Drawers and Drawer Accessories

Like a lot of woodworkers, I have a hard time throwing away the scraps left over from a project. That was the case recently when I needed a couple of handles for a project. They are made from plywood and are fairly small.

In ShopNotes No. 96, we showed how a drawer joint bit in your router table is a fast and easy way to make drawers in a short amount of time. The key to how this works is the bit and its unique stepped profile. What it allows you to do is cut both halves of the joint at the same bit height, all you need to do is change the fence.

I have built several storage cabinets with a number of drawers to help organize small pieces of hardware and other items. The problem was I did not want to buy a separate pull for each drawer. Plus, I wanted an easy way to know exactly what was inside without having to open the drawer. To solve both these problems, I made drawer pulls that double as label holders, as you can see in the photo.

Gain extra storage space in the kitchen by installing toe-kick drawers under your base cabinets.

Get your kitchen knife drawer organized after you build and install a knife drawer block.

These drawer dividers are expandable to fit any size drawer. At the link you can download the free plans to build it.

Do you know how easy it is to build your own wooden drawer pulls? Well it is. Once you know the basic steps you can go crazy and customize the pulls to suit your situation. Follow along (after you click on the link) to the free step-by-step instructions for this project.

This drawer knife block will fit into almost any size kitchen drawer and holds up to five knives. Follow along at the link and get your knife drawer organized and safe.

Follow along as Stephanie shows you just how easy it is to get organized in the kitchen.

Build simple rollout shelves and bring everything in your cabinets within easy reach.

Here is a great tutorial on building drawers. There are two types of drawer fronts... inset and overlay.

Making a drawer using half-blind dovetails is a pretty simple matter, especially if you use a dedicated half-blind dovetail jig.

Organize drawers with simple dividers. Use off-the-shelf trim to custom make a system to fit any drawer in an hour.

This is a pretty simple project to build but it sure does make things a lot nicer in the kitchen.

Here is a great tutorial on one way to assemble drawer boxes for your next project.

Adding a couple drawers to the oak dining table will make good use of some extra space. You will have a convenient place to store placemats, linens or even serving utensils. This alternate design option is available to download in this Online Extra.

Build your own wooden drawer slides with this free woodworking tutorial.

Smart! This drawer organizer is expandable to fit any size drawer. Here is how to build it.

Build your own drawer pulls using this tutorial. Beautiful wooden pulls.

Build a basic drawer using this free step-by-step tutorial.

This drawer organizer is adjustable and removable to suit your needs. It also can be configured to hold utensils or stuff from your junk drawer.

Build your own adjustable drawer divider system using this free tutorial.

One of the most fundamental skills of cabinetry or fine furniture making is building dovetail drawers. A well-built dovetail drawer is not only incredibly strong and long-lasting, but is aesthetically beautiful.

You can do more with your half-blind dovetail jig than meets the eye. You have probably used it to make drawers with plain, inset fronts, but it is really quite simple to make lipped drawer fronts, too.

Great way to use up the normally wasted space in a drawer by building this double layer drawer organizer. Free instructions at the link.

Build your own wooden handles. At the link are a few different varieties you can build.