Plywood Drawer Box Joint

In wood magazine torture tests this drawer joint proved stronger than even dovetails.

Plywood drawer box joint. The sides and back of the drawer should be 1 2 or 5 8 thick. It produces the highest quality joints because it is void free and a durable material. Choose the prefinished baltic birch drawer box if you are looking for the absolute best value. However with the many varied types of wood joinery a woodworker has a number of different joints in his arsenal from which to choose based on the project.

In general the drawer front should be 3 4 thick unless it s a drawer with a false front false front drawers are a simple drawer box with the front screwed to the box. Nestle your drawer side or back into the rabbet to double check that the depth of the cut matches the thickness of the 1 2 stock. It s a handy way to fit drawer fronts in projects where the drawers run on metal slides. Plywood drawer boxes can be jointed with dovetail or dowel joints.

Dovetail is the best longest lasting and most durable joint available for plywood drawer boxes. Choose the baltic birch plywood drawer box for our best value in a dovetail drawer boxes. Discover the secrets to making strong drawers by cutting locking rabbet joints on the tablesaw as taught by wood magazine design editor jeff mertz. Choose the maple dovetail drawer box for our highest quality hardwood drawer boxes.

Best of all this technique allows you to cut all parts of the joint with just a dado blade and a single setup on the tablesaw.