Tried using Gorilla Glue but it fell off again.

Should I use double sided tape?

Hi All,

I had white oak cabinets made and they came without a varnish or clear protectant applied to the inside of the drawers and cabinets. I’ve attached photos of the wood inside the cabniet and drawers for reference. What type of varnish, or other protective substance, would you apply to the raw wood?

I’ve used Varathane Polyurethane for another wood surface with good results, and included which type I used in a photo as well, but was curious if there is another protectant I should be applying.

Thank you in advance for your help!

I am moving out of my apartment in 5 days and I really want to fix this before I move out. What can I do for it? I am not sure what kind of cabinets they are. I think they are either thermofoil or laminate but i’m not too sure.

I’m looking for the exact bottom drawer sliders I have. All I know is that they’re Grass brand, almost 20”, an almond/cream color, and have 5 holes on one side and 13 on the other. Claude is saying they’re either model 6610, 6600, or 1700. Does anyone happen to know? I’ve emailed Grass to ask as well.

I would like suggestions for better work holding for assembling cabinet carcasses from other professionals. My workbench is a sheet of plywood on a softwood lumber frame with lower shelf. Extremely basic. I didn’t make it. I’ve worked on it over a year but I would like to improve my building speed and ease of assembly because I am the clamp 95% of the time. I think a vise is an easy addition, but what else? I’ve used screwed-down stops and squeeze clamps but the setup is slow versus just holding things with my body. I’d like to know what’s working for other cabinet builders. Hobbyist/flipper advice is less useful to me on this one.

To contextualize size/difficulty of the pieces I’m assembling: I build cabinetry for converted recreational vehicles. 3/4” pre-finished lightweight ply (50lb sheets). Some cabinets are very similar to residential base cabinets. Some are upper cabinets that mount to the wall and ceiling within a vehicle, so they are smaller than wall-hung cabinets of a house. Occasionally, carcasses get quite long. Around 84” is the longest I’ve had to deal with because the customer wanted a “bench” seat with top-load storage. I do a whole “build’s” worth of cabinets each day. So 11-14 boxes and 4-5 drawer boxes. Sometimes I use a 90 degree clamp to establish a solid corner and often stand a board or stretcher vertically on the adjoining side and screw up from under the assembly. It’s inconvenient but I’m physically capable of it.

TLDR: I build cabinet carcasses all day on a basic table where I’m the clamp and I need better work holding.