On Friday, April 18, 2014, Malcolm Thomas  wrote:

>
> Hello,
> AM building a set of drawers for my workbench ...my tool collection seems
> to be multiplying for some obscure reason :-)
>
> being inspired by the methodology depicted here..
> http://woodgears.ca/workb
ench/drawers.html
>
>
> I did plan to use 19mm x 19mm jarrah for the drawer slides, however i
> realise that once I have seated them 4-5mm into the upright, only 15mm or
> so will be left protruding to support the drawers.
>
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>
Remember these will be the heaviest fullest drawers you will build.
 Overbuilding seems in order.  I built mine with 100# metal slides! and
they all settled just a bit after I filled them. Still need tt go back and
adjust the slides just a bit.

I have never seen drawers with jarrah slides, but been garage sale hunting
in many w wooden slides, and none were near 1/2" (12mm) wide protruding.
 Your drawers are slightly wider than the norm here, so my opinion is you
should be fine.  After all, that jarrah is probably tougher than metal
slides, right?

Just keep them well waxed.  That garage sale where I picked up the
Power arm a few weeks back had built ball bearing rollers into some of his
wooden slides.  They were sweet.

Kirk in HMB, ca


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Sent from my iPad, apologies for the Auto Correct errors.
Kirk