• Heavy bottom drawers opened up in a rolling shop cart.
  • Front view of a drawer box from the printable woodworking plans.
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How to Build Drawers for Heavy Items Woodworking Guide

How to Build Drawers for Heavy Items Woodworking Guide

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Printable PDF woodworking plans for the building your own DIY drawers with a strong bottom. 

Save over 60% when you buy all 3 drawer building guides here.

The complete guide teaches you how to build your drawer boxes of any size using pocket holes or pneumatic staples.

Premium PDF Plans include:

  • Recommended Tools
  • Materials list
  • How to figure cut list for any size drawer
  • Step-by-step instructions with 3D renderings
  • Drawer building tips & techniques
  • Helpful resources
  • BONUS: 3D SketchUp file

* PLEASE NOTE: You are purchasing the digital files only, no actual product will be shipped. The build plans are delivered as a downloadable PDF that you can print or view on any device. 

** All build plan measurements are in inches, NOT METRIC.

What You'll Receive

Printable PDF Build Plans
SketchUp File

Finished Dimensions

This guide teaches you to build drawers of any size!

Materials Needed

1/2" or 3/4” thick plywood
1" - 1 1/4” pocket hole screws or
1" - 1 1/2” pneumatic staples
Wood glue or melamine glue
Sand paper

Recommended Tools

Circular saw with guide track or Table saw
Pocket hole jig or Pneumatic stapler
Drill
Impact driver (optional)
Corner clamps
Measuring tape

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Uncle Ed
Instructions look promising

I built six drawers for a kitchen cabinet last month and did okay, maybe pretty well. Next month will be some drawers for hand tools in a shop cabinet. Having these instructions for a heavier load may be a helpful.

77 years old and built my first six drawers ever last month. My wife is an optimist about my shop and me.

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