Drawer Organizers

This was a quick weekend project aimed at solving a small, persistent annoyance: messy kitchen drawers.

I picked up thin poplar slats from the local big-box store, measured each drawer, and laid out simple dividers sized specifically for the utensils and tools we actually use.

The dados were cut using a Ridge Carbide dado stack, allowing the dividers to interlock and register cleanly without fasteners. Once cut, the pieces were press-fit into place, creating a grid that stays put but can still be adjusted later if needed.

There was no grand design or finish schedule here — just practical problem-solving with readily available materials.

I always intended to come back and glue everything up, maybe paint or seal them, but like a lot of shop projects, they reached the “good enough and working” stage and stayed there.

Sometimes that’s the win.

Simple, fast, and quietly useful.