How to Measure and Size Drawer Fronts & Drawer Boxes
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Hey friends! After MANY requests to make a video on drawer building, I'm attempting to put together an easy to follow series breaking down the process into four easy to tackle steps:
This first video will discuss how to figure your drawer front and drawer box dimensions.
The second part will discuss how to assemble the drawer box.
The third will explain how to install the drawer slides and the drawer boxes.
And the final part will share some tips on installing the drawer fronts.
I hope you stick around and hit that notification bell so you don't miss when the next parts go live!
This video is a little more "talk to camera" and example based. We won't get into building anything, BUT, getting the measurements is half the work, so it's the foundation for moving into the next steps.
I hope you enjoy it--even if it feels like a math lesson :)
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Inset Vs Overlay
00:35 Frameless vs Framed
01:40 Determine Drawer Front Height
02:27 Drawer Front Height for Inset
03:55 Drawer Front Height for Overlay
04:51 A Note About Rounding
06:14 Drawer Front Height for Full Overlay
07:13 Determine Drawer Front Width
07:54 Determine Drawer Box Height
08:53 Determine Drawer Box Width
09:31 Determine Drawer Box Length
10:29 Conclusion 
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I realize I talk with my hands a lot 😂 Please ignore that...but also consider how boring this would be if I stood there and didn't move my arms haha! Hope you enjoy watching!
It's totally OK. All DIY Vids are about using the own Hands😂
I have the same problem, but that's my Mediterranean culture kicking in. I find your hand gestures endearing. Have a wonderful day 😺
Great in-depth video on drawers ... anyone getting into building furniture should save this one into there library ... always enjoy your videos... I move my hands/ arms when I talk to lol ... awesome job ... keep the videos coming :)
Your hands are just fine. Nice clear, short video.
You saying this reminds me of the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day off
Bueller…… Bueller…… Bueller, we don’t want boring.
You do just fine with the way you explain things, we enjoy your videos! ❤
Yes girl! EXPLAIN like we are dummies! Please continue to break everything down and don’t be afraid to use your hands! I cant wait to see you explain while doing. Love this video and will be looking for more! Thank you so much for the effort and thought that went into this
When it comes to building drawers I am ignorant and a dummy so carry on with the detail!
Whoever taught you woodworking deserves recognition. You are wise beyond your years. You are such a great teacher I usually have anxiety when it comes to finish work. Watching your videos calms me right down. Your energy is intoxicating, I can listen to you explain how paint dries. Dream girl right here
This is the best, most comprehensive explanation of cabinets and drawers I've seen. Excellent work. Very helpful. Thank you!
For the longest time I couldn't find a video on this topic. Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Thank you, thank you , thank you! This is a great series you’ve started. Anyone interested in cabinetry can be inspired and learn from this series. All the way with DFHA! That formula alone is worth it’s weight in gold! You’re the best! Thanks Shara and have a great weekend! 😊 BTW, talk with your hands! I see it as an emphasis on the points you’re making. Not distracting at all!
I am SO glad you enjoyed it. Honestly, was a little scared to post this haha. I really appreciate you watching and glad my weird terminology and equations made sense 🤣 I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!
@@WoodshopDiaries …. You always make sense and offer great ideas! BTW, I started my vanities and am going to use your ‘sliding door dresser’ build on my vanities due to space. You always have great ideas and suggestions!
I appreciate your humility. In response, I will just say this is superb, extremely thoughtful instruction and communication. Keep it coming, with full confidence!@@WoodshopDiaries
You certainly have a gift for clear communication... whether by voice or by hand gestures! Around here we call it "putting the cookies on the lower shelf." I absolutely love your "deep thoughts on 32nds"... there's an old saying in the biz - " 'Better' is the enemy of 'good enough' "... your philosophy on chasing 32nds perfectly captures that thought. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
I appreciate that! I always wonder when I explain things if it made sense to other people or if it just made sense to me 🤣 so thank you…this is reassuring haha. When I was in college, my engineering professor would always pick at me for double majoring in math. He said if mathematicians had to approach a wall but they could only move half the distance from where they are to the wall at a time, they’d tell you they’d never get there. But eventually an engineer would say “close enough, we are here.” Haha. I feel like I lean more toward the “close enough” philosophy in most things.
