Tool Storage - DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Plans are available in my Esty store. They include a cut list and step by step instructions.
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After many years of using an abusing my tools by throwing them in dresser drawers, I decided enough was enough. I built this 6ftx2ft storage unit to house all my tools and then some. The name of the game was space utilization. My goal here was to create drawers that would not be come catch alls. This is why I made so many shallow drawers. There is less chance of me stacking tools on top of each other now. In the future I will post a part 2 to this project in which I make dividers for all my tools within the drawers to keep them in their place.
The unit is made with 3/4 Birch ply and 1/2 oak ply for the drawer bottoms. Plans have been altered with 1/2" ply for drawers sides to save money and keep the weight down. Drawer slides used are 20"
Paint color on this is Pittsburgh Paints Nautica Line - Majolica Blue
The top was trimmed with solid birch and finished with 4 coats of polyurethane.
Links
Rockler Casters - rb.gy/27p9hk
Drawer Pull Jig - Gunflint Designs • DIY Drawer Pull Jig
Drawer Slides - www.amazon.com...
Drawer Pulls - www.amazon.com...
#spax #toolstorage #storage
Plans are now available on my Etsy.
www.etsy.com/listing/990984967/tool-storage-digital-plans?ref=shop_home_active_1
Yes dude! I've been waiting for this.
Thank you... My project starts tomorrow :) I will make one change of splitting it into two cabinets of 48 and 24 due to space constraints.
Your guide and video will help as this is my first project starting from scratch.
@@M-J-P Happy building! Id love to see the final product! @ me on insta!
What size drawer slides did you use for these plans?
Your a Legend.!
Love the color. Stylish but industrial! Great build!
the comedy in the editing was hilarious and the information and instruction was great. just subbed.
LOL. Lucky You. I have been using my parents dresser drawers that were purchased in 1950. We have had a lot of rain lately, and I put some chocks under it to stop it getting wet. The mice really appreciated a dry place to sh*t. Not under it but thru ALL the drawers.
thats rough! yeah I was tired of digging to find stuff. If youre looking to upgrade. I do have plans for this
With all of those ball bearing slides, this must be a high budget project.
yep, youd be right. Slides arent cheap but I did buy in bulk. Theres cheaper ways but thats what I wanted on mine
Excellent project, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
My pleasure!
Thanks for the video. Advice requested. I used to build custom furniture professionally in the 80's for a few years. When I stumbled upon your video I remembered that I still need to build a large "Map" style storage cabinet for my radio control airplane workshop. The interior of the drawers need to be about 60" wide and 36" deep but only 3" and 5" in height. They will hold larger scraps for fiberglass, kevlar and carbon fiber cloth, sheets of mylar, plastic vacuum bagging material and paper plans for radio controlled aircraft. Picking your brain, I have no have no Idea how to successfully build such large but shallow drawers and keep them from sagging over time. Thanks...
I really like that color.
I bought used blueprint cabinets that hold items 2 inches... usually on their side. They are full depth drawers on ball bearing rollers.. and 48x48 inches. You can get these SUPER quality files for cheap or free on Craigslist, etc. You can stand in the drawers without buckling. You can stack units on other units without loss of strength or function. For larger storage I bought steel storage cabiners with many different sizes and shapes. You can buy super quality used ones for $50 each from junkers. Buy some Harbor Freight wheels to put under them and you have cabinets that are as good as Snap On for PENNIES on the dollar. I have 25 blueprint drawers and 100 steel drawer cabinets on 100 or so wheels. I didnt spend $2000 for EVERYTHING.
This wasn't even organized madness 😭🤣 The new storage unit looks wonderful! 😍
it was chaos.. and it had to go. GOOD RIDDANCE!
Nice U of M Clothes!
I'm from a Detroit burb,
and a new subscriber!
Really Nice Cabinet Too!
Go Blue, I live on the west side of state now
Your filmmaking skills are amazing! This was great to watch! Keep up the great work. I’m definitely a subscriber now
Thanks Oliver! Welcome aboard!
Me too.
the ace ventura edit gets a like from me!
Some nice drawer tricks here!
Awesome video
Perfect sir 🎉 thank you.
Most welcome
Upon unboxing, I was immediately upset at how the rails were very noticeably bent. But I kept going, all tools needed to assemble were included th-cam.com/users/postUgkxqtX4Dxs6aecAZEuz6GY5-d81YecKCshn and I had it set up in about 30 minutes. Honestly I love this thing, make sure to read the measurements and measure your space so you know if it'll work for you. I bought this to put inside my closet, underneath where I hang my clothes and it is absolutely perfect! It is VERY sturdy and all drawers glide easily and mine are stuffed, and they are still flush when closed.
