Making a Side Hung Drawer for my Roubo Workbench - Hand Tool Woodworking

[@Gotmovezlikejagga]

Thank you for the simple, no fuss drawer build. I've often wondered why this method of hanging a drawer isn't more widely used. It seems to allow for any inaccuracies and wood movement better than a 4 sided, solid dust box.

[@drbarbare]

I did that on the drawers of my desk. I first observed this construction in a piece of mid-century furniture that my grand mother had in her kitchen. Thought it was neat. Now I learn it was not just a french thing after all! My drawers are not built as heavily though, the sides are 1/2" white pine, and the groves are 1/2 inch too. I planed grooves in the runners too, so that the drawers hook (which are 2x4 I screwed under the desk). I plan to put laptops that may be heavy in there... maybe books and paper too. I guess we'll see if I undersized my drawers with time! Thanks for the video!

[@johnford7847]

Perfect timing...I need to add a drawer to a small bench I use for sharpening. Thank you.

[@michaeleleftheriou9876]

Very nice: I will be doing this in the near future. Like your style very much, and the more mainland European perspective you bring to things (because KZbin mostly has British-style hand-tool woodworkers). Look forward to your next post.

[@huongle1175]

Very good and funny videos bring a great sense of entertainment!

[@jerrystark3587]

Nicely done. Thanks!

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for the tips!

[@annarboriter]

Watching your demonstration made me understand why it's better to cut the grooves before marking out the dovetails. I like the idea of the three sided box to hold the runners. If one uses a tablesaw to cut the grooves for both the bottom panel and the sides, it's also better to cut grooves in the sides of the 3 sided box to create a mechanical connection that doesn't solely rely on glue

[@bobmartin6055]

Very nice!

[@pedrocalderonterraza2311]

When will it have subtitles in Spanish? Your videos are excellent, congratulations from Chile.

[@craigbutler1959]

Just curious...... are you going to be making new audio podcasts? Unless my app is behind you haven't done one this year and I just found your podcast and absolutely love it. No rush..... but would love to see you back

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Thanks! I technically haven’t done one since August 2019. The ones I released in 2020 were old Patron extra shows that were originally only available to my Patrons while I was actively making new podcasts. I have been toying with recording a new audio show from time to time. But it wouldn’t likely be on any kind of regular schedule.

[@ramingr]

Nice one, thanks! Any ideas for making this without the use of fasteners? Not that there's anything wrong with screws, just for the extra fun :)

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Sure. Dovetail the three sided frame together instead of screwing it. Then it can be attached to the top in a number of ways - dowels, loose tenons, just glue (though it would be cross grain but it’s short enough that it probably won’t matter). You could also leave the sides of the frame wider than the back and join the sides of the frame to the bench top with stopped sliding dovetails. I did those a couple of videos ago 😁.

[@ramingr]

@@BRFineWoodworking Nice! Thanks for the reply! Yes, I watched your sliding dovetail video. It made me go and make my own sliding dovetail saw, now I'm assessing the possibility of making a pair of dovetail planes. I blame you :)

[@FearsomeWarrior]

Wish the red grinder cabinet had a build video or plans. It looks like same style as the large cabinet and I think you said that had a article with plans in Popular Woodworking?

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Yes, I built the chimney cupboard for an article that I wrote for the June 2013 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

@@BRFineWoodworking I wrote it down. Really high on my list of projects. Thank you.

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Go to my website and send me an email. I can probably help you out 😉.

[@js8039]

I tried putting drawers on my bench. Turns out it's allergic to cotton. It only goes commando now.😂

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Not enough support for the undercarriage.

[@jb0411gm]

If I may ask, what model of plough plane are you using?

[@BRFineWoodworking]

It’s a Record No. 050

[@relaxation-connection]

what is the hand saw you are using - it looks so effortless to make your cuts?

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Most of my saws I made and hand sharpened myself. My dovetail saw is saw I made from 0.015" plate, so it has a very thin blade and very fine teeth at 17PPI. But the saw isn't really as important as technique. I've been using hand tools almost exclusively for over 20 years, so I have a lot of practice with hand saws. For a crash course in starting any hand saw smoothly, watch my video on starting the cut with a hand saw kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZCxiICKbb1obLc After that, it's practice, practice, practice. I recommend practicing by crosscutting your project parts to rough size with a crosscut filed hand saw instead of a chop saw as most people do. Crosscuts are not as tedious and tiresome as long rips, and the longer cut of breaking down a board is much better practice than short joinery cuts for showing you where your cuts are drifting from square and plumb, making it easier to correct your sawing technique. Most joinery cuts are so short, if they're not perfect from the start, they're already finished before you have a chance to even tell that they're off. Practicing with long saws and long cuts will translate over to better joinery cuts. You can also check out my most recent series of videos on hand saw foundations. It's over 4 hours of discussion, demonstration and practice with hand saws, culminating in building a project using mostly only hand saws and layout tools. If you follow along with the course, even though it seems very basic, I guarantee your hand sawing will improve and feel more effortless to you by the time you finish the course. It's a free course and you can find the series of videos on my KZbin channel. Or, if you would also like to download the project notes and other course materials, you can find the full course on my website brfinewoodworking.com/courses/hand-saw-foundations-online/

[@relaxation-connection]

@@BRFineWoodworking wow what a detailed reply. Thank you!!

[@tonymoran898]

Can anyone tell me anything about pin and post drawer fastening

[@BRFineWoodworking]

Sorry but I've never heard of it.