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Install drawer blocking and glides lastSide filler board,15⁄16 in. thick by23 1 ⁄8 in. longSide glide, 3 ⁄8 in.thick by 3 ⁄4 in. wide,is let into grooveon filler board.Drawer bottom is 3 ⁄4 in.thick to allow for centerglide.Drawer isconstructed from3⁄4-in.-thick stockand finger-jointedat corners.Center glide, 3 ⁄4 in.thick by 1 1 ⁄8 in. wideby 23 1 ⁄8 in. long, ishalf-lapped ontoframe.Drawer issupported byside glides.Drawer bottomis grooved forcenter glide.Center filler board,3⁄4 in. thick by 23 1 ⁄8 in. long,straddles drawer divider.Filler boardextends 3 ⁄8 in. intodrawer opening.Groove, 3 ⁄8 in. by3⁄8 in., acceptsglide.Drawer front,3 1 ⁄2 in. wide by14 1 ⁄2 in. long,conceals fillerboards and glides.together. It was easiest to glue up the tableupside down on a flat surface. One nicething about using preassembled frames isthat, at glue-up, it took only a few clampsto pull everything closed.Drawer issuspended1⁄16 in. aboveframe.Install the drawer glidesI know that secondary woods and plywooddrawer bottoms might be acceptablewhen building furniture, but I can’t helpmyself—I love the sound and feel of aheavy oak drawer seating itself smoothlyinto place. And, as I mentioned before, Iordered the lumber in bulk, so using oak asthe secondary wood allowed me to use upsome of the less-desirable pieces.The method I use for building and installingdrawers is one I’ve relied on manytimes. While I could have let the drawers76 FINE WOODWORKING