Drawer Construction

Modern Media Cabinet Part 6: Drawers and Hardware

September 19, 2012 By Paul Mayer and Seth Keller & filed under Cabinetry, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

In the previous installment of this project we completed the top and shelf. Here we will build locking rabbet drawers with false fronts, attach drawer glide hardware, and wrap this project up. For details on the drawer construction see Diagram E.

Modern Media Cabinet Part 2: Mortises and Tapered Legs

July 25, 2012 By Paul Mayer and Seth Keller & filed under Cabinetry, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

In part one of this series, we provided an overview of the project as well as scaled drawings. Here we will begin construction of the project, starting with the legs where we will mill mortises that will join the face frame as well as side and rear rails. We will also taper the legs at…

Modern Media Cabinet Part 1: Introduction

July 10, 2012 By Paul Mayer and Seth Keller & filed under Cabinetry, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

In need of a media cabinet to house electronics gear for a new home theater room, I went to Seth Keller (WWGOA Contributing Editor and professional designer) for design assistance. My requirements were to allow for a large flat panel TV to sit on top (although mine is currently mounted to the wall above the…

How to Downsize a Drawer

March 21, 2012 By Paul Mayer & filed under Cabinet Making, Furniture Making, Skill Building.

While building a media cabinet, I broke the wise rule of “Measure twice,cut once.” I made a quick measurement for depth on a drawer that would extend to be flush with the face frame, and I forgot to account for the additional thickness of the false front that would be attached. I left myself a…

Office in a Closet Part 4: Finishing and Installing

December 27, 2011 By Paul Mayer & filed under Cabinet Making, Cabinetry, Woodworking Plans, Woodworking Projects.

Time to wrap this office project up by finishing and installing the components. Finish and cabinet assembly: Apply finish to all components. I used a water based poly acrylic product to provide a nice looking durable finish. Set cabinets in place. Be sure they are level, and use shims if necessary. Scribe your face frame…

Office in a Closet Part 3: Build and Install the Desktop

November 1, 2011 By Paul Mayer & filed under Cabinet Making, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Plans.

Part 1 of this story worked through design and carcase construction. Part 2 covered doors and drawers. Now we’re ready to construct the tops and shelves. If you are building this desk as a built-in, sandwiching the desktop between two walls, then the top is the trickiest part of this project because you will have…

Office in a Closet Part 1: Built-In Desk

October 3, 2011 By Paul Mayer & filed under Cabinetry, Plans and Projects, Woodworking Projects.

My wife and I used to share a spacious, sunny home office in our spare bedroom. We each had a desk and everything was great, except for the fact that my job requires several hours of telephone calls per day, and I have a rather loud voice and animated style. My wife came up with…

Drawer Joinery Using a Slot Cutter

August 24, 2010 By George Vondriska & filed under Cabinet Making, Furniture Making, Joinery, Skill Building.

Here’s an easy way to create a rabbetted drawer lock joint, using only a 1/4″ slot cutter. One set up will do all the joinery and allow you to cut the grooves for the drawer bottom. It’s easy and it’s fast. Here we go! The Bit. This process relies on a 1/4″ slot cutter router…