Drawer box guides

Measurement guides: side mount and bottom mount drawers

These are the same measurement guides we include with our drawers. Work through the overview first: it tells you whether your cabinet wants side mount or bottom mount, then the matching guide walks you through every measurement. Print them, take them to the cabinet, and check the boxes as you go. Tools you need: a … Read more

Best custom drawer box companies in 2026, compared honestly

If you search for custom drawer boxes you will find a dozen shops that all say quality, all say made in USA, and mostly hide the number you actually care about. We are one of those shops, so read this knowing that, but the comparison below is factual: who publishes prices, who makes you ask, … Read more

Dovetail vs stapled drawer boxes: what actually fails first

Every drawer box fails at a corner. Which corner and how soon depends almost entirely on the joint holding it together. Here is what actually gives out in stapled, doweled and dovetailed drawers, from a shop that has replaced thousands of the first two with the third. The job a drawer joint actually does A … Read more

Baltic birch vs hard maple drawer boxes: which should you choose?

Every custom order starts with the same fork in the road: baltic birch or hard maple. Both get identical dovetail joinery and both will outlast the cabinet around them. They differ in construction, look, weight and price, and one of them is probably right for your project. Here is the honest comparison. What baltic birch … Read more