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How to add a drawer to a coffee table?
I am building my first coffee table for some friends. Since it is for friends at college and going in a basement it will probably only be seen when they have the occasional party and people will be drinking so they won't see all my awful mistakes. So I figured this is the perfect opportunity to try some new things I haven't tried before for fear of mistakes. I want to add a drawer to the table so I can practice making dovetails. But I don't know how to attach one. I watched a video on youtube a few weeks ago of how a guy put a drawer on his dining room table. I don't remember exactly how he did it. But I believe he basically made a box and then 2 L shaped rails I guess for the drawer to slide on. It looked liked |_ _| then the box would fit in between those then slide on the horizontal parts. Thats how I was going to attach the drawer at first but then I realized I have I think people call them stretchers in the way. I don't want to cut a section out in the middle because i feel like that would comprise the strength. The horizontal piece (stretchers if that is the correct term) under the table top is supposed to be flush with the table top and the front of the rails. If any one has any Ideas of how to attach a drawer I would really appreciate the advice.
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