Twenty years ago I made this computer desk for my wife. I had since made anther one for her. This old one became my desk. It had no drawers and I never saw the need for any but when I wanted to try box joinery, shown in the next photo, I found just the place for the drawers. But, as you can tell the desk does not have rails or guides to accommodate the drawers. The challenge was how to build and mount the guides - using the least amount of material and with as little disruption to the desk.
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| Used same 1/2 inch Baltic plywood as the drawers. |
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| Tip: Brass spacer keys are a quick way to adjust table saw guide from the saw blade - 1/2 inch, in this case. |
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| Ripped 1/2 by 1/2 inch walnut that will be used as drawer guide rails. |
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| Pocket holes will serve in attaching one of the guides underneath the desk. See how it works later. |
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| The 1/2 inch walnut were glued to the edges of the plywood guide, screws provided added strength |
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| Dry fitting the drawer box |
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| Counter sunk holes are for attaching one mating guide with screws to the side of the desk |
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| Tip: The walnut rails were initially longer and cut after the glue had dried for a perfect flush with the plywood guide support ends. |
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| Half of the guide panel is attached with screws as shown |
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| Tip: Inserting a plastic spacer, then tighten the guide panels with the drawer sandwiched in between provides for just the right space - not too loose, not too tight - for the drawers to slide in and out, once the spacer is removed after installing with screws. |
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| The other half of the guide panel is attached through the pocket holes |
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| Double sided tapes are a way to hold the drawer face to the drawer while adjusting its position on the box before attaching it with screws. |
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| The desk now looks like it had drawers all along since twenty years ago. |
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