I love these inserts! After a recent kitchen remodel, I originally purchased dividers from a big box store. I hated how much room they took up in the drawer and the extra space on sides and behind. The rev-a-shelf is fantastic! My husband cut to size in minutes, and it's a custom fit. It also happens to match the inside of my drawers so it seems like it came with the cabinetry but much cheaper than buying their version. I have double wide drawers so I used a combination of utility and cutlery inserts. The most challenging part was determining where to cut (this wouldn't be an issue if using one per drawer but since I used 2 in each drawer, I had to plan where I wanted the dividers - no big deal just took some thought!) Couldn't be any happier!!!
We got 2 of the narrower inserts because our drawer was wider than the wide insert. I am not really into writing reviews but when I read the reviews of others that are wrong I make the exception. Someone said the insert is "flimsy". I disagree. They are very sturdy. These inserts are very well constructed. The bottom plywood is a tad over 3/8" and the dividers are a tad under 3/8" (probably some exact metric number). The smallest compartment (the one there are three of) is 2 3/8" by 10 1/4".
I never fail to be amazed that the Chinese can make these things to sell at retail less than than the cost I would pay for wood and they often buy the wood in the USA.
Be advised that unless the insert is the exact size for your drawer you will need some sort of saw to cut it down. A 10" table saw with an 80 tooth blade is the preferred tool. Down from that is a 40 tooth blade. Moving down from a table saw is a band saw, a jig saw or a hand saw but these will produce less than a perfect cut. You should definitely put painters tape where you are going to cut to avoid splintering.
As indicated in another one of my reviews, my wife and recently moved into a new construction home. While the kitchen cabinets are beautiful hand-crafted pieces from a local cabinetmaker, there were really no-frills or useful accessories. For a number of reasons, I needed time-savers versus building my own, and Rev-A-Shelf to the rescue! I purchased this utensil divider along with two other models of drawer divider made by Rev-A-Shelf. Very nicely constructed and I was very happy with how well boxed they were arriving with no damage! I trimmed the dividers to fit the drawer boxes perfectly on my table saw with a fine-tooth, thin kerf finishing blade so the edges would need little to no sanding to dress them. During our housewarming, our guests thought our kitchen was a full custom job because they couldn't tell these were inserts!
Product looks very nice and functions perfectly for its purpose.
Quality is acceptable. Made mostly of good quality maple plywood (no voids and the veneer doesn't tear easily when cut by a good blade). My only gripe and reason for the 4 stars is the rear wall/fence area is not completely square to the plywood base. This may be just my piece, but the quality control must not be great. I planned on exchanging if it didn't fit well since dealing with unsquare drawers as well can complicate matters. In the end it ended up fitting fine.
Installation is pretty straight forward with a table saw. If you have to use a circular saw, I would imagine ripping the raised wall would be a bit more difficult to get it straight.
Overall I like the way it looks and functions installed.
As someone who is crazy about organization, this is one of my favorite purchases for our new home's kitchen. It was a tab bit tricky to cut it down to size. We ended up using a rotary tool to maneuver it because the wood was thin enough. There are probably better ways to go about it, but we were working with a limited tool set and didn't want to use a table saw since we felt like it would be overkill. After a few tries, we got it perfect, and now it looks like its built into our cabinets. This tray absolutely takes advantage of all the available space and our utensil drawer is neater than its ever been.
Feature Product
- (1) Wood cutlery drawer insert
- 2-3/8" height
- Organize kitchen utensils
- Attractive wood construction with durable clear finish
- Can be trimmed to exact size with table saw
Description
Organize kitchen drawers with Rev-A-Shelf’s Wood Cutlery Tray Insert. The 4WCT Series is made of our classic Maple hardwood with a UV cured clear finish to ensure an acceptable match to any kitchen cabinet. This modern day clutter solution requires a simple drop-in installation with two sizes that may be trimmed to fit various drawer sizes.
I was having a really hard time finding a cutlery tray for our apparently large drawers. This tray has been perfect! I love that you can cut 3 of the sides to make it fit in your particular drawer just right. The top, and both sides can just be run through a saw. My husband only had to trim the top end a bit. And you wouldn't even know looking at it after. The wood quality is REALLY nice. The cutting of the one end didn't disturb and of the other joints or connections. I wish this company made a version for utensils that has like 3 large compartments, because I'd totally buy them!
This is such an improvement over the typical plastic silverware organizer. Its likely you will have to trim the back of this piece to fit your drawer but so worth that small job. My drawer always looks picture perfect! I find it just looks cleaner! I can actually fit two sets of each of my utensils in the sections for forks, spoons and knives which is quite the improvement over one toppling pile in the sections of my old organizer. Really love this product!
Couldn’t be easier to install once you cut it to the right size. I have large drawers in my kitchen and all I had to do was trim a couple of inches off the sides. Slides right in. Beautiful wood finish on the inside matches inside of my drawers. Plenty of room to organize my cutlery. I’m very happy with this purchase!
I love these Rev-A-Shelf products! It has saved me so much money. Instead of buying custom, I create my own custom. We just put in a brand new kitchen and I wanted some better organization that was "Built-in", or had the look and this was it. It was so easy to customize. Follow the directions and it turned out great!
I am so happy with this. I regret not buying it sooner and getting rid of all the individual trays that slid all over the drawer. It was easy to cut and custom fit on a small table saw. I will be buying additional Rev-A-Shelf products to customize my kitchen.
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