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    Default Help : how to install drawers in a knock down wardrobe

    Hi there guys!
    I would like to build a traditional post and beam wardrobe for which I saw a design in the internet. This is by far the most complex thing I've ever tried to do.
    Due to its big dimensions, it is a knock down design. The main structure consists of 4 posts connected by rails that are pegged to the posts.
    My problem is that the original design doesn't contain any drawer, but I would like to add 2 or 3 drawers at the bottom. I planned to use wooden dividers and runners to support the drawers, but the question is that I don't know how to install them and keep the knock down feature of the design. At least I would like to be able to disassemble the dividers.
    Being an apprentice, I don't know if there is any traditional o recommended approach to this, and I would prefer to hear some advice from you guys before trying someting on my own.
    Any help will be more than wellcome.
    Thank you very much.

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    Not quite sure what you mean, but have you considered a separate carcase with drawers that can be screwed to the legs or top (whatever) and unscrewed if you want to shift it all?
    regards,

    Dengy

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    If there is an IKEA store near you maybe take a look at some of their furniture for ideas.

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    Hello again,
    Just to clarify : I intend to build a wardrobe more or less like the one shown in the attachment. I have seen a similar knock down project, but without the drawers at the bottom. The thing is that for other traditional pieces of forniture, when there is more than one drawer, I always have seen drawers running on top of web frames (drawer dividers on the front + runners on the sides). Since I have always seen dividers glued to the sides in dados or sliding dovetails, I was wondering if one can build something similar, but still being knock down. But of course, glue is not a solution this time, it has to be screwed, pegged or whathever.
    JillB, thank you very much for your solution, I think separate drawer unit would definetively work in this case, although it will add some extra weight. I will certainly consider it.
    Thank you very much everybody.

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