'Floating' drawer bottom necessary?

[Brooklin]

I'm making a jewellry cabinet with small drawers about 4 inches square. I think I'll be using rabbet joints on the sides.

Do drawers always need 'floating' bottoms for movement of wood regardless of size?

Thanks

[David]

At 4 inches square you COULD ignore the floating bottom rule.

David.

Brookl> I'm making a jewellry cabinet with small drawers about 4 inches

[Charlie Self]

Brooklin asks:

No, but it is sensible to be safe. Small plywood bottoms might glue in nicely, but what's the point?

Charlie Self "Did you know that the White House drug test is multiple choice?" Rush Limbaugh

[Preston Andreas]

That small, shouldn't hurt.

Preston

[Mike Marlow]

That small, I wouldn't think twice - go ahead and glue it. I've glued full size drawers made from soft woods and drawers made from hardwoods before I ever heard that you shouldn't and I've never once had a problem with the glued drawers. I understand the principle behind not gluing the bottoms, but like I said, I've done it a lot and never once had a problem.

[Father Haskell]

Do it if only to avoid scraping glue.

[George E. Cawthon]

[Scott Lurndal]

The only time you need a floating bottom in a drawer is when the bottom is made from boards. When it is made from plywood or masonite, don't bother floating it, as they are both dimensionally stable.

If the bottom is not an entineered product, I'd float it no matter what size it is.

scott