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case. Install the slides for the top drawer first. Put your spacer in place and put the slide on top. Screw it in place using the holes that allow you to adjust the slide forward and back.

Now install the slides on the drawer sides using the holes that allow you to adjust the slide up and down. Put the drawer in the case and check your work. Adjust the slides and, when satisfied, add a few more screws to lock that position in place. Hang the remainder of the drawers.

False Drawer Fronts

Installing false fronts also can be tricky with inset drawers such as these. The best two tools for the job are some shims that you can buy at any home center and the drawer-front adjusters that install on the back side of the false fronts.

Begin by ironing on edge tape to the plywood edges (if desired) and installing the screws for your drawers' knobs. Now get set to install the false fronts on the lower

drawers. Remove the drawer boxes from the top of the case and clamp the false fronts to the lower drawer boxes. Using the shims, adjust the false fronts until you have a gap on the sides and bottom. You might have to trim the false fronts a bit using a plane or sandpaper for a good fit. Once satisfied, nail the false fronts in place, then secure them with a few screws.

Now put the top drawer boxes back into the case. Drill a couple pilot holes into the front of the drawer box and put screws into the holes so the points poke out about ^1/16". Take a top drawer false front and carefully put it into position and add shims to get it close. Press the false front against the drawer box until the screw points bite into your false front. Remove the false fronts.

Drill 25mm holes in the back of the false front for the drawer-front adjusters and pound them in place as shown in the photo on the next page. Now replace the screws in your drawer box

Use spacers to position your drawer slides for installation.They take an extra few minutes to make, but they act like a third hand when securing the slides to the case.

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