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3-drawer utility cabinet

DP-00275 ©Copyright Meredith Corporation 2003

Inexpensive materials and

basic joinery make for

speedy construction of this

hardworking shop cabinet.

Even the drawers won’t

slow you down. With their

special side/slide

hardware, they practically

build themselves.

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If saving time and money isimportant to you, you’ll reallyappreciate the drawer hardwareused in this project. Costing littlemore than standard slides, thisepoxy-coated steel hardwarecombines both drawer side andslide in one piece. For more onthis innovative hardware, see“Make the fastest drawers in thewest (or east)” on page 6.

Start with the case1 Cut the stiles (A), side rails (B),front rails (C), and back rail (D) tothe sizes listed in the MaterialsList. With a dado blade adjusted tomatch the thickness of the fi"plywood side panels (E), cutcentered grooves in parts A, B, andD, where shown on Drawing 1.Then cut the ‹"-deep rabbet alongthe top edge of the lower front rail(C) and the fi" notches ‡" deep inboth front rails. Now cut therabbets in the stiles (A). Finish-sand all the parts to 180 grit.2 Cut the side panels (E) to thesize listed. Glue and clamp thestiles and rails (A, B) to the sidepanels, checking the assemblies forsquare.3 Cut the bottom (F) and back (G)to the sizes listed. Cut the ‹×fi"notches in the back’s top corners.4 Retrieve the lower front rail (C),and glue and clamp it to the bottom(F), keeping the ends flush.Retrieve the back rail (D), and glueand clamp it, centered, on the back(G). Now, clamp the back to thebottom as shown, and drill screwholes through the back and into thebottom. Drive the screws.5 Place the first side assembly(A/B/E) flat on a horizontal surface.Squeeze a bead of glue on the sidepanel along the rear stile and thelower side rail. Place thebottom/back assembly (C/F/D/G)on the side assembly, and clamp itin place. Now drill angledcountersunk screw holes throughthe bottom and back and into therear stile and the lower side rail.Drive the screws.6 Apply glue to the upward-facingedges of the bottom and back

panels. Position the second sideassembly, and clamp it in place.Turn the cabinet over. Then, asbefore, drill angled countersunkscrew holes, and drive the screws.7 Clamp the upper front rail (C)in place. Drill angled countersunkscrew holes through the front railand into the side rails (B). Drivethe screws.8 Cut two ‡×21fi×25fi" piecesof medium-density fiberboard(MDF) for the top (H). Glue andclamp them together, keeping theends and edges flush. Sand the

edges smooth, and rout ¤" round-overs along all the edges.9 Cut the mobile base (I) to size,and rout ¤" round-overs along thetop and bottom edges. Using acaster’s mounting plate as agu ide , mark mounting-holelocations at all four corners. Drill‹" holes and countersink them onthe panel’s top face.

See the Dual-Purpose Sanding Center download to learn howto combine this three-drawer cabinet with a flip-top cabinet anda mobile base to create the multifunction work center, above.

AA

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¸" shank hole,countersunk

on bottom face

E

AA

A

E

C

F

J

M

¤" round-overs on all edges

17"

fi"

fi" groove ‹" deep, centered

‹ x fi" notch

21fi"

fi" rabbet‹" deep

24"20"

#8 x 1‹" F.H.wood screw

#8 x 1fi" F.H.wood screw

#8 x 1‹" F.H. wood screw

¸" shank hole, countersunk on bottom face

‹" lock nut

‹" flat washer

‹-20 F.H. bolt1‹" long

‹" hole, countersunk

4" locking swivel caster

N

L

fi" grooves‹" deep, centered

‡" rabbet‹" deep

23"23"

23"

N

N

#8 x 1" F.H.wood screws

¤" round-overs

¤" round-overson all edgesN

#8 x ‡" F.H. wood screw

18"

1fi"

21fi" 25fi"

J

8›"

6Í"

¸" shank hole, countersunk on bottom face

#8 x 1‹" F.H.wood screw

B

fi"

¸" shank hole,countersunk on front face

fi" notch‡" deep

I

G

K

K

2fi"

H

BD

N

C

B

1 EXPLODED VIEW

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3¤"

10Œ"

18"

#8 x ‡" F.H.wood screw

#6 x fi" F.H.wood screw

fi"

Drawer slide

G

D

N

E

B

N

N

B

F

4 DRAWER SLIDE CLEATS FRONT SECTION VIEW

L

M

‰" hole

2fi"

7‡"

16‡"1‹"

ˇ" holes fi" deepon inside face

1‹"

7‡"

8›"

6Í"

3‹"

4¤"3¤"

Ø"

¤" round-overs

‰" hole

2›"

2fi"

2 DRAWER FRONTS PARTS VIEW(Inside face shown)

fi"

1"1fi"

fi"

