Here's an EASY way to build solid shop drawers AND install drawer slides. This "offset" technique requires very little measuring and doesn't require fancy tools. I've been building drawers like this for 5 years and they've all held up with zero issues. 1/2" Baltic Birch plywood all the way around. Glue. Staples. Butt Joints.

To build these drawers, I use 1/2" Baltic Birch plywood all the way around - yes, even the bottom of the drawer. No dadoes. The technique is simple. Measure your cabinet inside, then subtract 2" from the width, and 1" from the depth. That's the size of drawer bottom you need to cut.

Then, build the drawer sides, front, and back around that. Glue & nail it together.

I use ball bearing drawer slides, and install them using spacers instead of measuring. This makes the drawer install a lot easier.

If you've been intimidated by drawer slides as I once was, check out this video for an how-to.

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0:00 Intro
0:54 Measuring & Notes about Drawer Slides
3:00 Cutting for Width
3:33 How tall?
4:02 Cutting for Height
4:14 Handles
5:37 Honey Badger Epiphany & Nice Things
6:51 Assembly: Fronts & Backs
7:44 Cutting for Depth
8:13 Assembly: Lefts & Rights
8:30 Drawer Slides
13:23 PS: Dust in the Tracks?

Links:
https://amzn.to/312VV59 - Drawer Slides - Lately I've been using these ProMark 10-packs of full extension drawer slides - they're inexpensive, rated at 100 lbs, and have worked great.
https://amzn.to/2YjjGEr - my Bostitch narrow crown stapler
https://amzn.to/3enVcj8 - 1" narrow crown staples

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