Now that is what I call explaining something clear! And I didnt even noticed that you were talking with your hands. Super!
So happy to found it easy to follow! I appreciate you watching!
I loved your new “Deep Thoughts” addition, but in all reality, I do love how you break things down to make them so simply understood..especially with the “don’t worry, be happy” attitude!! Oh, and I’m married to an Italian, so all that hand flapping and arm flailing going on in here, I didn’t even notice. I honestly had to go back to see if you were really talking with your hand. It wasn’t bad to me, but then again, see the aforementioned lineage of my better half! 😂😊 🤷♀️ 🤦🏼♀️💁🏼♀️🙅🏼♀️🙋🏼♀️🙆🏼♀️🧏🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ 🤣
Haha I feel like I always have to add disclaimers like-everyone chill, this isn’t that big of a deal 🤣
So glad you weren’t distracted by my flailing 😁 when I was editing, I was like “clearly I didn’t know what to do with my hands” 🤦🏼♀️ anyway, I so appreciate you watching and I hope you have an amazing weekend!
THE. MOST. DETAILED. VIDEO.IVE.EVER.FOUND. Thank you
So happy to hear this! Thank you! 🙌
This is going to be a series ?!!! With all the different stiles of drawers, we will need them. I can't wait !! Thanks Ms. Shara
In the next video, I’m sharing how to take these measurements and build a drawer box. The next video after that will be installing slides and drawer boxes, and the last video will be about installing drawer fronts.
@@WoodshopDiaries sweet, I'll be watching ! 👍
YESSSSSSSSS 🙌 this is the series I’ve been waiting for! If you feel like you’re explaining things that are remedial please push that aside because this is EXACTLY the type of information viewers like me need 👍
Thank you so much! So glad to hear you enjoyed it and found it helpful! I’m so excited to share the rest of the series. Hopefully it’s just as helpful 🙌
After watching almost every major you tuber making drawers, this seems to be the best explanation on how to size drawer fronts and drawers. Thank you!
I swear you are like one of the most helpful people , I’ve ever encountered doing videos. Thank you for the videos and the plans that you post.
This comment literally made my day. Thank you! So glad you find my videos helpful! I put a lot of effort into them and love knowing they’re helping people
Love this series you’ve started! I’ve done cabinets with doors but not brave enough to tackle drawers. Maybe I can after this series 😊. And my husband says I couldn’t talk if he tied my hands behind my back! So go ahead and move them all you want. I didn’t even notice 😂
You can totally do drawers! 🙌 I really hope this series inspires you to give it a go. If you can do doors, you can do drawers! Also, so glad it’s not just me 🤣 I always get nervous and fidgety and never know what to do with my hands 🙈🤣
This video, and the next ones to come, in this series are definitely going to be put in my" Watch Later" list. This was well explained and and a great reference to retain. Thanks, Shara!!
I hope you enjoy the next ones as well. I think the next video in the series is my favorite-actually building the drawer box! Excited to share it soon. Thanks so much for watching!
I have watched so many cabinet building videos and what you just did is NEVER included in those videos! While I have built cabinets with drawers, I've always used the fudge factor not really knowing the "rules!" You have finally done it, you have explained "the rules!" I love you for doing that!!! To truly teach people, you need to address the things they don't know and you have done that in this video so we'll! I cannot thank you enough, FINALLY someone explained how to calculate drawer size and drawer front dimensions! 🎉
So glad you’re doing this series. I. (Like many others) stroll with getting drawer dimensionals, correct. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
I truly hope this series helps break it down simply. Drawers are often over complicated
This is TERRIFIC!!! Thank you!!! I am an interior designer with a tiny bit of woodshop experience who has this dream of building a cabinet one day. This info is so helpful. When working with finish carpenters and cabinet makers will better I understand what I am asking for with a design. And it’s like “woodworking university” for building knowledge, confidence and gumption to try out my own build one day. 😊
You got this!! You can certainly build a cabinet and I hope this helps give you a little extra courage to tackle whatever projects you dream up! Thanks so much for watching and have a great weekend!
