| Drawers come in 3 basic construction styles: metal, wood box and
dovetail. Metal drawers are typically made with metal sides, but wood front, back and
bottom. Metal drawers are at the bottom end of the price scale and are not even offered any more by
many maufacturers. Wood box drawers use four rectangular pieces of wood and connect them
together. Dovetail drawers use four pieces of wood that are joined together at each
corner with dovetail joints. Dovetail drawers look nicer than box drawers, but in everyday
use there is not much of a difference between them in terms of strength and
durability. Many manufacturers now only ship their cabinets with dovetail drawers;
those that don't generally offer it as an upgrade at around $20 to $40 per drawer. For
the price, it is usually worth upgrading the drawers, because they do look nicer. Below
is a picture of the two types of drawers.
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Box Drawer 
Dovetail Drawer