making drawers
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PROJECT: Entry Bench
This practical and stylish organizer and bench combo will make going out and coming home more convenient.
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PROJECT: Queen Anne Highboy Part Two
Last week, we tackled the base of this classic project. In Part 2, our author builds the upper case and all of the dovetailed drawers.
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FREE PROJECT PLAN: Tool Chest
Follow through on your 2020 resolution to get the shop better organized: this two-drawer tool chest with interlocking drawer inserts and trays can help.
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Installing Cam Locks with a Biscuit Joiner
Willie Sandry lays out his process for installing cam locks in the drawers of his Limbert-style hutch.
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PROJECT: Mid-Century Modern Dresser
Milled-up walnut panels, brass pins and rabbet and dado construction team up on a stylish storage piece.
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PROJECT: Tambour-topped Box
Talk about cool — when you pull the drawer open on this little box, the tambour top rolls back — a definite attention-getter!
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PROJECT: Shaker Dresser
Our author takes a classic American furniture standard and elevates its curb appeal with stunning quilted and flame maple.
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Plastic Banding Drawer Glides
This reader has found an extra use for the straps from shipping containers: glides for his drawers.
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VIDEO: Half-Blind Dovetails – Pin Layout
Learn how to mark drawer parts for half-blind dovetails. You’ll learn how mark the depth of the dovetails and lay out the pins for both the front and back of the drawer box.
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VIDEO: Half-Blind Dovetails Overview
The half-blind dovetail is a used when you do not want to see the dovetail joint exposed on one surface, such as the front face of a drawer. Learn how to properly construct a drawer with half-blind dovetails.
