Carpentry and Woodworking - Making own drawer slides

It's been a while since I posted. My basement project is almost complete. I am building my last built-in book case. issue I hav eis the depth for drawers is only about 10" and I cannot find any store bought slides that are less than 12". Therefore, I am considering making my own. I have basic carpentry skills with router, miter and table saw at my disposal. Any suggestions on an "easy" way of making them. My cabinet is fully enclosed (not a front facing like some kitchen cabinets). I was thinking of routing out a groove on the sides of the drawers and adding a piece to the sides of the inside cabinet for the drawer to slide in. If so, should this be square or dove tailed ? Any help is appreciated. The last post I had the responses were very helpful when I installed laminated flooring on my steps. Thanks in advance

Why not just use a standard drawer slide and "cut" it down.

I have done tihis many imes in the past with great results.

You may have to modify the way you mount it but it should
still work.

The working ends of a drawer slide the drawer side is the roller end and the working end of the cabinet side is the mouth opening

Either straight or dovetail would work, but I think straight cut will slide better. The weight of the drawer would tend to wedge the dovetail into the groove. That style of drawer slides was used before hardware came into common use. I have about a 90 year old table with a drawer that is like that.

BTW, Rockler has several drawer slides in 10" length.

I've built a couple dozen or so drawers using the wood strip running in a dado groove. IMO this is superior to the cheaper drawer guides available - maybe not as good as the top line guides but works well.

Use a square or rectangular hardwood strip in a dado. A dovetail will likely bind especially if there is a lot of weight in the drawer.
A little wax helps with operation and will reduce wear.

Not to take anything away from your idea to make your own drawer slides, but 10" drawer slides are available... like tow_guy says, online if you can't find them in stores.

The center hardwood guide that mounts on the bottom of the drawer is a good option- either dovetailed or rabbeted would work. If you make your own drawer guide, it would give you more width since it fits into it's own wooden groove within the cabinet, while the plastic guides that mount on the back of the drawer would mean you'd lose about 1 1/8" of drawer depth to allow space for the guide in back.

The link below is for the drawer slide page of Woodworker's hardware. They come as small as 8".

http://wwhardware.com/catalog.cfm/GroupID/Cabinet%20Drawer%20Slides/CatID/Drawer%20Slides%2C%20Full%20Extension%20Ball%20Bearing/SubCatID/KV%208400%20Series%20100%23%20Class%20

If not, as previously mentioned, the square dado would be a good option, using wax for a lubricant.

I ended up buying 12" slides adn cutting off about 1.5" to fit. they work great. thanks to all who repsonded. Now to making cabinet doors.