"nigel" wrote in message
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I'm looking for some basic guidance on the gentle art of making drawers
(and the carcass to put them in of course) without using metal drawer
slides or such.

I know about the basic stuff (making the basic drawer box, hidden
dovetails sides to front etc) -- what I'm looking for is the "drawer in
carcass info": recomendations for runner shape and positioning,
clearances to allow easy movement without too much 'sideways twist'
jamming, placing of stops to prevent pulling the drawer out too far,
and so on ...

Library should turn a lot of good information. It depends so much on the
size and use of the drawers that you will want to read up.

General information:

1) If you make the bottom of the drawer sides or slide out of harder wood,
you'll be happy you did.
2) Make up a full set of shims (inside and outside) before fitting any flush
drawer. Remember to give more room to the bottom to overcome the optical
illusion that makes it look narrow.
3) Hot glue is your friend when fitting drawers. Everything from limiting
bumpers to the rails themselves can be at least temporarily tacked in place.