Thanks Karen!
This is great I now have an alternative then metal or plastic. Thanks for doing this.
Sure thing Harvey I did it just for you! Happy Holidays
Fantastic work, dude! Nicely done! 😃
I just subscribed!!!
Merry Christmas! Have a FANTASTIC 2021! And stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
new drinking game: Every time he says "actually", take a shot.
1 minute in, Im drunk already
Its as if there's one for every Harbaugh loss. Go Bucks.
LoL... My son does this too. Got me chuckling...
Great video, with well-explained processes, and your camera work is excellent. I’d only suggest you please consider rethinking your choice of music or removing it entirely on future videos. The bouncy synth track was virtually intolerable.
Great suggestion!
good job bro, nice solution
Man, 4 sheets of baltic birch plywood costs like $1500usd here in Norway now. almost cheaper to use solid wood!
Sorry brother! use whatever you can!
awesome, sweet build
Beautiful!
09:54 Dangerous thumb placement :o
I AINT AFRAID!
Thanks for the video and plans (which I purchased). What size screws are you using to attach the drawer bottom to the drawer frame? In the video it shows a box of 1 1/4" but that seems too big for 1/2" ply? Thanks
Gostei da forma de construção,mas a organização vem de cada Pessoa.
muito obrigado
best drawer slides for this? Link for the Rockler casters? Just downloaded the plans. I look forward to the build.
links are in the description. Happy building!
Great result! What pocket hole rig do you recommend buying? I saw some cheap ones on amazon & Co but those are probably not as easy to work with.
I have the kreg K4 pocket hole jig. If I were go back before I bought it, I would have looked into the "Auto-Jig" as you can quickly set up a a board in it
I'm curious... any particular reason you went with individual spacers/spreaders on the back side, instead of long strips like on the top front and toe kick? Seems like it might have been easier? Maybe not. Probably stronger, though I don't think your overall build is lacking in that regard ;)
Great question. I definitely think you could do that it was mainly space them evenly but you could do that with a spacer like i did for the front. So really i guess just personal prefence. I may have just saw it done by someone else and went with it
Do you have plans for that and what kind of drawer slides did you use looking to build one like that need to organize my shop a lot better and it already is hope you get this message and reach out to me thank you
Plans and hardware in the description! Thanks for watching!
$10/drawer for slides?! No wonder so many YT people use them everywhere. Those are $20++ here.
O yeah, slides in general are pricey so I got them as cheap as I could (while still having quality) If it wasnt for the slides the entire unit could be relatively cheap and with some modifications you could do slideless drawers
Learned some stuff for sure 🙏🏻. Wearing gloves on spinning machines though 😖...
Hi. I bought the plans for this project. However I still have not received the email with the pdf or whatever. Could someone look into it? Thanks. I really want to build this tool box 😁
Reach out to me on etsy with your order number and I can look into it
Where did you bought the drawers slides?
Amazon. Link now in the description
Hi, can you provide a cost estimation for this work?
sorry I cant, because lumber prices vary so much and the supply is all over the place, you will just have to check your lumber store.
I usually have to speed up build videos. This one I had to slow down.
haha sorry che, gotta find that sweet spot to please everyone
Great project....
Are plans available ?
What were the dimensions of the carcass and the drawers, please .....
thats about $500 in plywood for these drawers and it's only 1:32 in the video.
Eh even in the pandemic it wasnt that much for ply, sure a couple hundred. Im gonna be modifying the plans before I release them for 1/2 inch ply for the drawers as the 3/4 is just over kill. Should be some cost saving
Top right handle looks off
"No, no, it just seems that way 'cause you only got one shoe" - Happy Gilmore
@@KevBotWorkshop “ohhhhh yeahhh” lol
Smart design, and skillful build... but you don't need the meme-esque video clips. They only distract/detract from your narrative. Believe in your own content, man.
appreciate the feedback. I like em cause thats my personality showing through
It looks a bit bowed..
Dude no offense because i can appreciate the workmanship but a lot of your drawers and handles are clearly crooked.
Only seems that way cause you're wearing one shoe
tu parles trop et je comprends rien.... bye
As someone who has really bad ADHD, I appreciate this video. You made it very interesting the entire time. Plus, your work turned out really nice!
O I understand completely, im the same way. Glad you liked the video
Oh...I LIKE THAT
Your background noise (music?) is actually distracting. I'd rather hear your drill or your saws doing their job than that noise you've added. Thanks for sharing this build. Good job on the project and the video.
Thanks for the feedback Barry, ill consider it!
What was your total cost for the plywood? Is 3/4 still about $100/sheet?
