How to Fit Drawers - Save Money with DIY Wooden Drawer Slides!

Today I am going to set the drawers in a cabinet that I am building. I like the way that the wood drawers run on wooden runners; plus I wanted to save some money by not using metal drawer glides. Using a plywood jig, watch as I show you how to fit drawers with wooden drawer slides and save some cash along the way - enjoy!

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[danibaird]

I live way out in the country, this video just saved me an hour and 20 minute round trip to the closest home Depot 😂 thank you!

[jaydeemarie]

You may never see this comment but I had to say it anyhow. THANK YOU! I am 68 and wanted to make some simple slide out shelves for canning jars. I didn't want to spend a fortune for the glides and they always seem to break anyhow. WAAAAY back in my memory I remembered my dad used to make wooden glides for slide outs but could not be sure I remembered all the details. It took me 3 days of searching with different titles before I finally found you. I am sure I will now see it everywhere but I am glad I found this particular video and will now subscribe to help out with other projects.

[duelinsandi]

Your the man! My husband and I try to make what we can. I have a craft room and craft organizational items are so expensive. Plus slides are expensive. I need about 6 cabinets and this is the best cost saving way for me to get my dream craft room. Thanks.

[mrpoopypants]

Perfect instructions to help me figure out drawers and a mitre saw station in my shed. Really appreciate it. Love your stuff, always practical and full of tips. Cheers from Australia and thanks! PP

[mattkaiser]

I absolutely love how the nail didn’t go through. Little things like that happen to me every time I build something and love seeing how normal it is.

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[MathIsGreatFun]

A simple, yet elegant "jig". Thank you.

[cheryltaylor]

I can't thank you enough! I been looking for drawers like this forever, drawer slides are so expensive. Thank you!

[TimothyFourTen]

All the things you have to figure when you're buliding cabinets. I love this idea. I made something similar, but you have done a much better job. Thanks for sharing!

[markbryan]

Straight forward and simple. Just the way I like it! Thanks Jon.

[realpdm]

Thank you for providing such a clear example of how this sort of drawer slides work. I'm building a router table right now and I have those narrow drawers to the side of the router. They are so narrow using a metal slide combined with the drawer sides would take up too much of the space. This is the perfect solution. Long time follower but came back to this video now that I needed it. Thanks again!

[cch]

Still struggling with these metal drawer slides for last 3 days. Wish i had this video a week ago. This is a great design option to keep things simple.

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[csehszlovakze]

this is a lot simpler than the tongue-n-groove system my childhood desk had!

[stevecollins]

I agree about the cost savings one will get using wood slides, Jon.

[AngieWilliamsDesigns]

This is great. Glad you did this video. I just made some drawers and used the metal slides. I like them. But it is costly. I have more drawers that I want to make and this will allow me to get them done sooner.

[eltonroberts]

My Father built his shop cabinets exactly the same when I was a kid 😀 very cool old school is awesome..great video

[simonlunt]

I always use jigs for wooden runners or full extension runners but I cut a jig for each draw runners in the set so each set of drews are all the same but we put another draw front on the Draws nice job you have done 👍👏 🇬🇧 stay safe

[moneymagnetelizabeth]

Brilliant! I tried to do basic shelving for plastic blanket box storage for my tiny house on wheels project and will take apart what I did to conform to your method. Great video! Clean functional look!

[fps]

These drawers will slide much more easily if you put thumb tacks on all 4 (top and bottom) back corners of the drawer and on the top of the runner/cleat at the front end. You will need about 1/8 to 3/16 extra clearance. Works best if you relieve the bottom front of the runner to allow the thumb tacks to clear each other as you insert the drawers.