How to Make CURVED Drawers for a Round Coffee Table 

"Drahs". My best friend says it the same way. Your channel is always amazing. Thank you for the inspiration. :)

Excellent Tamar! I love how you present yourself as sort of common novice woodworker - its so comforting and welcoming, but lets make no mistake you ARE an accomplished essentially professional grade woodworker, and it is very kind of you to take all of us along in your process!

I can't tell you how much I respect the "...fair warning, this was my first time ever doing this, so, this is not a how-to video". Wayyy too many makers in this space does something once or a few times and pretend to be an expert on camera. The urge to push out content is very real. But being open and humble is much appreciated.

OMG, Tamar! You can't hit us with the 'draws' in the first 10 seconds of the video! I can't wait for the full build video, that table looks like it's going to be EPIC!

Well done! It's excellent technique to use 1/2" plywood with 1/4" grooves in drawers of any reasonable size. Much stronger and not much extra work or cost. Lots of old plywood drawer bottoms are wavy and/or falling out of their grooves. The space underneath a thin bottom is wasted anyway, might as well fill it with wood.

“This isn’t a how-to, it’s a learn-along-with-me”. That’s the best kind of video. I want to see the process as much if not more than the result.

I absolutely love how you say drawers….keep the awesome vids coming.

This is the first time I've heard your accent when you said "draws" and "drawfronts"! Well done and thanks for the sharing! Love it!

This video was really inspiring ... I really enjoy watching you identify and solve challenges in a project that is obviously demanding from the start. You really are a natural at this. I look forward to the final video on this project, it's plain to see that it's coming out well. Cheers and thanks again for sharing your talent with us.

I really like how on all your build videos you will recap at the end with thing(s) you would do differently and other methods to accomplish the same task. Could be very valuable for some people who don't have those same tools. The extra thought is much appreciated 👍🏻

I would never have thought to glue up the inside and outside peices at the same time. Brilliant! Keep up the great work.

“Drahs”… just one of many reasons we love you Tamar!

In for hearing Drawers said 100+ times!

This is the first of your videos I’ve seen, and I am a new fan. I love the “bloopers” at the end. I haven’t seen anyone else do that.

Well done, Tamar! Thanks for showing the process

This was so complicated . What a truly talented maker/builder you are. So creative.

Hi Tamar, Thanks for sharing. Making a round table is certainly not a challenge for you. As far as the drawers are concerned, I was thinking for a while, but you solved it. What I liked very much, were your fantasies about the different ways to solve your problems. By the way, when you started talking about it, my first idea was immediately to double the front and you came up with the same thing, nice. Keep it safe, it is not over yet. Willy from Belgium. 😷😷😷

I like that you have no fear. Just dive in, learn and adjust. Show folks that and they can avoid the mistakes. Makes you a grand teacher and a downright great carpenter.

Great video (again). When I make plywood drawer boxes, I always use 1/2” Baltic birch for all components, and I glue-in the bottom for extra strength. With the rabbetted edges of the bottom, you can also ensure the squareness of the box. The resulting boxes are incredibly solid.

I think your approach on how to create a curved drawer is fantastic. I have not tried curves yet, but I plan to. Your video is full of great ideas. Thank you so much. You are a very talented woodworker. I will be referencing your video many times during my curve build.

Tamar!! You always teach me something, and your always amazing! AND IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO HEAR YOU SAY DRAWERS :)

Terrific workaround on not having a jointer! The workarounds you come up with make your channel so much better than so many other channels. And the outtakes too.

Damn!! You keep pushing yourself and you just keep getting better and better. Love your pragmatic approach and humbleness.

You have truly advanced your craftmanship. Outstanding!

I read some earlier comments and I agree, your ability as a woodworker has become professional quality. I can't wait to see the table video. Excellent work! Keep using those straws 👍

This woman is absolutely awesome!!! I just woke up, my eyes weren’t fully open and she just woke me up with a eagerness to go to work and build cabinets I need to have done today. Thanks Tamar!!!

Beautiful work as always! What I love most about your videos is that you are not afraid to show people that you are human and make a mistake now and then. So many people edit those out and try to be perfect.

You never stop impressing me with your skill set! I used to want to be like Norm...

I am constantly bewildered by how creative you are in your problem solving! You totally demystified curved front furniture for me.

Tamar, dang. That table, it's amazing. I love it. Can't wait to see the build video. That's one of the coolest project that I've seen on RU-vid. After watching most of the known makers, plus some of the newer makers for close to 6 or 7 years. Your build is about the coolest build I've seen. Your awesome thanks for another great video. Keep up the great work, and the awesomeness... You rock.

I'm jealous of your artistry and skill level. Well done!

I don't have any words,as you rocked it again. Have a awesome weekend.

Many good tips here. Tamar, constantly brings her A game!

BRAVO! You really have a mind/talent for problem solving and construction.. its very inspiring and I always pick up some ideas when watching your projects come to life!