3 DRAWER SLIDE SPACEREND VIEW

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Add the drawers1 Cut the drawer backs (J),drawer bottoms (K), and drawerfronts (L, M) to size. Ease theedges of the bottoms and backswith a sanding block. Rout ¤"round-overs along the front andback edges of the drawer fronts.Drill the screw holes for the pulls,where shown on Drawing 2.Finish-sand the parts. Apply twocoats of satin polyurethane to thebottoms and backs and threecoats to the fronts, sandingbetween coats. Now, to assemblethe drawers using the metalside/slides, see pages 6 and 7.2 With the drawers made, cutthe cleats (N) to size. Mark thebottom front corner of each cleat,making sure you have threemirror-image pairs. Drillcountersunk screw holes throughthe cleats fi" up from theirbottom edges, where shown onDrawing 1.3 Make the drawer slide spacershown on Drawing 3 from 12"-long scraps of fi" plywood. Usingthe holes in the drawer slides’

cabinet members as guides, drillpilot holes in the cleats, as shownin Photo B.4 Cut two 2×18" pieces of scrapfor cleat positioning spacers. Usethem to position the top pair ofcleats (N), as shown in Photo C.Now trim the spacers to 10Œ",and then 3¤" to mount the middleand bottom pairs of cleats, whereshown on Drawing 4.

Finish and assemble1 Finish-sand the case and thetop. Apply two coats of satinpolyurethane to the case andthree coats to the top, sandingbetween coats.2 Place the top (H) upside downon a pair of sawhorses. Turn thecabinet upside down, center it onthe top, and clamp it in place.From the outside of the cabinet,drill angled countersunk screwholes through the side rails (B)and back rail (D) and into the top.Drive the screws.3 With the hardware shown onDrawing 1, bolt the casters to themobile base (I). Place the base on

the cabinet, drill countersunkscrew holes through the base andinto the lower side rails (B). Drivethe screws, and place the cabinetright side up on the floor.4 Attach the drawer slides’cabinet members to the cleats(N), driving the screws into thepreviously drilled holes. Fastenthe pulls to the drawer fronts, andslide the drawers into the cabinet.Adjust the drawer fronts to leave‹" between the top (H) and thetop drawer front, and ‰"between drawer fronts, leaving¤" between the bottom drawerfront and the mobile base.5 Center your benchtop tool onthe top, and mark the locations ofthe mounting holes. Drill theholes, and bolt the tool to the top.Roll the cabinet out of the way,set the caster brakes, and roundup some stuff to fill its drawers. ¿

Written by Jan SvecProject design: Jeff MertzIllustrations: Roxanne LeMoine

Use a spacer to position the drawer slide fi" down fromthe cleat’s top edge. With the slide’s front end ¤" fromthe cleat’s front edge, drill the pilot holes.

With their ends against the cabinet’sbottom, use a pair of 18"-long spacersto position the top cleats. Then glueand screw the cleats in place.

Bottomfront

Self-centeringdrill bit

Drawer slide spacer

¤"

fi"

N

BB

N

Spacers

CC

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Initially developed for the commercial kitchen-cabinet trade, the all-in-one metal drawer side/slidehardware used in this project allows you to buildsturdy drawer boxes in record time. But that’s notits only advantage. The side/slide hardware costsabout the same as regular drawer slides alone whileeliminating the wood for drawer box sides andfronts. And, adjustable brackets attach the finished

J

Remove tabsbefore assembly.

15‡"

4‡"

16‡"

ˇ" hole fi" deep#10-32 x 1"R.H. machine screw

7⁄64" pilot hole ‹" deep

#8 x fi" panhead screw

Metal drawer side

#8 x 1‹" F.H. wood screw

¸" shank hole, countersunk

Drawer slide

21¤"

#8 x fi"panhead screw

Cardpull 15‡"

¤" round-overs

Drawer-front bracket

Clamping plate

,

K

#8 x ‡" F.H. wood screw

22"

N

#6 x fi" F.H. wood screw

¸" shank hole,countersunk

fi"

L M

Make the fastest drawers in the west (or east)

Step 1Drill screw holes and fasten the drawer back (J) to the drawerbottom (K), where shown on the drawing, above. Position the metal sides on the back/bottom assembly, drill pilot holes,and screw them in place, as shown in the photo, right. For easyassembly, a 12×18" scrapwood assembly frame 6" high holdsthe back and sides clear of your worktop.

DRAWER(Viewed from the back)

K

Assemblyframe

J

Removetabs.

Metalside

drawer fronts to the sides, allowing you to fine-tunethe gaps between drawers during final cabinetassembly. Here’s how to build a drawer using thistime- and money-saving hardware.Note: The metal sides have a pair of raised tabs (seedrawing below) used for positioning in mass-production applications. Clip off these tabs beforeassembling your drawers.

