The bottom should slide into the drawer in 1 4 x 1 4 grooves milled in the sides and drawer front.
Making plywood drawers.
The diy drawers fronts and backs are sandwiched between the sides so those need to be accounted for also.
1 2 is a good option if you are doing a lot of drawers and want to save some money on materials.
Learn how to properly measure for drawer.
If you re using 1x material that is a full 3 4 then just subtract 1 1 2 but if you are using plywood it gets a little tricky since plywood isn t really 3 4.
In this video i show you how to make cabinet drawers using screws for the queen sized storage i ve been working on.
The sides can be made from 1 2 plywood or 3 4.
A whole lot of making installing and building drawers is making sure things are lined up and square.
How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage.
These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole joinery.
Also i make all my drawers using plywood for the box and plywood for the bottom.