Got to hand it to you, Tamar-you go for the challenging projects. Nice work.

Not only here to hear the way she says drawers, but also to watch her incredible work. Thanks Tamar, love what you do!

Thank you for showing us garage bandits who don't have every shop tool possible, how to still make amazing projects with common tools.

You are very smart to be able to figure out the challenges presented in your builds. Seems like you can visualize multiple steps ahead. I think you would have made a good engineer.

this Coffee Table is becoming a beautiful and well made Furniture! I can't wait to see the rest of the build

No click bait here! Watching you work and hearing you say “drahs” over and over totally delivered! Thanks for sharing and really looking forward to that table build.

Great video! So much information! (But I'm convinced you did this entire project to see how many times you could say that word that you know we love)

Howdy! A little tip from a cabinet maker, you don’t need the screws on the draws. Your strength comes from your glue joint. Simply glue the joints and tack them with a brad nailer just to hold the joint until the glue dries. I tried to take draws apart built like this and the plywood breaks before the glue joint gives. Otherwise great job! Love your videos!

One of the most fun youtuber! I get a tutorial on how to use the program to design these projects all most every video. Its easier to watch your vids just for the tutorials lol, but the wood working is like the added bonus!

A magnificent channel, a year full of good videos in which we have learned and enjoying the projects you have carried out, greetings.

Love this video! Before you remove the front from the bending form, you could use the flat side of the bending form with a flush cut bit on the router to cut your first square edge, then run the other side through the table saw. Also, angling your screws parallel with the drawer front would allow longer fasteners without blowing through the face.

Tamar, you've provided inspiration and enjoyment for my hobby of woodworking for quite some time. Reflecting back, I'd say a couple of years. Thank you. I sincerely hope you and your Family enjoy the best of these Holidays. I hope you can look back over the past year with a sense of pride and accomplishment during these Holiday celebrations. Thank you so much. Happy Holidays!

I'm sure I speak for many when you say "this is more of a come along with me video..." we are excited to learn along with you. Thank you for doing these. Personally they mean a lot to me, I see the how as well as the suggestions not to do.... Thanks

I absolutely MUST see a collaboration between you and Marie of DIY Montreal making an apothecary cabinet.

Tamar, I always admired curved drawer fronts because it changes the piece from something that is built by a machine to something that is created by an artist. So after you get by the math (ha!), I love the way you molded this piece into shape. Hopefully, you've inspired many of us to give it a shot ourselves. Thanks for Sharing!

What an amazing woodworker you are Tamar, thanks for another great video!!

Tamar. 99% of the time I watch tour videos for you’re great way don’t providing instruction through trying things. In honesty, I watched this one to hear you say drawers😃. You are appreciated and enjoyed!

Those turned out great. Top notch idea and workmanship. 👊🏼

great stuff :-) you could add a hole in the front if the curved sled jig, to clamp the board to the jig.

Very nice, skills, execution, and planning. It looks like it will be very nice when finished.

That's awesome! You really simplified a complicated process!!

You have a remarkably sharp mind for visualizing how these complex shapes will fit together! It gives me a headache! Lol

You're so smart. I love the behind the scenes part at the end

What a great video! I just built a curved front vanity with a poplar false drawer front and poplar door. Managed to carve them both on my CNC, turned out really sharp!

Always enjoy you explaining your process.

“Draw fronts” so awesome 🤩

Great video again Tamar, I love curved projects and your table is beautiful !!!

The more you say "drawers" the more I like your videos! Well done!

The more I see this channel, the more I like it and learn from it. I'm an ACTUAL newbie woodworker and be sure that this stuff is gold for me and for the rest ot woodworking junkies!! Have a great Xmas time!!

A sudden thought. You should try adding a mirror (acrylic mirror) to the end of your crosscut sled so you don't have to bend over to adjust what you are cutting to the blade like at 7:48

Absolutely mesmerizing !!! You work sooo well.

Hello Tamar, I wish you and your family a healthy year 2022. I wish you to stay creative and make lots of new project videos.🤗

I like how you say "drawer". Awesome video and project!!

I enjoyed that , well done . Keen for part 2 , keep the videos coming. Pete Australia 🇳🇿

That’s such a cool project Tamar. It’s really great to see how you work around the difficulties and challenges of some of the different aspects of that and making the materials that you have on hand work for you. Your videos are so inspiring and I love your channel.

Congratulations on the beautiful work!. Have a year of 2022 with great health and success!

Nice work Tamar, in fact it's way better than nice, you really do always produce top quality products and that one's no exception. There are always numerous ways of achieving an outcome but I love that you're always thinking of ways you could have done it better or easier. I think you're awesome.

Argh thank you!!! I’ve been trying to make a curved drawer at college with bugger all tuition and it’s driven me crazy but now I have this video ^_^!!!!

