Step 3: Build a Breakfast Booth Bench
Install sliding drawer tracks before building the drawer

Working with rectangles of plywood, author John White adds blocking to strengthen the drawer slide attachment points. He then gives a discussion of drawer slides and fastener options. Finally, he shows you how to install the slides so they are perfectly level.
Next step: Build and install a drawer
Return to: Build a Breakfast Bench series intoduction and video listing page
To learn more about the design principles of this bench, variations of this design and sources for foam cushions, read Breakfast-Booth Basics from Fine Homebuilding’s Annual Kitchens & Baths Issue, #191 (Fall/Winter 2007), pp.91-95.