Drawer Boxes

[chirpychippy]

Merry Crimbo for when it arrives!

Occasionslly i make built in wardrobes, ive always formed the drawer boxes using 18mm MR MDF sides back and front with a 12mm ply base rebated into the sides and front.

The method works until bigger drawers are required then i feel they become heavy and harder to slide in and out.

Does anybody make drawer boxes from scratch and is willing to share their method please?

Thank you.

 

[big-all]

same method here [12mm mdf and rebated 6mm ply ]candle grease assuming wood runners

 

[foxhole]

Last time I made some using recycled plans chest runners , slide easy and can take 100kg,

 

[chirpychippy]

same method here [12mm mdf and rebated 6mm ply ]candle grease assuming wood runners

Thank you,

Are you saying 12mm sides and back rebated for 6mm ply? I

I use Klug heavy duty ball bearing runners on all drawers I make.

 

[big-all]

Thank you,

Are you saying 12mm sides and back rebated for 6mm ply? I

I use Klug heavy duty ball bearing runners on all drawers I make.

drawer boxes 12mm mdf 5.5x6.35mm rebated 5.5mm base [ply or mdf]pinned and glued with solid pine fronts
the runners are 2x1 top and bottom so 1 more than boxes so you have a 21mm bearing surface so with a 5mm each side to allow for clearance and variation the base is always part off the bearing surface

the sides are 2x1 frames infill with txg"V" groove 6.35x6.35mm rebate giving a flush inside face with a rebated 5.5mm ply back and solid pine top
the chest off drawers i am looking at the boxes are 38.5x18.5x5.5" around 25 year old
the number off drawer boxes will exceed 1000 over the years 95% are country style pine carcasses