Kitchen Cabinet Drawer Construction

Most cabinet drawers have a separate front piece that s attached to the front drawer box panel although on some drawers the drawer front and front panel are the same piece.

Kitchen cabinet drawer construction.

To be clear let s say the cabinet opening is 22 1 2 wide 7 tall and 23 deep. Any larger and they re too clumsy. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Subtract 1 from the width height and depth of the cabinet opening.

Above the bottom shelf of the cabinet. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions the sample base and wall cabinets shown belowhave these features to make building them as simple as possible. On the outside edge. The drawer needs to be built 21 1 2 wide 6 tall and 22 deep.

This step is very easy you just measure the drawer width and depth which should match your earlier measurements then cut a 1 4 plywood panel to size. Kitchen designer mary jane pappas typically recommends 18 to 30 in wide rollout drawers for cabinets. Mount the drawer slides to the sides of the cabinet. The drawer box is made up of two side panels front and back panels and the bottom.

How to make the crosscut sled i used in this one. If the drawer front are inset the draw box will need to be recessed the same depth as the thickness of the drawer front. Https ibuildit ca projects norms crosscut sled the easy dovetails jig build article. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in.

Put a bead of glue around the bottom edge of the drawer box don t need a ton just a small bead. Then place a 1 4 shim along the bottom of the opening and set the drawer on it. Construction the way a drawer is built plays a large role in its durability and longevity. In a small kitchen with little storage space you can make even narrow filler spaces work harder by installing a vertical pegboard rollout.

Face frames cover plywood edges. Your drawer length will be 1 less than your cabinet depth.