Drawer Fitting

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  • Ken
    8 June 2013 at 12:07 pm #13189

    When planing a drawer to fit, is it best to fit the drawer bottom first or last, or dose it make any difference.

    Cheers 😉

    Greg Merritt
    8 June 2013 at 2:00 pm #13197

    I’ve only built a total of (5) drawers but I’ll try to help. Can you clarify just a bit more?

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    Ken
    8 June 2013 at 2:12 pm #13198

    Will try buddy. Ok you have made your drawer, and now you have to plane it to fit the opening in the carcass. The drawer bottom is fixed into three grooves, no groove in the back, so it can be removed if ever necessary. So do you plane the draw to fit, with or without the bottom fixed in place, or dose it not make any difference.

    I hope that makes sense 🙂

    Greg Merritt
    8 June 2013 at 2:23 pm #13199

    OK…now I’m with you. I fully competed all my drawers before trying to fit them to the openings that they go into. A secondary function of the bottom is that it will pull the drawer into square if the drawer is slightly out of square. Much like the back of a cabinet. Hope this helps…again only (5) drawers under my belt…but all do fit and function.

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    Ken
    8 June 2013 at 2:30 pm #13200

    Thanks Greg, yeah make perfect sense buddy, thanks again.

    Greg Merritt
    8 June 2013 at 2:51 pm #13204

    This video shows a Japanese craftsman fitting a drawer, about midway thru the video. Method is universal.

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    Ken
    8 June 2013 at 2:52 pm #13205

    Thanks Greg

    Mark Armstrong
    8 June 2013 at 7:22 pm #13217

    Air tight draws real skill.

    Dagenham, Essex, England

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