You are an excellent presenter and a very effective teacher.
Thanks for taking the time to create this video. 👍🇺🇸
Excellent information. Presented very well. Thank you from your newest subscriber.
On to part two.
No joke, I was just working on that storage bench you built a while back and I stopped because I couldn't figure out how you built the drawer box, and now you started a drawer series...thank you!!
Getting a little ahead here, but I do have a drawer building guide already on the blog (just text and diagrams…no videos yet) that walks you through how I build drawers here: www.woodshopdiaries.com/theres-no-wrong-way-to-make-a-drawer/
Just in case you want to move along on the project 😉
17/32 of an inch??!!!?!?
I’m glad that we use metric measurements in the UK. Informative and well presented video…
Good job 👍👍👍
It is weird over here in the states 🤣 I’ve gotten used to it now, so I’d have a hard time switching over 😅
This is PERFECT timing! I just build some cabinet carcasses for my bathroom and realized I had no idea how to do an inset drawer…! Thank you for making this video!
Wow. This is the best drawer making video I’ve ever seen. Explained perfectly. I want to start making cabinets and had a hard time figuring all the dimensions because I didn’t really know where to start from. Now it makes sense. Great video. Looking forward to the rest.
Thank you so much! So glad you found it helpful! Happy building! 🙌🙌
You are the queen of drawer building! Thank you for this video series. Easy to understand and achievable for mere mortals.
I don’t know about the queen of drawer building 🤣 but I do know I’m definitely a mere mortal…so if I can do it, anyone can!
Thank you for the very informative and helpful video. It came to me at the perfect time.
It’s refreshing to see a woman showcase her skills and knowledge instead of relying on other things to get attention.
Shara! Thank you so much. I’ve been researching and rewatching drawer videos for the past year and still too scared to attempt. With everything in one video, detailed to perfection, after watching another hundred times, I think I’ll have them down-packed. I’m going to make sure I have all the dimensions needed for the next video so I’m ready! 💪🏾
Very well done. You explained everything in detail and had great visuals. I'd imagine most people could watch this and easily do it
Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
Oh my stars!!! I’m planning a van build right now and this is exactly what I needed. Thank you thank you. Can’t wait for the next part. I may actually be able to do this!
I love to hear that! So happy it was helpful! Also, a van build sounds like a blast! Happy building!
Super helpful. Thank you. Everyone else is doing videos that basically just show off their tools or was to use their tools and skip how they measure and figure out the math. It's super important. Thanks
I'm saving this video. So glad I found you.
Really appreciate this excellent instructional video. "Close enough" are words for woodworkers to live by :)
Thanks so much… very well explained your videos are so refreshing to watch as well as being super helpful.
Thank you for the video. You break the process down in a very well followable way. Great job
PS: I enjoy that you are so animated when talking. Shows your passion
Thank you so much! Happy to hear it was easy to follow…I tried really hard to make it as straightforward as possible haha. I appreciate you watching!
Woot! Well done - your video stories are some of the best!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
I've been looking for a video like this for a long time. Thanks so much for the great walkthrough.
Finally! A female DIY channel I can respect with no loose hair, long painted fingernails, and skimpy top. Serious and professional. Very nice. I'm female too. Glad you don't have music either.
I needed this. I have some salvaged drawers I need to retrofit to a vintage cabinet. I salvaged slides as well and debating how short to cut them. Very useful video, and loved the organized chapter sequence. Thank you!
Thanks for the clarity on this. You simplify everything to make it easy to understand.
Thank you for the detailed video! Math is not my strength and this video was a big help!
I needed this video so bad. I really struggle with getting good measurements for drawers.
I hope this helps make it a little easier!
Shara, just got a bit thrilled to see you posted a video this morning. Personally I find drawer build intimidating when I'm doing the math, but also the most satisfying when they're done. It also helps when they're full of a lot of "stuff" I probably don't need in my life but at least have out of sight! I took another viewers advice and saved this one to my library because I think it is a great reference tool for the next time" I need to build some more drawers. Thanks for Sharing!🙃🙂
So glad that you are glad to see a new video! I was excited to post one this weekend! Haha I definitely feel you on filling them with “stuff” you probably don’t need 👍 mine are like that too! I hope you can use the video on a future project! Happy building and have a great weekend!
