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workbench
Drawers
Add plenty of storage space with this
easy-to-build, slip-in drawer cabinet.
The workbench in Australian DRAWER CASE sides and form the openings for
Woodsmith 80 (page 40) offers a The drawer cabinet consists of the drawers. Figure 1 gives you a
lot of storage space on the shelf an outer case that slips into the starting point for the dimensions,
underneath. To make better use of opening under the bench. Youre but you may need to make some
that space for storing smaller items, going to build the case from the minor adjustments so the case fits
you can build the drawer cabinet inside out, starting with the drawer your workbench. I made my case
shown in the photo above. frames. These frames connect the about 4mm narrower and shorter
than the opening.
1 REAR RAIL DRAWER STOP
(#/75
4" x 19
#/4"x-19
3")
Frames. The two side stiles and
the centre stile of each frame are
(#/4" xx 65
880 3" -x35")
19 C STILE
H (#/
3744" x 3"
65- x20!/2")
19 connected with front and back
D
CENTER GUIDE
CENTRE GUIDE rails. I used radiata pine for all of
475
(#/4" xx 1"
25- 25")
x 19 D
the frame components except for
E the front rails. For these, I used
Oregon to match the bench.
8g
#8x 32mm c/s
x 1!/4" Fh
5&/8
152 WOODSCREW Front & Rear Rails. To start on the
frames, I cut the front and rear rails
19#/4 to size. The length of the rails and
ATTACH CASE BACK
NOTE: WITH GLUE the 14"-deep trenches and rebates
TRENCHES
DADOES AFTER DRAWERS ARE
AND FITTED AND STOPS in the case sides will determine the
REBATES
RABBETS ARE INSTALLED
ARE !/6mm
4" 152
5&/8
final width of the assembled cabi-
DEEP A net. As I mentioned earlier, size the
AND
SIZED TO CASE SIDE rails so that the cabinet will slide
FIT FRAMES (18#/8"
630 xx475
25" x- 19 Ply.)
#/4"ply
easily into the workbench opening
F EDGING (right photo, next page). To finish
(#/4475
" x #/x4"19
- 18#/8")
x 19
GUIDE BLOCK up the rails, cut a centred groove
(!/2"
90x x#/419
" -x3!/2")
12 C B
FRONT RAIL G along one edge for the 10mm stub
(#/4" x x3"65
880 - 35")
x 19 CASE BACK tenons on the stiles.
(18#/8"
906x x36"
475- #/x419
" ply.)
Short Stiles. The only thing
a. FRONT !/4 b. TOP VIEW c. 8g
#8x 32mm
WOODSCREW
c/s
x 1!/4" Fh
STOP
special about the side and centre
VIEW !/64
!/64 stiles is the stub tenon on each end.
A dado blade makes quick work of
cutting all the tenons. At this point,
19
#/4 WEB 12
!/2 GUIDE you can glue up the four frames
FRAME BLOCK 1
25 REAR
8g#8
x 32mm
x 1" Fh c/s SIDE RAIL before adding the centre guides.
6 WOODSCREW
!/4
VIEW
13
!/2
b. #/8 DRAWER #/8 DRAWER
BOTTOM
SIDE
1#/16
29 NOTE: DRAWER SHOWN
!/6
4 9.5 UPSIDE DOWN
9.5
DRAWER
GUIDE NOTE: FRONT
BLOCK CENTRER AND
CENTER AND
FRONT VIEW TOP VIEW GLUE STIFFENER TO
10
#/8 3
!/8 3!/8 10
#/8 DRAWER BOTTOM
cabinetmakers
G DRWR. CASE BACK (1) 18 3/8 x 36 - 3/4 PLY.
H DRAWER FRONT (3) 3/4 x 5 - 34 3/8
workbench
I DRAWER SIDE (6) 3/4 x 5 - 25
Drawers
J DRAWER BACK (3) 3/4 x 5 - 32 3/4
K DRAWER BOTTOM (3) 32 x 23 7/8 - 1/4 PLY.
L BOTTOM STIFFENER (3) 1/4 x 3 - 23 3/8
M DRAWER STOP (3) 3/4 x 3/4 - 3
Cutting Diagram
#/4" x x6!/2"
1800 140- x72" DOUGLAS FIR (3.3 Bd. Ft.)
19 Oregon
C C
C C
#/4" x x6!/2"
1800 140- x72" MAPLE (3.3
19 Radiata Pine Bd. Ft.)
C C
C C
#/4" x 6!/2"
2400 x 140- x96" MAPLE (2
19 Radiata Boards
Pine @ 4.3 Bd. Ft. each)
(2 Boards)
D D D M
D D D
1800 x 191
#/4" x 6" x 19DOUGLAS
- 72" Oregon FIR (4.0 Bd. Ft.)
I I
B
#/4" x x6"191
1800 - 72"
x 19DOUGLAS
Oregon FIR (4.0 Bd. Ft.)
E H F F
I
M
#/4" x 6!/2"
2400 x 140- x96" DOUGLAS
19 Radiata PineFIR
(3 (3 Boards @ 4.3 Bd. Ft. each)
Boards)
K J J
2400
48" x x96"
1200
- !/4x"6mm Ply or Masonite
PLYWOOD 2400
48" x x96"
1200
- #/4x"19mm Ply
PLYWOOD
A A
L L