Jfitz Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Hi all - I'm in the middle of making a storage cabinet for under my TS extension wing. I want to store layout tools, push sticks, blades, setup tools, feather boards, etc. The heaviest and largest item is my tenon jig but I think I will store that on a shelf somewhere. I'd like to know what people have used in their shop cabinets for drawers - 3/4" sides or 1/2" sides? I plan on using a 1/2" ply bottom, in a dado into the sides. I'm unsure about the sturdiness if 1/2 ply with a 1/4" dado. Thanks for any input or experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutmantom Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 1/2 inch should be just fine, i would use what you have laying around, the worse that could happen is the 1/2 inch fails, so what, you built it, you can build it again with the 3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmac Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 1/2 will be fine. -- Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 +1 1/2" is adequate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMadson Custom Wood Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I actually like 5/8. The dado will never break and it doesn't look too bulky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 1/2 inch should be just fine, i would use what you have laying around, the worse that could happen is the 1/2 inch fails, so what, you built it, you can build it again with the 3/4 Pretty much the approach I took - I think it'll work just fine. For heavier stuff I'll use 5/8 or 3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
man of wood Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sac Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I used 1/2" for all of my shop drawer and theyu work fine. YOu did the smart thing and used 1/2" for the bottoms as well. I was not so smart. I used 1/4" and I regret it everyday. I also mounted my drawer slides onthe bottom to get the most room, wish that I would have mounted them on the side. Live and learn right? SOmeday they may get made again or I will just have to figure out some way to modify them to use the side drawer slides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks for your experience Sac. I had read about 1/4" bottoms sagging so i knew I'd go with 1/2. But I had seen a lot of posts/pics with 3/4" sides so I thought I'd ask. The 1/2's definitely are much more sturdy than I had expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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