| Project by Brasco18 | posted 03-17-2013 06:45 PM | 2805 views | 19 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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My wife wanted to get rid of the spice rack we had on the wall. I found this project in a 2004 issue of Workbench Magazine. They are under-cabinet drawers that tilt down. Their construction was very simple; only some basic dados and rabbets. All held together with screws.
There are divider slats that slide into the drawers. I actually removed them because I could fit more spices in them.
I only had one kind of white on hand and took a gamble that it would match. It turned out slightly more grey than I was hoping, but you don’t really notice it and my wife is ok with it.
-- When a 'want' meets 'simplicity', it creats 'progress'.
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Hawaiilad
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#1 posted 03-17-2013 07:35 PM
What a great idea….the way my wife loves to cook (and yea, I love to eat it) she would need about 6 of these drawers for all her spices.
-- Larry in Hawaii,
Belg1960
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#2 posted 03-17-2013 08:55 PM
Real nice, handy project. How did you actually attach it to them original cabinet?
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Brasco18
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#3 posted 03-18-2013 02:19 PM
The cabinet had a .75” recess in the bottom, which is common for cabinets. I put some .75 inch stock up in there, screwing from above, and then attached the new drawers to the scraps by screwing through the hardboard.
This was a quick project and I didn’t take a lot of time on the measurements. As a result, the drawers are rather tight. In the future I may remedy this by placing a spreader-type bar underneath the drawers to spread the exterior rails out a bit. Or I may just make new side rails and put them in. Since nothing is glued together I can take the whole thing apart and redo a piece if needed.
-- When a 'want' meets 'simplicity', it creats 'progress'.
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#4 posted 03-18-2013 02:21 PM
Nice practical space saver for the kitchen. Good work.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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#5 posted 03-18-2013 04:23 PM
great looking job
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eddie
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#6 posted 03-18-2013 05:16 PM
very cleaver , thanks for sharing ,may try this one going to try and find a back issue of the magazine
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#7 posted 03-20-2013 03:52 PM
Great idea and upgrade on the cabinets for the spices. Very neat.
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