I was cutting my drawer fronts wrong for a decade until a client in Boise asked for a specific reveal.

I used to just measure from the cabinet face frame, but she wanted a perfect 3/16 inch gap all around, which forced me to build a simple jig from scrap plywood to get every single one exactly the same.

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kellyjones22d agoTop Commenter

Man, that hits close to home. I probably built a whole kitchen's worth of drawers with gaps you could lose a pencil in before I figured it out. Sometimes you need that one picky client to show you the right way to do things, even if it stings the pride a bit. What kind of jig did you end up making?

ray13622d ago

Got a scrap of plywood and two strips of hardwood. Screwed the strips down to make a perfect L shape the exact size of the drawer front plus the reveal. Now I just drop the blank in, run it against the fence on the table saw, and every single one is a perfect twin. That client's nitpick saved me so much time and headache down the road.

jake98621d ago

Saw a woodworking blog call that the "one good client" rule, where a picky order fixes your whole process. @kellyjones is right, it's a pride swallow but so worth it.