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D jammingor chattering. Aswithjoinery f n.rr.n.., a draweris nothingmore mountinga draweroffersmanychoices I thana boxwithouta top-a front,a (page87).Everymethodmustsupport bachtwosidesandabottom.Individual thedrawetpreventit fromtippingasit however, beliethissimplicity. examples, is pulledout and stopit asit slides Theyrun thegamutfromthemodern home.Theperfectdrawerwill glide kitchendrawerslammingshutonmetal nearlyout, thenhesitate a bit; drawer slidesto the drawerof a well-made stops(page95)preventthe unit from homewitha Victoriandeskwhispering pulledall theway beinginadvertently nearlyairtight sigh.Theformerisoften out or pushedtoofar in. interchangeable unit an anonymous, Differenttypesof furnituredemand with a falsefront.Thelattermaybea differentmethodsof mountingdrawers. finicky individualpreciselyfit to an grooves cut in In carcases, drawers canbeside-mountSizedtofitbetuveen offumiture, openingin aparticularpiece ed:grooves routedin their sidesslide thesidesof a drmuer,a plywood itsuniquefaceblendingbeautifrrlly with directly it. bottompanelslidesintoposition. onthin stripsof woodattached thegrainof thewoodsurrounding to the cabinetsides.Theycanalsobe moreof Thepanelwill bottomout in a Pulledopen,adrawerreveals groovein thefront and benailedto supported by a U-shaped framewith may is personality. Eachof is fivepieces runnersat the sidesanda rail at the Thefront, thebackto secureit in place. becutfromadifferentwood. front.Here,thedrawerslidesonthebotwhichshowsmost,is chosenfor its calledbottomof itssides-atraditional technique for longwear; theback tomedges species, colorandgrain;thethinnersides run.In frame-and-panel cases, drawersupports sit on strips for strengh;thebottomfor stability. to theframesonly. Not onlyisthefrontthemostvisiblepartof a drawetit also attached metaldrawersliderunners-like thosefound Asyouwill discover in thejoinerysecCommercial takesthemostabuse. side-mounting option. it attached to thesides on file drawers-providea wheeled 76),keeping tion of thischapter(page jointsrangefrom One-halfof thehardware attaches to thecarcase andtheother requires a durable, solidjoint.Front-to-side in kitchencabinethand-cuthalf- halfto thedrawersides.Usedextensively theutilitarianrabbetjoint to thehandsome, blind dovetail.Therabbetis quickandeasyto cut;producing work,meal slidescansupportgreatweightandprovideaccess to theverybackof thedrawer. thedovetailcanbeanart form in itself. in a quicklymadechild's Whethermeantto holdpajamas Thejoint between thebackandsidesalsorequires strength, will form lastly, chestor nightgowns in anheirloomhighboy, drawers suffice. butit showsless,sosimplerjointssuchasdadoes projects. Each anintegralpartof manyofyourcabinetmaking in thesidesandfront. thebottomslidesinto grooves of timessomeone opensoneof thesedrawers, A drawer's mostbasicfunctionisto holdthings.Butit must of thethousands of thecareyoutookto buildthem. alsoslipin andoutof thepieceof furniturehousingit without heor shewill bereminded
Setoffby thesimplicityof ametallicsingJe-pullhandle, a solidwooddrau,erglidessmoothlyin and out of aframeroutedinto thedrawersides and-panelcabinet.Grooves run alongsupportsattachedto theframeof thecabinet.
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