I am starting this post to help with questions and problems that arise about pull out shelves. Kitchen pull out shelves and trays will make your life easier but can also be frustrating when it comes to measuring and installing pull out shelves.
Even though we custom make pull out shelves and sell to the general public at wholesale pricing, I also understand that some want the satisfaction of producing pull out shelves themselves. So, if you have any questions about making pull out shelves yourself, please do not hesitate to ask.
I will start with how we make pull out shelves and a few thoughts on why we make roll-outs the way that we do, rather than other methods.
Our Pull out Shelves are made from 9 ply baltic birch. The reason that we use this ply is the strength. The birch from the baltics has small voids and is a very stable board that resists twisting and warping. This board has been very popular by cabinet makers, skateboard and surfboard makers for years because of this quality.
Our pull out shelves are produced using rabbet joints that help to inter-lock the front and back into the sides. The sidewalls of our pull out shelves are glued and pneumatically nailed into the front and back walls. This method gives us a very strong joint.
Dovetail joints- we do not dovetail our joints, there are company's selling dovetail jointed pull out shelves, but be aware that they are half blind dovetails and not full dovetail joints. A dove tail joint has great strength front to back, but lacks strength side to side. Since most of our customers are ordering pull out shelves for cabinets that have pots and pans rather than undergarments, we feel that a rabbet joint is the ideal joint to use on our pull out shelves.
Butt joint- a butt joint is not as strong as either a rabbet or dovetail joint. You will find butt jointed pull out shelves where manufacturers are reducing labor costs to increase profits. Another thing that is common among butt jointed pull out shelves is that they will almost always have the shelf bottom surface mounted and stapled to the sidewalls of the pull out shelf rather than capturing the bottom in a dadoe slot. This again is to save labor costs and raises a red flag.
If you have any questions or comments about pull out shelves please post your question and we will try to answer the best that we can.
You can also get more information about our pull out shelves at our web site, http://www.slideoutshelvesllc.com
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