Very well done. What was your estimated total cost? With plywood thru the roof now, would it be comparable to purchase a Harbor Freight box? Love your build and it looks great, just a curiosity question. And nothing satisfies like saying "I built that"!
I wish this had been answered.
Brilliant video, can you link us to the sketchup file please? I'd love to build this for myself.
Greetings from the UK.
I'm going back through and listen to what the dimensions are, I'll write them down and try to blue print
I wish you had dimensions in the plans I purchased. Saw review with same stress but he was going to watch video again and write down what dimensions he can. Shouldn't be necessary. Shines a dim light and a great production.
How thick was the spacer used for the drawer slides? (Video time 12:33)
Very cool build, but I hate your background music... ;)
Thanks for the note! Always looking to make videos better
Learnt some new tricks for cabinet making. Thanks Kev
Instead of those Rockler casters you should’ve just eliminated the 4” toe kick and installed 6 good quality 3” casters with brakes on the front 3.
That way you don’t have the 6” on each side of the cabinet wasted for the caster and need even more space to reach with your foot to set the caster.
Thanks for the tip!
Plus saving the 4" of wasted space in the bottom of the cabinet
I dont get it, its a wood tool chest.
Whats so wrong using MDF ?
MDF has advantages over plywood
Cost being the largest, then stability
If your just going to put paint on it
Set it up off the floor on a sub frame you do not need to cut a toe kick the 2x4 sub frame is your toekick it also gets the MDF off the floor, paint will protect it from water and the sub frame gets it off the floor.
The Baltic burch should be saved for kitchen cabinets, no dam wonder its over 100 dollars a sheet.
Your wasting valuable resources on
Garage cabnits the next home owner will just tear out and trash.
Shop finiture and equipment should be cheap lumber products.
Not the higest qulity.
Every project I see guy make for the shop are done with high quality materials its a waste.
You ok pal? need a hug?
Do you have plans or a materials/cut list for this project
I would like plans as well !!
Great video! I'll be making this for sure. I appreciate your usage of the Sketchup model also it made it clearer what parts were being created. Also I use Sketchup for all of my designs also. Again nice job!
If anyone re-builds this i recommend installing the drawer slides while the wood pieces are still unassembled. There is a reason why IKEA does this. It´s much easier if everything is measured correctly. But given that he got them after building the cabinet his order of operations was justified.
Sure you can do that, as long as you're right with measurements. IKEA is all mass produced, cut by CNCs , takes out the human error. Ill continue to do it this way
That 3/4" plywood doesn't look like Baltic Birch. It appears to be Birch veneered plywood. 3/4" Baltic Birch should have 13 plies.
Can you share the SketchUp design file? Nice looking design.
I’d love to get the plans too. Plus I’m sure your sister is happy to get your tools out of her drawers!
Haha dont tell it went in the trash!
Very nice cabinet that will provide a ton of storage for you. Also it was a very nice video. I like videos with the right balance of talking. To much talking is sickening and to little talking with poor video makes you guess about the purpose of the video.
Awesome, thank you!
learned more in this video than any (all) the others.
I like your video but what I can stand is the gloves WHY????? I think is very dangerous to use the table saw with gloves besides what is the concern? to scratch your hands? if one of the machines caught your gloves you will prefer an scratch...I will subscribe to your channel because you are talented but I am worry.....Take care please
You are absolutely right when it comes to gloves. I know I should not be wearing them and appreciate your concern. The reason I wear them is because I have Atopic dermatitis on my hands that is extremely aggravated by sawdust (some species more than others.) There are many times I wear them because i know that I am making a cut farther away from the blade and I am comfortable doing so. Other times I take them off because I am not comfortable with a cut and I take the aggravation. One of the the drawbacks to my favorite hobby. Of course a drawback would be losing a finger or worse so I am taking proper precautions and thinking about every move I make. Of course there is no guarantee there. Woodworkers who arent wearing gloves even lose fingers so it is something to take serious anyways. I know for sure a sawstop will be in my future. Until then I am going to play it safe and try not wearing gloves as much as possible. Thanks again for your concern
@@KevBotWorkshop my apologies all I have to do is pray for you so you can be heal...
great video , just what i was looking for. great job
10:31 - maybe the screw shine but not the way you used it...
Solid points for including minions.
Love this! Question however...why spend the extra money for nicer plywood if you're just going to paint it? I love the result and look but usually you get the nicer lumber to stain or varnish.
Mainly cause it’s paint grade. I could go cheaper but it’s more likely to have knots and imperfections and I just wanted it to look good.
Pretty Badass, no one made comments on the polka dot shorts!!!
hahaha... they are mustaches THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Need to update your plans. The middle drawers (K) are 1/2 narrower than the outer drawers (J) but the back supports (E) are all the same. Thanks
That dresser system you had was pretty solid, not sure why you'd even consider a change! Seriously though, great build, especially the camera work and editing.
