Electronics Apothecary

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I made a pair of resistor boxes that came out decently well. But they were made from pretty cheap plywood.

A 6x5 apothecary could be a great way to organize the parts. Drawers can all be constructed with half blind lock joints. Evenly space slots for separators ever 1.5". These as label and handle.

Assembling everything with sliding dovetails could also work.

The builds I've looked at end up with very thin sections because they cut a dado in each side. I like this version of a long cross lap joint with a shallow dado to guide it.

Measurements

Each drawer will have an internal measurement of 2" x 3.5" x 10" (check this)

Wood thickness will be 1/2" everywhere, except drawer bottoms that will be 1/4".

This gives drawers an external dimension of 3" x 4" x 11"; a strip of wood 4" x 28" plus the kerf, call it 29". I need 30x of those. A piece 8" wide and 1.25" deep would yield 4 drawers for every 29", so I need about 18' for the drawers.