Making Sliding Cabinet Drawers

They re fussy to install.

Making sliding cabinet drawers.

How to build a sliding drawer using kreg jig. I like to use plywood to build my drawers because then i don t have to worry about twisted or warped boards causing me issues with alignment. Building a drawer box using a kreg jig is very straightforward and easy. Next you ll cut the drawer sides to size.

The drawer slide should come with information. Hinged drop down cabinet fronts. Smaller than you need. You have to take into account the size of the drawer slides and decide the width accordingly.

It s a lot harder to deal with a drawer that s too wide. Read this post to understand more about choosing inset or overlay doors. I also rough cut them to size based upon the measurements that i ll get in steps 2 and 3. Corner cabinet shelves.

I am assuming you are using thick stock. Make drawer boxes about 1 32 in. Add hinges and interior mount bins to cabinet fronts under your sink. If your drawer is a hair too big or small these slides won t glide.

Match the diy drawers sides to your drawer slides. It s easy to shim behind a slide with layers of masking tape to make up for a too small drawer. I cut down my 3 4 plywood for the cabinet drawers to make strips that were 6 wide. A whole lot of making installing and building drawers is making sure things are lined up and square.

Create handy spaces for scouring pads and extra sponges. Make use of blind corners in your kitchen cabinets with multi tier sliding shelves that expand to create three to six individual pull out shelves. Also i make all my drawers using plywood for the box and plywood for the bottom. Learn how to build kitchen cabinets and install the drawers using drawer slides.