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Another method to cut the folding miter is to use a dado blade tilted to 45 degrees. That's what I was going to perform in the top place, before I discovered the V-groove bit. The V-groove bit takes longer to make the cuts, though, and router bits get dull a lot faster than blades.
While it takes a while to cut the folding miters, it takes no time at all at all to assemble – simply fold and tape the miters. This technique would work simply as well for larger drawers made from thicker plywood, but you 'd want to utilize that dado blade rather of the router bit to speed things up.
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Another way to cut the folding miter is to use a dado blade tilted to 45 degrees. That’s what I was going to do in the first place, before I noticed the V-groove bit. The V-groove bit takes longer to make the cuts, though, and router bits get dull a lot faster than blades.
While it takes some time to cut the folding miters, it takes no time at all to assemble – just fold and tape the miters. This method would work just as well for larger drawers made from thicker plywood, but you’d want to use that dado blade instead of the router bit to speed things up.
I imagine that adding channels for small dividers in the drawers is even easier as the bottom and the sides are still aligned until glue-up.
John, I like that drawer seperator idea. Been wanting to try the bend plywood drawer also. Thanks
If you had it to do again, would a table saw kerf help the router work more efficiently? It shouldn’t be too difficult to keep that kerf within the envelope of the final cut, so long as it’s only half or 3/4 the total thickness.
@Joel Hollingsworth Yes, good idea 🙂
The up/down drawers are genius. Allowing the drawers to be placed with no divider between them really saves space.
@constantinos schinas Exactly how would that take less space? Thinner? These could have been a bit thinner as well.
No space savings at all. Looks cool though
@r d I agree. The look is great. I admit that it might not be for everyone, but not everyone will build this. 🙂
There’s side to side space saving. Doing it this way made it possible to fit all 12 drawers under the CNC. I couldn’t do that with dividers between the drawers.
Maybe I’ll try CMT again. The last router bit i bought from them, the roller bearing cooked pretty quickly. I have 20 year old craftsman ones that still work perfectly.
I like the up down offset. Gives it some unique visual interest.
Thanks Jay 🙂
@John Heisz – I Build It you could stick some labels on the guides with the contents of the drawers 😃
Visually it’s awesome, but the lack of vertical dividers is absolutely fantastic considering the drawer wall thickness and size of the compartments. The increase is storage capacity is no small matter. Furthermore, little magnets at the back of the drawer and the case will make the retaining of such light drawers would be just the right touch.
This is so cool. Both design and technique. Always and ever increasingly jealous of how everything is ready for you jig/tool wise and how precise it all ends up. Thank you as always for the content and inspiration
One of the best tips I’ve learned in last 20 years is tape on miters. So much easier than clamps.
that up-down arrangement is so clever! It’s simple, solves a problem, looks neat, and is just so… simple! Love it!
Reminds me of that miter fold dado set that I think Andrew Klein made. I like this a lot more. Would be interesting to see if this could do a larger drawer 😀
I liked the use of the V groove bit to cut the miters for the drawers, it was very clever. Your builds always inspire to try to think of new ways to accomplish woodworking tasks.
Another great build I love the way you don’t always follow the normal the up down of those drawers I belive will be in my shop one day I love it
Compared to other drawer methods, this one has the advantage that you could potentially do it with a CNC machine and get almost ready-made drawers straight off the machine. Just need to glue them up.
The up/down arrangement loses some drawer space. One thought I had was using that V bit to chamfer the top of the drawers and then create a V rail. Drawers would still be side by side, but drawer volume would be maximized.
Exactly, he could also make V groove at base and fill it will rectangular beam that would act as a guide for chamfered bottom drawer edges. Or a simple slot/tongue at the bottom of the drawers. Up Down looks funny tho.
Perfect for little drawers that won’t need to hold a lot of weight. I like the staggered drawer heights, saves space. Great project John.
There is no space savings. Looks cool though
I’ve always found this method to be by far the easiest and quickest way to make small drawers, though I think it’s quicker with thinner ply and the router hand-held – but each to their own 👍👍
John your video production skills are high quality… your videos are pleasant to watch. I appreciate the attention to detail (as in your woodworking)
John your videos never fail to amaze me, I didn’t expect much this time I’ve watched hundreds of drawers being made, but once again yours came out on top, that’s genius.
Have been using this method for years – down to 3mm thick MDF the joints are surprisingly strong due to their close fit – the only thing not mentioned is that the router bit must be a 90° bit – you get odd results with a 60° bit – don’t ask how I know.
Inventive and well executed, thank you for taking the time to video and edit it.
Really cool idea John! I like the technique for making the drawers. The up/down system looks pretty good, there isn’t enough high difference to really throw the look off, just enough to please the eye. The grain on that plywood would really stand out with some oil too!
I’m not OCD but I would have planned so all the knobs were at the same height. I do like the idea for guiding the drawers that way. A lot less work than deviders between the drawers. Nice job John!