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Step 2To accurately place the drawer-frontbrackets on both the small drawerfronts (L) and the large drawer front(M), make the drilling guide accordingto the drawing, below right. To avoidconfusion, draw brackets on both ofthe jig’s faces to connect the pairs ofholes for parts L and M, as shown.Mark the door front’s centerline on itsback face. Place the guide’s cleatagainst the front’s bottom edge, alignthe guide’s edge with the markedcenterline, and clamp it in place. Drillˇ" holes fi" deep, as shown in thephoto, right. Flip the jig, and repeat atthe drawer front’s other end. 9"ˇ" holes

‡ x ‡ x 9"cleat

‹" groove‹" deep,centered

7Ø"

2fi"

2fl"

ML

7"‹" tempered

hardboard

Part holesM

Part holesL

2fi"

3›"

DRAWER FRONT DRILLING GUIDE

MCenterline marked on

masking tape

Drillingguide

Stop collar

Cleat

Backof

Bottomedge of

M

Step 3With the bracket’s drawer-side flange tothe outside, drive its plastic inserts intotheir holes, as shown, below. Use a scrapof wood to evenly distribute the force.Loosely fasten the clamping plates to thebrackets with the provided machine screw.Slide the drawer sides between thebrackets and the clamping plates, as shown,below right, and tighten the screws.

MBack of

Drawer-frontbracket’s

drawer-side flange Plasticinsert

Metal drawer side

M

K

Clamping plate

Drawer-front bracket

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Materials key: M–maple,MDO–medium-density overlay plywood,LMDF–laminated medium-densityfiberboard, MDF–medium-densityfiberboard.Supplies: #8ׇ", #8×1", #8×1‹",#8×1fi", and #6×fi" flathead woodscrews; #8×fi" panhead screws; ‹-20×1‹" flathead bolts, ‹" flat washers,and ‹" lock nuts (16 of each); #10-32×1"roundhead machine screws (6); ‹"hardboard and solid stock for the drawerfront drilling guide.Bits and blades: Stack dado set,¤" round-over router bit.

Buying GuideHardware. 4fl"-deep 22"-longdrawer side/slides no. 12K38.55,$8.20/pr. (3 pairs); card pulls no.01A57.65, $2.80 ea. (3); 4" lockingswivel casters no. 00K20.01, $11.50 ea.(4). Lee Valley Tools Ltd. Call 800/871-8158 or go to www.leevalley.com.

Materials List

Cutting Diagram

Cabinet LWT Qty*.Matl.FINISHED SIZE

EF G

H

I

K

H

J J J

KK

L

L

M

A B A BD

C

N N

‡ x 5fi x 96" Maple (4.0 bd. ft.)

‡ x 48 x 96" Medium-density fiberboard (MDF)

fi x 48 x 96" Medium-density overlay plywood (MDO)

E

A stiles ‡" 1fi" 23" M 4

B side rails ‡" 1fi" 23" M 4

C front rails ‡" 1‹" 18" M 2

D back rail ‡" 2" 17" M 1

E side panels fi" 22" 23" MDO 2

F bottom fi" 18" 21fi" MDO 1

G back fi" 18" 21‡" MDO 1

H top 1fi" 21fi" 25fi" LMDF 1

I mobile base ‡" 20" 24" MDF 1

Drawers

J drawer backs fi" 4‡" 15‡" MDO 3

K drawer bottoms fi" 15‡" 21¤" MDO 3

L small drawer fronts ‡" 6Í" 16‡" MDF 2

M large drawer front ‡" 8›" 16‡" MDF 1

N cleats fi" 2fi" 22" MDO 6

The purchase of these plans does nottransfer any copyright or other ownershipinterest in the plans, the design or thefinished project to the buyer. Buyer mayneither reproduce the plans for sale not offerfor sale any copies of the finished project.

md-00275 2/4/04 10:37 AM Page 8

Materials key: M–maple, MDO–medium-density overlay plywood, LMDF–laminated medium-density fiberboard, MDF–medium-density fiberboard.Supplies: #8ׇ", #8×1", #8×1‹", #8×1fi", and #6×fi" flathead wood screws; #8×fi" panhead screws; ‹-20×1‹" flathead bolts, ‹" flat washers, and ‹" lock nuts (16 of each); #10-32×1" roundhead machine screws (6); ‹" hardboard and solid stock for the drawer front drilling guide.Bits and blades: Stack dado set, ¤" round-over router bit.

Buying GuideHardware. 4fl"-deep 22"-long drawer side slides no. 12K38.55, (3 pairs); card pulls no. 01A57.65, (3); 4" locking swivel casters no. 00K20.01, (4). Lee Valley Tools Ltd. Call 800/871-8158 or go to www.leevalley.com.

Materials List

Cabinet LWT Qty*.Matl.FINISHED SIZE

A stiles ‡" 1fi" 23" M 4

B side rails ‡" 1fi" 23" M 4

C front rails ‡" 1‹" 18" M 2

D back rail ‡" 2" 17" M 1

E side panels fi" 22" 23" MDO 2

F bottom fi" 18" 21fi" MDO 1

G back fi" 18" 21‡" MDO 1

H top 1fi" 21fi" 25fi" LMDF 1

I mobile base ‡" 20" 24" MDF 1

Drawers

J drawer backs fi" 4‡" 15‡" MDO 3

K drawer bottoms fi" 15‡" 21¤" MDO 3

L small drawer fronts ‡" 6Í" 16‡" MDF 2

M large drawer front ‡" 8›" 16‡" MDF 1

N cleats fi" 2fi" 22" MDO 6

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