Phil,
When I did mine I used poplar for my drawer sides. An expensive and good
to work with. I used finger joints instead of dovetails and plywood for
the drawer bottoms.
Ron Olds
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From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Phil Ethier
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 14:05
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: material for slide-out drawers?
I'm no expert on wood materials.
I'd like to make some drawers to slide out of a cabinet in my wife's
kitchen. I already have the full-extension slides that screw to the
side of
the drawer.
I'd like these to be strong and easy-to-build. I'm not set up to make
dovetails. I'd like to just screw them together, with a bit of glue.
What
kind of plywood should I get that will hold a screw on edge?
I don't expect that materials other than plywood will have as good a
strength-to-weight ratio.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa 65/2597, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1962 TR4
CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.lotusowners.com
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