket hole joinery and materials from the home center. As you can see in the image in order to build the large drawers placed at the bottom of the dresser you need to use 1 6 lumber. Http bit ly 2zvhqc0 iron on pre finished maple edge bandi. You can go one step further and dress up your cabinet drawer box by hiding the plywood bottom.

Fit the 1 8 face of the drawer with glue and drive in 1 1 4 nails from inside. Apply glue to the ends of the vertical end pieces and then place them between the horizontal top and bottom 1 x 2 frame pieces. Measure and cut two long and two short boards with plywood as shown in the picture. Select the drawer faces clamps and 1 1 4 screws.

This is a free dresser plan that shows how to build an 11 drawer dresser that s with eight regular drawers and then three smaller ones at the very top. Using a tape measure and a pencil make two marks 4 inches from the ends of the board and centered on its width. Build the bottom from 1 2 plywood. Cut the back panel 35 1 4 x 46 7 8.

The pocket holes are going to be on the inside of the dresser. Center and clamp the faces on the drawers. Then nail on the bottom with 3 4 brad nails with a nail gun or use finish nails with a hammer. Using 1 2 screws attach the panel.

Glue and nail a plywood base cut to size of the drawer box. The dresser stands over 3 5 feet from the ground and is over 5 feet wide. Finish the dresser select the completed dresser select 1 4 plywood. Assemble the drawer front frames cut the 1 x 2 drawer front frame pieces to length and then drive pocket holes into the ends of the frame end pieces.

How to build a diy dresser aka chest of drawers. Pre drill and attach with screws step 7. Secure the parts using a drill driver a 1 inch pocket hole screws. Using a drill driver create two pilot holes.

Build the drawer box using wood glue and 1 pocket hole screws keeping all the sides square.