Wood drawers

[Dan Kopack]

What is used to allow wood drawers slide more easily? No slides are being used, just drawer sliding on wood frame. thanks.

[John TenEyck]

Make sure the mating surfaces are flat and smooth, then apply paste wax to them.

John

[Dan Kopack]

Ok, sounds good, thanks

[Frederick Skelly]

I use a candle or canning wax.

[Michael Weber]

There are slick tapes made for the purpose. Some examples

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=teflon+drawer+slide+tape&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=86278168825&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13802805293803297449&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=t&ref=pd_sl_95qk2m0at_b (http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=teflon+drawer+slide+tape&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=86278168825&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13802805293803297449&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=t&ref=pd_sl_95qk2m0at_b)

[Garth Almgren]

A combination of UHMW tape on one side and paste wax on the other makes for pretty smooth operation.

[Robert Engel]

If you use solid wood and hand plane the drawers and runners to a nice mirror finish, you don't need wax.
With use, there can be some wear with large drawers, so you can apply a strip of hardwood like oak to the bottom runners.

[Dan Kopack]

Thank you for the info

[Sam Murdoch]

AND - a good fit - with clearance but tight tolerances and parallel. I try to get within the thickness of a formica sample on either side (at the most - that's pushing being twice too much, especially for small drawers) wether it's to a right angle wood slides or to the cabinet sides themselves. These tolerances allow the drawer box to slide out and in without left/right jitters, i.e. no wobble or racking.

Snug fit = smooth pull/push.