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Custom Dovetail Drawer Boxes

Select-or-better Maple and Birch drawer boxes built to your finished dimensions, with a consistent 3–5 day production turnaround for standard orders.

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Finished Maple custom dovetail drawer box with a scoop pull — Select-or-better Maple and Birch. Manuafactured in New Milford, Connecticut.

Drawer box specifications

Materials, construction, and size ranges

Provide finished height, width, and depth for each drawer. Timbercraft builds to those dimensions in select-or-better Maple or Birch.

Standard construction

Drawer boxes are built with 5/8-inch Maple or Birch sides and a 3/8-inch Baltic Birch bottom. The standard bottom inset is 1/2 inch, and the completed drawer receives a hard, uniform, solvent-free, 100%-solids UV coating.

Timbercraft uses select-or-better material; value, budget, and economy grades are not used.

The standard top edge has a 1/16-inch radius, with the sides recessed 1/16 inch below the front and back. Square, flush top edges are also available when the installation calls for them.

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Standard size ranges by species
Species	Grade	Height range	Width/depth range
Birch	Select or better	2 1/8" to 12 1/8"	3" to 58"
Maple	Select or better	2 1/8" to 11 3/8"	3" to 43 3/4"

Edge-glued drawer boxes can reach 22 3/8 inches high. Confirm any height above the standard range before ordering.

Dovetail layout guide

Plan drawer height around the joint pattern

Drawer height changes the machining and appearance of the top dovetail. Specifying a preferred height ending helps preserve a clean top edge and avoids an additional machine setup.

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Preferred height endings

To avoid machine setup charges, specify drawer heights ending in 1/8, 1/4, or 3/8 inch.

Avoid cuts through the top edge

Heights between X-7/16 and X-1/8 inches, where X is the next whole inch, can place a spindle cut through the top edge.

Special setups are available

Heights from 7/16 inch below the next whole inch up to that whole inch require the dovetail machine to be reconfigured. Setup charges apply.

Custom configurations

Start with the drawer box. Configure it for the job.

Choose a shaped profile, specialty drawer, or insert while retaining standard dovetail construction.

Custom dovetail drawer with scalloped side profiles

Scoop pulls and scalloped sides

Add a standard or custom scoop pull, lipped front, or scalloped side profile when the drawer needs integrated access.

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U-shaped custom dovetail drawer built to clear plumbing

Purpose-built drawer boxes

Choose a Trash Bin Pullout, File Drawer, Bread Drawer, Pot, Pan & Lid Storage layout, U-Shaped Drawer, or Divided Drawer for the job.

View U-shaped drawer specifications

Wood spice tray insert inside a custom drawer

Drawer inserts and storage

Spice tray inserts and sliding upper storage organize drawer interiors.

Browse inserts and organization

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How to order

Send complete specifications for each drawer

For each line item, provide the quantity, finished dimensions, wood species, slide model when applicable, delivery method, and selected drawer option.

Quantity and finished height, width, and depth
Wood species: Maple or Birch
Undermount slide model, when applicable
Job ID for the drawer label and delivery method
Selected drawer option or insert, plus any required drawing or template

Serving the Northeast trade since 2003, Timbercraft maintains a consistent 3–5 day production turnaround for standard drawer orders. Job ID labels help keep multi-room and multi-unit work organized through installation.

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Common questions

Custom dovetail drawer FAQs

Need help confirming a dimension or option? Email Timbercraft before submitting the order.

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Which wood species are available?

Timbercraft builds drawer boxes from select-or-better Maple or Birch. Both options use a 3/8-inch Baltic Birch bottom.

What is the standard drawer construction?

Standard construction uses 5/8-inch sides, precision dovetail joints, a 3/8-inch Baltic Birch bottom, and a 1/2-inch bottom inset.

What is the typical production turnaround?

Timbercraft maintains a consistent 3–5 day production turnaround for standard drawer orders. Shipping or delivery time is separate and depends on destination and method.

Can Timbercraft build outside the standard size ranges?

Edge-glued construction can reach heights up to 22 3/8 inches. Confirm dimensions outside the standard Maple and Birch ranges before ordering.

What information should I include with an order?

Provide quantity, finished height, width and depth, wood species, undermount slide model when applicable, job label ID, shipping method, and any specialty options.