Posthaste Project: Instant Drawer

If you’re looking for a fast and easy way to build rock-solid drawers, we’ve got exactly what you need on how to build drawers. All it takes is a router table, a slot-cutting router bit and a little practice, and you’ll be building perfect drawers in no time.

Drawers Get Abused
Drawers take a lot of abuse. How many open/closed cycles does a drawer see in its lifetime? Lots and lots. Add heavy items to the drawer, like tools in a workshop drawer or utensils in a kitchen drawer, and the demands on a drawer become significant. For the drawers to hold up, you need to know how to make cabinet drawers. This doesn’t have to become a time-consuming woodworking project, provided you know a few tricks of the trade.

Router Table Drawers
There are two keys to Instant Drawers; the router table and a slot-cutting router bit. Once the bit is correctly set, you’ll be amazed at how quickly you can make perfect drawers. This technique will deepen your arsenal of skills on how to use a router table.