Drawer bottoms - how thick?
I'm building a captains bed for my son with 6 drawers. The drawers approximate size will be 24" wide x 26" deep x 12" tall. I tend to overbuild things and was planning on using 1/2" ply for the bottoms. I'm wondering though, anybody think I'd have problems using thinner stuff, say 1/4" (actually, what I have is more like 3/16)?
This is starting to sound like a stupid question... Drawers for a 6 year olds bed that he's going to use for at least 12 years. :rolleyes: Of course, when (when, not if) he jumps in them and goes through the bottom, I'll only have to replace the bottom and not the slides.
Any other thoughts?
Bryan