Building a Stickley chest of drawers. The plans I have have horizontal plywood dust panels locked in frames dividing each drawer. My concern is that it will be difficult to adjust the drawer runners and drawers once this is assembled. I will have access to the front and rear and that may be enough, but I thought I would put the question to the newsgroup to see what you think.
Eric Anderson
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Try using the NK style of drawer construction. One of the great things about it is that any adustments are much easier to make. Basically you build a sliding tray first. The sliding tray contains all of the drawer's contact points with the carcase. You get to look inside the cabinet to see where the sliding tray needs adjustment. After you get the tray and sliding surfaces right, you build the rest of the drawer on top, using the tray as the bottom of the completed drawer. It really works well. There were articles about NK drawers in FWW issues #140 and #150.
I'm with Jamie...Frankly he's the first person that I've ever met that knew about NK-style drawers.
I started using them a year ago...on a huge 9-drawer Mission dresser and am happy to report that all nine drawers were not only easy to fit, but over a year later, they're still as smooth as glass...not one sticking drawer EVER in the bunch.
I'd be happy to communicate further.... [email protected]
"Long Live NK Drawers"!!!
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I have not looked NK drawers yet in the FWW ref. magazines yet, but I am interested that they have been used for arts & crafts work. I would like to stick to A & C structures as closely as possible, but I would consider something else. Any photos would be interesting.
The NK technique may be old -- there's hardly anything new in woodworking --- but I believe the name came from a Norwegian firm which used it in the middle of the 20th century.
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