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making a drawer for table help

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  • 17-08-2014 6:50pm
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    andy125
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    Currently doing a little project of turning an old hall table into a dressing table for the woman,

    She wants a drawer for her nick nacks and so on. So what would be the best way to tackle this, I was going to cut out a rectangle and make the drawer from that but I'm wondering how to get that perfect cut so the drawer will be flush

    Pics below


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    bonzodog2
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    How about you don't cut a hole and just hang a drawer below that panel in some fashion, the whole width between the legs

    edit: or remove the whole front, to be the drawer front


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    recipio
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    It would be pretty essential to use the cutout as the drawer front just to blend in the drawer.
    The best way would be to take off the top to get access, mark out the drawer and cut it out keeping inside the pencil lines. Then make a router template to the finished size and rout the recess cleanly. ( The front looks curved in the photo - if so use 4mm ply as the template ) Square up the rounded corners with a sharp chisel.
    Having cleaned up the drawer front you will have lost about 5 -6 mm all round so you will need to beef up the front using a shim- this can be a skilfully stained piece or consider 'cock beading' - a kind of hockey stick moulding.
    I'm assuming there is no obstruction under the top to prevent fitting a drawer. Lastly , all drawers work best as long rectangles - don't be tempted to make a very wide drawer.


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