1 2 is a good option if you are doing a lot of drawers and want to save some money on materials.
Making plywood drawers.
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.
These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole joinery.
A whole lot of making installing and building drawers is making sure things are lined up and square.
The bottom should slide into the drawer in 1 4 x 1 4 grooves milled in the sides and drawer front.
The sides can be made from 1 2 plywood or 3 4.
The diy drawers fronts and backs are sandwiched between the sides so those need to be accounted for also.
If you re using 1x material that is a full 3 4 then just subtract 1 1 2 but if you are using plywood it gets a little tricky since plywood isn t really 3 4.
Also i make all my drawers using plywood for the box and plywood for the bottom.
In this video i show you how to make cabinet drawers using screws for the queen sized storage i ve been working on.
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