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Vintage Drawer Bench

An entry bench with two working drawers on euro slides under a planked seat. The drawers make it a real build, not a beginner one.

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L	Material	✓
Legs	4	1 1/2" × 1 1/2" × 16 1/2"	2x2	☐
Sides	2	3/4" × 11 1/4" × 13 3/4"	1x12	☐
Back	1	3/4" × 11 1/4" × 44"	1x12	☐
Front trim	2	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 44"	1x2	☐
Front center trim	1	3/4" × 1 1/2" × 7 1/2"	1x2	☐
Front base trim	1	3/4" × 2 1/2" × 44"	1x3	☐
Center drawer cleat	1	3/4" × 2 1/2" × 14 1/2"	1x3	☐
Side drawer cleats	2	3/4" × 2 1/2" × 13 3/4"	1x3	☐
Drawer box fronts/backs	4	3/4" × 5 1/2" × 15"	1x6	☐
Drawer box sides Cut to fit your slides.	4	3/4" × 5 1/2" × 19 1/8"	1x6	☐
Drawer bottoms Cut to fit.	2	1/4" × 15" × 20 5/8"	1/4" plywood	☐
Drawer faces Cut to fit the opening with a 1/8" reveal.	2	3/4" × 7 1/4" × 21 3/8"	1x8	☐
Top planks	3	3/4" × 5 1/2" × 47"	1x6	☐
Top end trim	2	3/4" × 2 1/2" × 16 1/2"	1x3	☐
Top back trim	1	3/4" × 3 1/2" × 48 1/2"	1x4	☐

Item	Qty	✓
2x2, 6 ft (Whitewood) Legs.	1 each	☐
1x12, 6 ft (Pine) Sides and back.	1 each	☐
1x2, 6 ft (Pine) Front trim.	1 each	☐
1x3, 10 ft (Pine) Base trim, drawer cleats, top ends.	2 each	☐
1x6, 8 ft (Pine) Drawer boxes and planked top.	3 each	☐
1x4, 6 ft (Pine) Top back trim.	1 each	☐
1x8, 4 ft (Pine) Drawer faces.	1 each	☐
Plywood, 1/4", 2x4 sheet Drawer bottoms.	1 each	☐
Drawer slides, 14"–15" euro bottom-mount (sets)	2 each	☐
Knobs or handles	2 each	☐
Pocket-hole screws, 1-1/4"	50 each	☐
Finish nails, 1-1/4"	60 each	☐
Wood glue	6 oz	☐

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