Cut parts for drawers

  • Posted on: 14 November 2013
  • By: Jay Oyster
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Trusty Table saw and my maple push blockNow that the case is together, I"ve taken about the last week to get the parts for the drawers thicknessed and cut. The secondary wood for the case was always a 'find it when I need it' part of this project rather than something I got up-front. So I bought 4 6" poplar boards from Home Depot. Then I thinned them to 1/2" thick. This was all chop saw and table saw work. Originally, when planning the project, i was just going to put the sides into rabbets in the front and back boards, but since I've spent so much time and quality materials on the rest of the project, I decided that I have to do dovetails on the drawers. So I sized the side pieces to support that.  

Here, all of the 10 drawer parts are lined up. I won't cut the plywood drawer bottoms until I get the dovetails cut and the drawers dry fit. 

Drawer fronts, backs, and sides cut for the 10 cabinet drawers
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