I am building a bathroom vanity with eight drawers. I have the boxes built and attached to the drawer slides. All working wello. Now I have to attach the drawer fronts to the boxes to fit nicely into the drawer openings. I’m not sure of the best way to do this. I can cut the drawer fronts to fit with 1/16″ on all sides (using shims), but I can’t figure out how to hold them in place while screwing them in from the back. Any thoughts will be appreciated. Many thanks. Jerry Robinson
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Here's a nice video that describes one method. It was produced by Marc Spagnuolo, who is the host of The Wood Whisperer video podcast. He demonstrates his technique on a plywood assembly table.
Another idea before I run out to a meeting: hot-glue gun?
- matt
A couple of strips of carpet tape will do the trick.
-Steve
Thanks for the help. I wound up using double sided tape. I was able to press the drawer fronts into the face of the box with enough adhesion so that I could push out the box from the back a few inches, attach a spring clamp, and drill the pilot holes in the front. The method in the video would be a good one except that I have face frame rails between my drawers. In any event, all's well here.
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