@@WoodshopDiaries Shara, I'm working on the face fronts for my home office drawers now. Would like to send you a picture of before and after. Not sure exactly how to do that because it seems there concerns about viruses. Any suggestions?j
Do you have Facebook or IG? You can message there 👍
@@WoodshopDiaries I'll give Facebook a try later tonight.🙃
Nice presentation, eye contact with the camera, clear diction really well done. Kudos. And the material is well organized. Like a clean shop as well. 😀😀
Thank you for doing this series. I was waiting for something like this to get more detailed in draw placement
Those sketch up models were wonderful references! Very thoroughly explained! Thank you.
Shara, this was the first time I visited your website. Just to let you know, it was excellent!! I will be visiting your website again. My name is Rocket...
GREAT VIDEOS! Common sense - I love it. You state the facts and don't repeat yourself - You get to the point in very simple ways. Great videos, and good inspiration.
Great video. Finding the sizes of all of the drawers and stuff like that has always made sense to me. What my brain can never seem to figure out is how to calculate where to mount the drawer slides by just measuring. It always takes me like 30 minutes of standing there and staring at it. I like mounting my hardware before I put it together cause its just easier on the back and knees but not on my brain. Like writers block every time.
I discuss slide placement in the installation video-which will be part 3 😊
This is very helpful to a new woodworker(me) Thank You :)
So happy to hear it! Happy building and have a great weekend!
Great info Shara. Some people may think this is overwhelming but really the way you explain it makes things capable of understanding. Look forward to your part #2. Steve
I really appreciate that! Hoping this breaks it down into more manageable pieces. Can’t wait to share the rest of the series! Thanks for watching!
A very clear cut explanation. Definitely adding it to my Info list. And a lot of people use there hands to explain what is going on,and what needs to get do. Well done...
So happy to hear you found it easy to follow! I appreciate you watching!
Really well explained, especially with the visuals. Thank you!
Fabulous video! Looking forward to applying this to my next project.
That’s awesome to hear! Happy building!
You make it look so easy. LOL Since the majority of my builds use Locking drawer slides: Vadania Heavy Duty Drawer Slide with Lock, because I build cabinets for my camping vehicle, I've struggled a bit but also used your plans for a cabinet or dresser as a starting point and that helped a lot. In the course of building drawers, I also make them various depths, some deep enough for spice jars, others shallow enough for plates, and that has added to the "fun" of making cabinets with drawers. Thanks for starting this series of "How To"s, I'm sure I am going to learn something. Until next time... Saw safe.
It’s easy, I promise!! Haha. Yes, you can definitely take this entire process and build it “backwards” as well by customizing the size of the drawer, then building the cabinet to fit. Making a video like this is always challenging…not because the process is difficult, just because there are a million ways to go about it and there’s not a lot of “right” or “wrong,” but there are a lot of variations project to project. I hope this is a good starting point, but definitely not a rule book haha.
Thank you so much. I’ve been procrastinating on building the 3 drawers to my entertainment center. Everything else is done but I’ve been so unsure about how to start this process. This helps so much.
So happy to hear this helps! You got this! 🙌
Great tutorial Shara! You did an excellent job of covering all the major points for figuring out drawer measurements. I don't think I saw Bubby in this video. Hopefully he is out enjoying the warmer weather you're having now!
Thank you so much! Haha I actually had to edit him out of a few of the other videos on the series. He may make his way into one of them, but he was on his little heat pad in the shop while I was filming this one. It’s turned off chilly again here 😩 Hoping for warm and sunny weather soon! Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I really appreciate you watching!
I don't usually comment on videos but, I had to on this one. Just wonderful explanations. Thanks so much.
I really appreciate that! Thank you!
Tip: plan your project out on graph paper. I was going nuts the other day trying to figure out different size drawers for a drill press stand so I grabbed a piece of graph paper and worked it all out. Easy! :)
Great idea!
