What's the trick to designing drawers?

Submitted by biz_kid1 on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 07:57

Maybe I'm having a hard time because I don't know what the standards are....like how much clearance do you leave around it for the drawer slides, etc., but still make the face/front fit the opening???  My designs sound good in my head but look bad in SketchUp.  Thoughts?  Tips?  thanks!

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dan-k

Mon, 04/18/2011 - 15:47

For the inexpensive white drawer slides you need 1/2" clearance on each side.
I usually leave an 1/8" gap around the drawer face.  Another suggestion would be to look at pieces in your home and see how they were constructed.