Building Cabinet Drawers With Kreg Jig

I love my kreg jig if i am building furniture it is sacrilege if i am building a cabinet set or built in s it cannot be replaced.

Building cabinet drawers with kreg jig.

Fast accurate joinery that cannot be duplicated as quickly not to mention usable right after the joint is created. This is the drawer box base. Important these joints require the 2 1 2 pocket hole screws. Don t know if i would build the carcasses with it but for face frames unbelievable.

Glue and nail a plywood base cut to size of the drawer box. The slides are screwed to the cabinet first on each side. The lower slides are shimmed up and the up slides are measured and mounted using a drawer slide jig. We purchased a standard kit that contained the kreg jig shown the special clamp and the stepped drill bit with a stop collar and square driver bit.

Then put the drawer or tray in place and pull out the slide arms and screw in two screws per side. Using your kreg jig drill pocket holes into each end of your stiles so that you will have one screw going into the top rail and one screw going into the bottom rail. With both jigs clamped in place rest the drawer on the jigs. You ll never experience the real benefits of pocket screws if you re frustrated by a poorly designed tool.

Diy outdoor furniture using a kreg jig outdoor furniture is really easy to build and uses a lot of structural lumber 2 2 2 4 2 6 etc. Avoid the temptation to buy an inexpensive jig. Set your drawers up nice and level with this easy to use drawer slide jig from kreg tools. Extend the drawer slide to the front edge of the drawer.

Using a drill driver and the screws provided attach the slide to the drawer with at least two screws. 3 screws per slide hold it in place. Attach the drawer slides to the drawer box and the cabinet frame. Using the kreg pocket screw jig to build drawer boxes was easy quick and made a very strong drawer box.

Amazon has a huge assortment of kreg jigs screws and related hardware that will get you started making your own drawer boxes and tons of other projects around your house. Less expensive jigs lack the self aligning lip and built in clamp found on this and.