Comments on: High-end drawers, part 3: fitting the front https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/08/10/high-end-drawers-part-3-fitting-the-front/ inside the woodshop Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:28:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/08/10/high-end-drawers-part-3-fitting-the-front/#comment-2054 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:22:38 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=450#comment-2054 Hi Tico,
When shooting to fit the width, the amounts removed are very small, so I’m planing and testing, back and forth, with the cabinet close by. So I usually don’t mark unless my brain is fuzzy that day.

Nick,
Yes, the sides are dovetailed so they are slightly proud of the end grain of the front and then planed to make the drawer fit its opening. I will go through this in detail later in the series. It’s really much easier than it may first seem.

Thanks for reading.

Rob

]]> By: nick brygidyr https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/08/10/high-end-drawers-part-3-fitting-the-front/#comment-2053 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:14:58 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=450#comment-2053 hey im liking this series! i’ve never seen this way of fitting a drawer, i’ve always left the front 1/16″ wider than the opening and plane to fit. but i did read about the “let-go” method in james krenov’s books. i assume you leave the tails proud of the surface instead of leaving the pins proud when you cut your joints?

]]> By: tico vogt https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/08/10/high-end-drawers-part-3-fitting-the-front/#comment-2050 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:58:57 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=450#comment-2050 Hi Rob,

How do you, or do you, mark on the drawerfront’s surface to indicate what gets planed off? Do you scribe from behind, within the opening, or do you make small lead pencil marks on the front, or forego marking?

Thanks,

Tico

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/08/10/high-end-drawers-part-3-fitting-the-front/#comment-2039 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:42:20 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=450#comment-2039 Thanks, guys.

This, of course, is just one of many ways to make drawers so consider the function when choosing a drawer construction design. For example, Torch, ball bearing metal slides may be more appropriate for heavy electronic equipment.

Rob

]]> By: Jeff Kirby https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/08/10/high-end-drawers-part-3-fitting-the-front/#comment-2037 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:16:03 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=450#comment-2037 Another excellent post. I can see that many of my questions about drawer construction will be answered as this series goes along. Thanks so much for putting this up.

Jeff

]]> By: Torch02 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2009/08/10/high-end-drawers-part-3-fitting-the-front/#comment-2034 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:18:24 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=450#comment-2034 I’m really enjoying this series so far. These tips will come in huge for my next project, a sorely needed entertainment center for my basement.

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