Assembling the Runners. Note the bits of business card for spacing.

One side of the carcass.

I doubled-up the screws on the end for extra support.

Trimmed to size.

Prepared to be mounted on the carcass top.

Each drawer has a runner twice its length, with its own slot. Here I am gluing the runners on, with a few brads to hold it in place while the glue dries.

And a few clamps...

This shows the different runner heights.

Drawer #2 gets its runners on the other side. Note, I mounted the second side of the carcase after the drawers were fitted. The top was cut oversized.

The clamp holds the runner in place so I can use the bearing bit to cut the front edge of the carcass. I trimmed all the way around.

Mounting the carcass on the bottom of the table.

Adding leg braces

Adding drywall screws into the runners.

Whoohoo! One thing I don't like about Norm's router table - really long, narrow drawers like a library card file. Nope, I like 'em wider than they are deep, and capacious. These are 20x16x7".

And greater than full extension too.

Juuuust enough clearance. Now you know why the carcass has a top - to keep the dust out.

Step 1: The Tabletop

Step 2: The Frame

Step 3: Legs and Surface

Step 4: Miter Gauge and Tuning

Step 5: Drawers 1

Step 6: Drawers 2

Step 7: Finishing Touches

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