Workbench Customisations: Bench Drawer Episode 5
Once the wedges are cut and planed flush, the drawer is planed post glue up and fit to the recess…
Once the wedges are cut and planed flush, the drawer is planed post glue up and fit to the recess…
The housing dados in the back of the drawer are next, which will then feature a through mortise. Once the housing, mortise and tenon are cut and fit, a dry run is followed by gluing up the drawer.
The dovetail recesses are laid out and cut to fit the tails. Paul shows how to make a correction to the recess. Then the groove for the bottom of the drawer is ploughed.
We’re ready to make the drawer with dovetails at the front and housing dado at the back. Paul cuts a rebate on the dovetail section to help with constructing the half lap dovetail, then cuts the dovetails to size.
How do you go about adding a drawer to a workbench? First step is to cut the hole in the apron and then build the framework to support the drawer.