Your work is so incredibly clean! 😍

I was shocked as all heck with this build. I saw that I had a notification that Tamar put up a new video. I opened it, expecting the "normal" Tamar kind of stuff, which is not that normal, but you know what I mean. Then, I was confronted with a circular table build! You really went for the gold on this one and knocked it out of the park. I am tremendously impressed. Is there anything you can't do? Your husband got a bargain when he got you. I hope you are appreciated. LOL.

Fantastic job! That is a heck of a project. Might I suggest using a flat cut router bit for future dado cuts in plywood.

Beautiful project Tamar! I am so glad you chose to laminate your curves, excellent choice because they are typically stronger and not as heavy (vs solid wood), also not as likely to crack because of seasonal changes and time. I think veneer laminating would be most ideal for control and consistency overall, but the thin ply definitely works for quick simple (get it done) projects. The reason I say control and consistency is because when you use plywood, you have to assume that their glue will last as long as yours and there are no layer holes in their lamination. When you use solid wood laminate sheets you can guarantee all the layers have no gaps, plus, if you want to do some engraving, you can basically treat it like solid wood or be creative (like we know you would, lol) and use different types of sheets for a unique visual affect.😉 Because you are using a double front, no need to relief cut the box front, just butt cut it to fit inside the sidewalls to maximize your front screw thickness and all you need to do is slightly angle the preholes from the 'draw' wall through the front into the middle portion of the curve which will keep the screws in the thickest section of the front. Predrilling with course thread screws gives you the best grip on the joints in every direction, of course thickness will always determine the type of screw. I try to use finish head screws in those type applications because you are pulling against the shaft of the screw rather than pulling against the screw head, as a butt joint. Besides, the outer finish piece can be glued on or attached with screws from the inside of the 'draw' anyway, covering the whole face.😁 The other nice thing about finish head screws is no need to countersink because you control how deep below the surface they go, so no slide interference.🙂 Predrilling is definitely a must for a tight fit and to prevent separation of the plywood or lamination. Can't wait to see final project results.😁👍👌🤙

The scream when you pinched your handddd lmao. I'm extremely jealous of your flush cutter, gotta get one. I have been using a small diameter straight flute bit and it's miserable. Really wonderful project. Looks like it's going to be a cool piece when it's done!!

I feel like I’m a kid again and watching This Old House. ❤️

That looks fantastic. And the choice of push-to-open hardware just makes for a cleaner look IMO. Handles always seem to snag on something.

Making circles is fun! Great job, can’t wait to see it finished.

Interesting. Looking forward to the end result.

You definitely have the heart of a teacher. Excellent video.

Excellent video on a difficult build. Thank you.

I always look forward to any video you post. I find that I can apply stuff I learn from your videos to projects I'm working on. It's always a good day when I learn something new.

Jewelry work! Milady. Congratulation!

That was a very informative video of what could be a very complicated build. Can't wait to see the finished project. Great job!

Another great video, Tamar! Thanks. I always come away from your videos with something new to consider in any of my projects. Main lesson being - a project is never as straight forward as it may seem. Keep up the great work!

Made almost the exact same MDF bending form for a project my brother and I did. And went through all the same struggles you're going through! Kinda funny actually lol For the cuts at 5:24 ... You jig is good. We weren't going to do that though (even if we had thought of it) I came up with clamping the piece to the fence along the miter saw... put the clamp in the middle. And then measure how far each end was from the fence, and tweaking the clamp until each end of the curved board was the same distance away from the fence. That's how I knew it was square lol.

Great job as always! And super smart to make all your cuts with your jig still in place on the table saw before sliding it over to finish the dado cuts. Keep up the great work!

Curved drawers....wow....very impressive effort

I already loved your content and now knowing that you like eddie vedder makes my heart even warmer while watching your videos. Thanks for being awesome, Tamar!

Great looking design, always out of the ordinary.👌

The undermount draw slides Bourbon Moth uses are awesome. You can probably get some free ones from them instead of using ones you currently pay for (don't get paid to use).

You have a very effective thought process, very enjoyable. 😎🎙🪚✅

Master work, like always.

👏👏👏 Can't wait for the rest of the video.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB!! YOU CAN ALSO RUN THE SCREWS AT AN ANGLE

I love round tables. Haven’t done one with drawers before. I hadn’t heard of Wiggle Wood (because that is my favorite name you listed it will be forever thus called 😂) but I have done curved plywood and hardwoods on *much* smaller projects after I found an online kerf calculator several years ago. Plug and play numbers make me happy 🥰. The calculator is really quite awesome and the added router bit option too and the ability to save templates. Basically it is kind of the same concept as your collapsible bowls. But you cut at certain intervals with a saw or tapered router bit to make it bend to the dimensions you want without breaking the back and the front points come together as positive stops. Glue it up and finish how you want. Not sure you know about it or something you have experimented with it. (Newer to your channel so haven’t watched all your vids yet). But thought it could be interesting for you 🙂

I played the drinking game this morning. Every time you said drawer, I drank. I'm glad I was drinking coffee this morning. lol Thanks for the video!

Hope your holidays went well, Happy New Year.