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Craft Table Top for the Modular Collection

A big MDF work surface with two hidden drawers underneath, sized to sit on a pair of modular bookcases — a craft or hobby station that comes apart.

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L	Material	✓
Top	1	3/4" × 38" × 55"	3/4" MDF or A1 plywood	☐
Drawer housing sides	2	3/4" × 3 1/2" × 31 1/2"	1x4	☐
Drawer housing center	1	3/4" × 3 1/2" × 28"	1x4	☐
Drawer bottoms	2	3/4" × 14 1/4" × 25 1/2"	3/4" MDF or A1 plywood	☐
Drawer backs	2	3/4" × 3 1/2" × 25 1/2"	1x4	☐
Drawer sides	4	3/4" × 3 1/2" × 15"	1x4	☐
Drawer faces Measure the actual opening and subtract 1/4".	2	3/4" × 3 1/2" × 29 1/2"	1x4	☐

Item	Qty	✓
3/4" MDF or A1 plywood, 4x8 sheet Top and drawer bottoms.	1 each	☐
1x4 board, 8 ft (Pine) Drawer housing, backs, and sides.	2 each	☐
15" drawer slides	2 pair	☐
Wood screws, 2"	40 each	☐
Wood glue	4 oz	☐
Drawer pulls Optional.	2 each	☐

Overall cost: $$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.

Circular Saw
Drill / Driver
Pencil
Random Orbit Sander
Safety Glasses
Speed Square
The drawer housing must be dead square or the drawers bind.
Tape Measure
Hammer — optional
Hearing Protection — optional
Pocket Hole Jig — optional
Optional — the housing is predrilled and countersunk screws here.

1. Build the drawer housing — perfectly square
Tools: Circular Saw, Drill / Driver, Speed Square. Materials: 1x4 board, 8 ft, Wood screws, 2", Wood glue
Mark out and cut the housing sides and center. Fasten the center to the sides with 2" screws and glue, predrilling and countersinking. This has to be built dead perfect — the drawers will not slide right if it's off. Check every joint with a square.
2. Fasten the housing to the top
Tools: Drill / Driver, Speed Square. Materials: 3/4" MDF or A1 plywood, 4x8 sheet, Wood screws, 2"
Position the housing on the underside of the top per your layout and fasten with 2" screws driven from above, countersunk 2" deep so the heads bury into the 1x4s and nothing shows on the work surface. Keep it square to the top's edges.
3. Build the drawer boxes
Tools: Drill / Driver, Speed Square. Materials: 3/4" MDF or A1 plywood, 4x8 sheet, 1x4 board, 8 ft, Wood screws, 2", Wood glue
Fasten each drawer back and sides to the drawer bottom with 2" screws and glue, checking each box for square — a racked box binds on its slides. Cut the bottoms square too.
4. Mount slides and fit the faces
Tools: Drill / Driver. Materials: 1x4 board, 8 ft, 15" drawer slides, Drawer pulls
Install the drawer slides and slide the boxes in. Measure the opening outside-to-outside (about 29-1/2"), subtract 1/4", and cut each face from a 1x4 to that. Line the faces up on the drawers and attach, then add pulls if you like.