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   JedClampit | Dec 29, 2004 06:23am | #1

   I made a pair of full extension drawer slides from Hickory, and they've held up very well over the last 5 years. I used a good quality paste wax with a lot of carnuba in it to lube the slides, and I've renewed the wax only once since.

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   DennisS | Dec 29, 2004 06:54am | #2

   Abe -If you have any way to scan or otherwise create an illustration of your design I'd really appreciate seeing one. I, too would like to make some drawers with wooden slides but would also like to have something like 3/4 or full extension support of the drawers without having to buy commercial hardware.Thanks in advance............
   From Beautiful Skagit Co. Wa.
   Dennis

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   user-5880422 | Dec 29, 2004 07:19am | #3

   FWW #143, August 2000 has an article on full extension wooden slides

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   wlundgren | Dec 29, 2004 06:06pm | #6

   Thanks - I think I will order a copy of that magazine. I need full extension - or close - and from the other responses I have a couple of choices for type of wood.

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   UncleDunc | Dec 29, 2004 10:59am | #4

   One article I've seen used teak. Another used high pressure laminate for the bearing surfaces, but those weren't full extension.

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   wlundgren | Dec 29, 2004 06:03pm | #5

   Thanks. I was thinking teak. Do you recall if both components of the slide were made from teak?

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   UncleDunc | Dec 29, 2004 10:09pm | #9

   This is all getting a little dim in memory, but IIRC, there were three elements. The middle piece was back to back dovetails, bowtie cross section. The drawer side and the carcase each had a dovetail slot. The center piece and the drawer sides were teak. I can't remember about the carcase. If the slot was routed directly in the carcase, it probably wasn't teak. If the slot was in a separate piece attached to the cascase, it probably was teak.

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   ASK | Dec 29, 2004 06:35pm | #7

   Bill,

   I did 2 night tables with wooden slides some time ago. Attached the glide to the side of the case and put a strip of the frictionless tape on the top. Rabbited the draw to accept the slide. Works beautifully.

   ASK

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   notDusty | Dec 29, 2004 06:42pm | #8

                  Bill ,

           Opinions are like elbows most folks have a few , heres mine. I subscribe to the belief that the drawer sides should be harder then the case mounted slides. The idea is the slides wear out and not the drawer box. Often pine was used as the slide. Whatever you use imo wax with parrafin all friction surfaces.There are many different systems you can use ,side  under mount, runners under the drawer bottom , a slot in the drawer side with a mating member in the case. If you run the sides a few inches past the back along with a kicker on top to stop the drawer from tilting down you can get a bit more extenstion .

               good  luck                    dusty

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   bladeburner | Dec 30, 2004 06:11pm | #10

   Not knowing exactly what you have in mind, I'll give you this as food for thought. A few years ago I built some shell cases (wife is a collector). As you can see by the pic that not much thought went into the drawer slides; just 2 grooves and a square piece of oak as long as the drawer and case side. My material selection is usually bases on the scientific UWYATO method (UseWhatYouAreTrippingOver). Since seashells are sensitive to everything, I finished the cases with wax (probably Bowling Alley as I have some on the shelf). However, I do remember using 'slipit' for the slides because I use that stuff on anything that slides or glides. I haven't had to recoat them since.

   
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   wlundgren | Dec 30, 2004 07:21pm | #11

   Thanks - I will look for slipit

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   bladeburner | Dec 30, 2004 08:14pm | #12

   Alan Van De BogartPresident, Slipit

   [email protected]

   This is what I have as contact for them

    

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   wlundgren | Dec 30, 2004 11:11pm | #13

   Thanks.

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   JedClampit | Dec 31, 2004 10:02am | #14

   Bill,

   Here are some pix of my hickory full extension slides. Not very clear from the pictures, but the part of the slide that attaches to the carcase of the cabinet is a simple channel to accept the intermediate slide. The slide has a keyhole slot held to the channel with a flat head screw, and a brass stop. Hope this helps.

   Abe

   
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   wlundgren | Dec 31, 2004 04:44pm | #15

   Thanks. My son and I are going to start today on this project. Maybe I will take some pictures when we are done and post them. We are going to use a combination of ideas.