Thread: Design question

I've done various things ..some worked..some didn't.

Didn't work:

3mm mdf rebated into a slot 5mm deep each side.
Reason: the mdf wasn't strong enough to hold the weight of the contents.

4mm ply rebated into a 3mm slot each side.
Reason: tended to pull out with weighty contents, as I wasn't accurate enough fitting the base. (Sloppy Bugger)

Worked:
4mm ply accurately fitted into a 5mm slot each side.
6mm ply " " " " " " " "

Neither of the above were glued into the slot.

Hope that helps.

I've also done the 4mm ply into a small 3mm slot with a small dab of glue into the end slots and that worked too.

Thanks, Noel, that is helpful. So glue wasn't necessary to hold the base in place, must try that.

dovetail the bottom into two of the sides -- these sides get any hand holds or grab handles
use ply for the other two sides that slides into grooves

basicly you have a big square section drawer standing on it's front

Originally Posted by ian

dovetail the bottom into two of the sides -- these sides get any hand holds or grab handles
use ply for the other two sides that slides into grooves

basicly you have a big square section drawer standing on it's front

Thanks, Ian, that makes sense.