Because we have just about put to bed the current issue and due to the upcoming holiday weekend, I had a little free time to be out in the shop. Look out workbench, here I come – again. Today I worked on the shop drawers that slip into boxes that will eventually fit inside the base of my bench.

Synopsis: After teaching in a U.S. School for a few months, Tage Frid decided the workbench he wanted did not exist in this country, so he designed a workbench like.

In the left-hand photo you can see how my parts come together. I made the drawers with simple-to-assemble joinery; I don’t need dovetails in this scenario.

These drawers are small and shallow, so I decided to use a dado & rabbet joint (some woodworkers call this a lock joint). Download a copy of to learn more about simple joints and how to make them. I keep a copy close. The dado is cut into the drawer sides, leaving the rabbet in the front and back. I used the two blades of a dado stack (no chippers required) to cut the dado. Igi 5 Game For Pc Full Version more.

Because my material is 1/2″ thick and my dado is 1/4″ wide, I positioned the cut 1/4″ in from the ends of the drawer sides. With the depth of cut set at 1/4″ – one pass at each end, then it was on to the rabbets.

Cutting the rabbets required that I slide the fence tight to my blade (without changing the cutting height). Again, one pass at each end and I was ready to assemble the boxes. Piece of cake. Assembly is easy, too. I added a small amount of glue to the dado then slipped the rabbeted pieces into place. Next, to act as clamps while the glue dried, I shot a couple of 23-gauge pins into each connection.

(I have to add here that I growing fond of the wood glue. The thicker consistency and the quicker drying times of this glue is making me a fan.) With the boxes assembled, I needed to add a drawer bottom. Of course, plywood is my answer. I cut each piece of plywood to size and made sure that these would easily slide into the cases.