Thank you so much Shara! This video is exactly what I was looking for!
Perfect timing for me. Will be building drawers for the outfeed table I just finished. Anxiously awaiting part 2. Also, never really noticed your hands. Great video.
I really hope this series is a help! Can’t wait to share the next video!
Love what you have shared. The installation of drawer slides was enlightening. I used to use clamps and had a devil of a time. Thank you so much.
Love your videos! Thank you so much for making this series. About to attempt drawers for the first time and now I feel prepared!!
Shara you’re a really great teacher, this series is super helpful!
You’re so kind! Thank you so much. I’m so glad you found it helpful!
Oh man Shara, thank you thank you thank you, you finally did it. I am so appreciative for this video and I am looking forward to seeing the next part of this series, I am definitely gonna play around in sketchup with designing cabinets with drawers with this knowledge. Keep up the good work and continue to inspire us with these videos and yes also how you talk with your hands LOL.
I am so happy that you found it helpful! I can’t wait to share the rest of the series! I hope it’s just as helpful 😊 happy building! 🙌
Awesome! Thanks Shara, really enjoyed it.🤙🏾💯
So happy to hear that! Thank you for watching!
I love how animated you are. Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos
I appreciate that! Thank you! 😊
Thank you so much for making this video!! It was extremely helpful to me!! I'm looking forward to the next video👍🏻
So happy to hear it was helpful! Can’t wait to share the rest of the series! 🙌
With so many things to consider, you break it down in an easy to understand way. Well done with very detailed and great explanations. Thank you for this series!
This is a great series! I found drawers intimidating but now I’ve made two and I’m getting more of the hang of it. Awesome video.
Awesome 👌 👏 👍 job!!! I'm so glad and very excited about finding your RUclips channel,
Everything was explained like a true pro.thanks!!!
Not sure how, but I just came across your channel. This was great! Really informative! Thanks for sharing!
I’m always grateful when the “RUclips gods” actually decide to share my videos to people haha. Glad you found your way here and glad to hear you enjoyed it!
@@WoodshopDiaries I hear you! I keep "praying" (not really) to the "RUclips gods" myself! :)
Haha 🤣 same here!
I've only done one project with drawers so far and with this video I can see what I did wrong and why I was over complicating things. 👍
My dad always says the difference between an amateur and a professional is that a professional knows how to fix his mistakes haha. You are a pro! All jokes aside, I do hope this was helpful! I appreciate you watching!
Thanks! I am doing an installation this weekend and needed to know how big my drawer fronts should be.
Hope this helped!
Let me tell you,I'm bilingual at Spanish and English and This is in my humble opinion the best explanation on this topic by far on many videos out there Great content great work 👍 definitely Looking forward to see more of your great videos.🙏
Perfect series! I have a lot of builds in the next year for our house. This will help a ton!
So excited to share the rest! I hope it’s helpful along the way! 😊
Another great video! I like that you're now going into tutorials of projects you've built. Keep it up!
Honestly, there’s just no way I can keep up doing full project videos every week, so hoping I can squeeze some basic how tos between projects 🙌 plus, I’ve had tons of requests, so I’m really hoping they’ll be helpful 😅
GREAT JOB Shara! I LOVE THIS SERIES!!! Such an amazing idea, I cant wait to see the next video! And I love how you speak and move your hands, I do NOT think it's distracting at all! KEEP THEM COMING!! Your fan in AL, Candy!
I can’t wait to share the next video! I think it’s my favorite of the whole series haha. I really appreciate you watching and following along. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Superb explanation. I am about to start building all new kitchen cabinets and drawers for myself. This is invaluable. Thanyou.
Excellent summary. In my case, I plan to use under mount slides, so I can get a bit more drawer box width, but I’ll figure it out. Thanks for a useful video. I’ll be looking for more by you.
You are so good at this. This was very helpful. I’m building my first drawer this week.
So happy to hear you find it helpful! Happy building!
This is so timely & helpful! Your video is perfectly explained and easy to follow. All these other woodworkers on YT peacocking with their free domino machines and 40,000 clamps - it’s very uninspiring. After watching this I feel more confident in the next step of my current project - assembling the drawers & cabinet!
