The bottom should slide into the drawer in 1 4 x 1 4 grooves milled in the sides and drawer front.
Making plywood drawers.
A whole lot of making installing and building drawers is making sure things are lined up and square.
The sides can be made from 1 2 plywood or 3 4.
The diy drawers fronts and backs are sandwiched between the sides so those need to be accounted for also.
In this video i show you how to make cabinet drawers using screws for the queen sized storage i ve been working on.
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.
Also i make all my drawers using plywood for the box and plywood for the bottom.
These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole joinery.
The bottom is usually 1 4 thick plywood for small drawers or 1 2 thick material for bigger drawers or drawers that will hold heavy objects.
Learn how to properly measure for drawer.
How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage.