Drawer Box Specs

How to read each dimension, how the corners are built, what we make drawer boxes from, and the standard heights.

Dimensions

Width: Side to side across the front of the box.; Range: 6" to 36"
Depth: Front to back, the direction the drawer slides in and out.; Range: 12" to 32"
Height: From the bottom of the box to the top edge of its sides.; Standard heights: 3", 4", 6", 8"

Width, Depth and Height are the overall outside dimensions of the finished box.

Width and Depth are custom: you choose them, within the ranges above. Height is one of the four standard heights below.

Dovetail construction

Illustrated close-up of an exposed dovetail corner on a drawer box side. Callouts mark a half pin at the top, a 21mm dimension along the joint, a 6mm groove for the bottom panel sitting 13mm up from the bottom edge, and the standard heights of 3, 4, 6 and 8 inches.

Every corner is an exposed dovetail. The joint shows on the outside of the box, and the top of the joint ends in a half pin.

Construction notes

Bottom panel: 5.6mm birch, set in a 6mm groove 13mm up from the bottom edge.

Materials

Solid poplar

Box material: 1/2" solid poplar prefinished lumber
Bottom: 5.6mm birch
Top edge: None (solid lumber)
Standard heights: 3", 4", 6", 8"

Add-ons

Notch for undermount guide

One flat add-on for the whole order, applied to every drawer box in it. It doesn’t change the stated dimensions.