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Cut Drawer Box Components

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Entryway Console Table

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What happens here

Using a table saw, cut the 1/2 inch oak plywood for the drawer sides, fronts, and backs to 3 3/4 inches tall. Cut the 1/4 inch oak plywood for the drawer bottoms to 12 1/8 inches by 14 1/2 inches. These dimensions are chosen to keep the drawers light and manageable. Accuracy is key for smooth drawer operation.

Goal: Drawer boxes are cut from two different thicknesses of oak plywood, using a table saw to create specific dimensions for sides, fronts, backs, and bottoms.

Tools and materials

  • Ear Protection
  • Measuring Tape
  • Push Stick
  • Safety Glasses
  • Square
  • Table Saw (RIDGID)
  • 1/2 inch Oak Plywood
  • 1/4 inch Oak Plywood

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to hold the pieces together. As for the drawers themselves, I made them from two different materials. Quarter-inch oak plywood for the bottom and half-inch oak plywood for the sides. I did this to keep the design light and not too heavy. Regarding the dimensions : for the bottom, the quarter-inch plywood was 12 1/8 by 14 1/2 inches. And the sidewalls were 3 and 3/4 inches high. The dimensions for them are: the front and back walls are 14 and 1/4 inches, and the side walls are 12 and 3/4 inches. Let me remind you, this is

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