This means the world to me! I really strive to keep my content simple and accessible to everyone. I get a lot of crap for that sometimes, but I get a lot of these comments as well and it makes it totally worth it. I truly believe if I can do it, anyone can and I’m so glad this video was helpful. I hope the series continues to inspire you!
Thank you so much! This has been really helpful. I am redoing my pantry (getting rid of those nasty builder grade wire shelves). I built the cabinet and the floating shelves, but just needed a refresher on building drawers. This series is just what I needed!
I really like this. I have made drawers before. And I’ve done it on custom pieces so I had to come up with all the measurements. This is a great reference. Plus… I found a piece that I bought super cheap and sold at my antique mall booth. But I really liked the size and so many things about it. So I took some quick measurements before the customer took it home. So I’m building it by making my own plans. I’ve got the frame plans worked out. Now I have to do the drawers and doors. This will make it much easier
That’s awesome you’re recreating a piece you love with your own plans 🙌 that’s what DIY is all about! I’m glad these drawer videos can be a resource for you as you plan and build your new piece! Happy building!
@@WoodshopDiaries Drawers are easier. But as I was trying to figure out material needs and making myself a plan…. I was getting lost. This video helped. Door on the other hand… I struggle with attaching.
Shara thank you so much for your videos! You are a great teacher.🙏
Best video yet. I love a good tutorial!
Thanks so much! So excited to share the rest of the series!
You are a fudge'n godsend miss lady ma'am. Thank you!
Your examples with the animations are very well done. Great channel.
Thank you so much!
Yah, I didn't even notice your hands. I was focused on the furniture and 17/32". HAHAHA!! There's no way I can cut two boards, one at 16/32 and one at 17/32. At some point I lose accuracy in the way I measure, mark or cut. But I think I can get the job done on this project. Love this video!!
Nice video Shara! Thanks for always sharing with us!💖👍😎JP
I really appreciate you watching!
@@WoodshopDiaries 😎
This was SO helpful!
You make tackling drawers not look so intimidating! It would be great in your next video of you could explain how to determine the slide length in a little more detail. Maybe show with a drawing or a model of the inside of a cabinet. I loved how you incorporated the SketchUp drawings into you video - especially with the moving dimensions. Very clever! Looking forward to the sequel!
I may put together a short form video about that! Slide length is kind of one of those things where, as long as it fits, it’s fine. It doesn’t have to be specific. In 90% of my projects, I use 16” drawer slides because I buy them in bulk and they fit most applications. Basically you just don’t want to buy a slide that’s too long for your cabinet. So your slide length should be equal to or less than the depth of your cabinet (or dresser or whatever). If you’re doing inset, the drawer front pushes the slide back from the front edge, so in those cases, the slide length plus the thickness of your drawer front should be equal to or less than your cabinet depth. So an 18” cabinet could fit an 18” slide if the drawer fronts were overlay. But it couldn’t if they were inset because the thickness of the front plus the slide length would be greater than the depth of the cabinet. If you were doing inset, you’d need to size down and they come in 2” increments, so the next smallest size would be 16”.
I love this I always wanted to know how to build drawers I'm new to woodwork and this series is perfect for me.
I hope it’s helpful! I know drawers can be overwhelming but they’re really pretty simple and once you do it a few times, youll get the hang of it 🙌
Answered all my questions!
Great job on drawer construction.
Thanks so much!
Always love your videos! Super helpful. But you’ll always make everything a thousand times better than I can. LOL
That was very informative so easy to take onboard thanks for sharing.
This is by far the best explanation I have ever heard on how to do this! Thank you so much!!! Definitely earned my like and subscribe ;)
Happy to have you here! Thanks for following along!
Oh I love this cant wait to see the next part!
I think the next video is my favorite of the whole series. Can’t wait to share it! I hope you enjoy the series!
Soo good Shara! I have watched a ton of videos on this! Your explanation and walk through is the easiest to understand! Clear and concise. Than you so much.
I’m so glad you found it helpful! Thank you!
You are a good teacher.