Drawer and Door Construction Cabinets -3- Drawer and Door Construction

Standard Drawer Dimensions Drawer size limits 4.5” high minimum 12” high maximum 16” wide maximum FRONT VIEW

Drawer Terminology & Construction Note the parts and features for a typical drawer dado & plough cuts horns front, sides, back

Drawer Parts Lipped drawer front plough cut for drawer bottom

Drawer Parts Drawer sides plough cut dado cut at end for back edges rounded at top

Drawer Parts Drawer back plough cut for drawer bottom

Drawer Terminology & Construction Note the following features false front dado & tongue joint to attach false front and sides

Drawer Construction Joints Construction joints typically found at front of drawer

Drawer Construction Joints Construction joints typically found at rear of drawer

Drawer Hanging Options (handout)

Commercial Single Track Slide Metal runner or slide installed below drawer in the center

Drawer Hanging Options (handout)

Drawer Hanging - Drawer Slides Note the filler attached to side as spacer

Drawer Hanging - Drawer Slides Metal roller or slides on each side of drawer

Door Types 3 common types lip flush flush overlay or overlay

Door Types Lip route along door edge partially recessed least expensive easiest to install forgiving of imperfections

Door Types Flush door fits precisely to opening requires most precision

Door Types Flush overlay or overlay door completely exposed covers majority of face frame most common in custom cabinets

Door Construction(class samples) Raised Panel Doors (shown) panel free to move in groove as it expands and contracts many designs and styles popular

Door Construction (continued) Plywood with edging (shown) stable door with little frells Solid wood doors seldom used because more likely to warp

Drawer Detail Layout Layout of drawer details (3) with some dimensions Add notes for all materials Each detail should stand on its own (dimensions and callouts) More

Door Detail Layout Layout of door details (2) with some dimensions Add notes for all materials Each detail should stand on its own (dimensions and callouts) End

Drawing Exercise HO - Drawer and Door Details #2 only-this assignment Design and draft the details needed to construct the drawers and doors for the cabinet Scale 3” = 1’-0” Doors/Drawers are flush overlay type Face frame (1”x2”) and subframe (1x4 web) Drawer details required (3), see text pg 341, drawer front (detail #6), drawer back (detail #8), top and bottom/sides (detail #14) Door details required (2), top and bottom sections (flush overlay type matching drawers) Coordinate/notation details with elevation drawings, previous assignment More