what wood for drawers?

[mrgazer]

Hello all.

I am building a desk at the moment.

Building the drawers now.

What wood would you go for? MDF, plywood?

-The faces of the drawer
-The internal Layers of the drawer


What thickness for the face?
-18mm or
-12mm?


What Thickness for the internal?
-18mm or
-12mm?



Many thanks for all your help. This forum has helped a lot!

 

[Doggit]

How big will the drawers be. Think along the lines of a kitchen drawer for a starting point, but it'll also depend on the materials you use, and the tools you have to finish them off with. 18mm for the face, and 12mm for the drawer sides, with maybe the same thickness for the base of the drawer.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Assuming a traditional sliding drawer without a modern runner system: for wear either hardwood plywood, such as birch plywood or hardwood (e.g. beech). Thickness 12mm as Doggit says otherwise the drawers become excessively heavy. Hardwood plywood bottoms (6 to 10mm, depending on loading) with an H-format hardwood or clear (knot-free) softwood muntin in the centre (front to rear) if the drawers are particularly wide or meant to carry heavy loads. Front thickness circa 16 to 19mm.