"Mark Wells" wrote in message

I am confused about how tightly a drawer should fit.

On wooden drawers with no drawer slides I generally go for 1/16" on all
sides. Be sure to use paste wax on all sides and bottom where the drawer
rests.

A tip for getting the bottom 1/16" of an inset drawer front to always look
good is to plane a small 1/16" rabbet in the bottom front edge, just wide
enough where the back of the rabbet is not visible from the front ...
generally an 1/8" - 1/4".

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/05