My old shop foreman in Toledo said to always cut drawers 1/16" under and let humidity finish the job, and after 3 seasons in a garage shop with no climate control he was dead right

Mila Mitchell · 2026-09-23T08:30:02.668079+00:00

I fought him on it for years because the gaps looked sloppy at glue-up, but come August every drawer in my first full kitchen run from 2023 still slides clean while the tight ones I built to impress a client in Perrysburg are all binding at the corners, so now I want to know if any of you run different clearances for painted vs raw maple fronts.

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My old shop foreman in Toledo said to always cut drawers 1/16" under and let humidity finish the job, and after 3 seasons in a garage shop with no climate control he was dead right | Cabinetmakers - HW Forums