Building Curved Drawers for the Tool Chest - Part 5 Cabinetmaking

Building curved drawers is challenging. See how these curved drawers are built for the hanging tool chest. These drawers are for storing the smaller hand tools at the workbench. The drawers are made from maple with a plywood bottom. The front of the drawers are curved to match the curved drawer gallery. Building square drawers with a curved front takes some extra care and planning to ensure they're built well and accurate. The process for building curved drawers is: - cut and shape the exterior drawer face from thick stock (see episode 4 https://youtu.be/TcyrovFFeEc) - fit the drawer fronts into the drawer gallery openings (see episode 4 https://youtu.be/TcyrovFFeEc) - 0:34 cut the joinery in the drawer front for the sides - 2:57 cut the curve on the back of the drawer fronts to match the front curve - 4:09 smooth the back of the curved drawer fronts - 5:05 measure and cut the drawer sides to fit each drawer gallery opening - 5:41 dry fit the front and sides to take accurate dimensions for the back - 7:08 cut the joinery for the drawer back - 7:45 mark and cut a dado for the drawer bottom - cut the drawer bottom to the correct width, but leave extra at the front - 9:33 dry fit the drawer sides, back, and bottom to mark the front curve of the drawer bottom - 9:57 cut the curve in the drawer bottom - dry fit all the drawer parts and adjust if needed - 10:25 glue up the drawer and clamp it - 13:25 once the glue is dried, us a hand plane to adjust the drawer fit in the drawer gallery - 16:55 attach temporary drawer pulls so the drawers can be removed once the tool chest back is attached See all the videos in this series in one play list https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdSuVz1n16d9YORk7XSC-3eKwmB0Ow9yq Part 1 - Woodworker's Hand Tool Chest https://youtu.be/q6vetsyDQsw Part 2 - Stopped Miter on Hand Tool Chest https://youtu.be/oXllBvNLIoE Part 3 - How to Build Curved Drawer Dividers https://youtu.be/b7Z3ovj-x1s Part 4 - Curved Drawer Fronts for Tool Chest https://youtu.be/TcyrovFFeEc Part 5 - Building Curved Drawers for Tool Chest https://youtu.be/kAVkwMfvejI Part 6 - Tool Chest Door Build with Lock Miter Joinery https://youtu.be/OvfOvNoHSZ4 Part 7 - Finishing & Hanging the Tool Chest https://youtu.be/AjqiZlX2iVg Part 8 - Spokeshave Holder in Tool Chest https://youtu.be/zjwv_NBTaR8 Part 9 - Organizing Tools in 1/2 of the Tool Chest https://youtu.be/5nyTR_fPS_Y Part 10 - Tool Holder Build https://youtu.be/sitQnbYi8lc Our woodworking plans - https://woodenitbenice.ca/collections/woodworking-plans Our 1-on-1 woodworking advice sessions - https://woodenitbenice.ca/collections/woodworking-advice-sessions See the tools we use in our workshop and the tools we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeimprovementwoodworking 🇨🇦 Canadian link - https://www.amazon.ca/shop/homeimprovementwoodworking For more woodworking knowledge or to contact us directly, visit our website https://WoodenItBeNice.ca Hosted by Scott Bennett, owner of Wooden It Be Nice in Brooklin, Ontario, Canada #toolchest #drawers #cabinetmaking