You're right I should go fish it out of the trash and put the tools back! haha
Mother of god I just priced out 3 sheets of 3/4 and 2 sheets of 1/2 maple plywood. Wow.
Yep maple is going to cost ya, id try a cheaper ply. In the plans I put out I did alter them to use 3/4in ply and 1/2in ply to make it weigh less and hopefully cost less, but fully sheets of ply are still pretty high ever since 2020
Your drawer fronts and handles are not level and even so even though it's solid build quality it looks wonky (which isn't fair, because you did a good job). If you use vertical and horizontal spacers across the gaps you can even up the drawer fronts when putting them on, and then use a level / stringline across all the drawers in-situ for marking the handle holes, instead of that jig on each drawer front separately - that way it'll look schmick.
Go Blue!! Great design. Great video. Totally going to use your design as a base for mine. Thank you for putting together this video. Love the channel.
Thanks andy! Would love to see the final result! Tag me on insta and Go Blue!
@@KevBotWorkshop I will! I have a steel rod desk project and a BBQ/pizza oven island project ahead of workshop projects, but I’ll definitely tag you. Thanks again!
Hey, great video and great build. Really well put together video, wish you much luck with your channel 👍
Thanks James! I just subbed to you
Super skills man and that is one amazing desk. I just wish I had all the tools to make it and then space to store this tools :-)
You dont need all the fancy tools, all of this can be done with a circular saw, drill, and pocket hole jig. It helps to have more but it can be done.
all good, besides the ikea handles. anything else, would be better. diy or recycled would be optimal.
Just found your channel and subscribed! Great content. Go Blue! (Such a terrible FB season)
Lets not talk about it hahah basketball season is underway and I have a short memory. Thanks for the sub!
How much did it cost to make it?
Brilliant!!! Greetings from Chile!
looks great. Looking for your plans when you release them :) After building all our stores cabinetry with 3/4" pre-finished white birch, I had to run everything one and done as there was no cover up finish work. For that bottom upper toe kick, I'd run front to back bottom shelving and that toe kick plate would sit all the way to the top of the 3.5" cut out, supporting the shelf. I like your method as it saves material and you have drawers anyways. Thought I'd give you an alternate if you ever want to leave that open and have a bottom shelf.
vielleicht bin ich zu kritisch aber das ist halt Pfusch... Schubladen hängen schief usw. mangelhaft Gestrichen. Klar ist es für die Werkstatt aber wenn man denkt was der Spaß mit den Auszügen kostet mit dem Holz.... naja ich finde es absolut nicht gut oder gut gelungen
Bcp trop d'annonces ! c'est merdique
Kevin - Check the jig you made for the screw holes for your handles - the handles are crooked.
I have a confession. I’m a toolaholic. I’m so weak in a tool shop, I just can’t help myself.
Question- why did you use pocket hole screws for the drawers, when they have false fronts so conventional screws would not be seen? Instead the sides have those big holes showing. Is there some advantage? Cannot be strength, the 1/2" bottoms will add all that is needed.
Pocket holes give more strength while screwing straight into plywood endgrain isnt as stong and can cause the layers to split
Great job! BTW, at 9:55, one day that brad is going to turn and get your thumb.
How many hours did it approximately take to build this?
Hard to say as it take me more time to do things as I am moving a camera around to set up shots. Ambitiously it could be done in a weekend. With a cut list, you can batch cut everything and then it is just assembly. Probably the longest part is the pocket holes and waiting for glue to dry on the top
Great video, I've watched it....4-6 times. I'm building my 'miter box bench' built in bank of cabinets.... I haven't seen/heard a great name for it 🤔. but at one end, I'm going to build something like your 'tool storage' unit, to replace my actual tool crib, so it is under the right side of the miter box. The cabinets on the left will be door cabinets for all the tools that have their own cases.
Your 'tool storage' looks great and it's just what I'm looking to build. How did you find the drawer slides / gliders....? Where/where.... I saw the Amazon link, and reviews. But what is your take on them? I'm building a new bed, that has drawers built into the base, and I'm using Knobonly slides on that project.
So I'm looking for any feedback ????
Keep up the great work, I'll be checking out your other videos.👍👍
Jon
The slides are alright nothing fancy. They are even pricey for the number of slides I needed. Of course I would love some nicer slides but for shop furniture, its not worth the money.
@@KevBotWorkshop Thanks for the feedback. So are you ok with them for the shop? Or do you have someone you recommend? I'm using Knobonly, because of the soft close and weight capacity, and they are reasonable price wise. If you drop the soft close Promark are pretty good. Any thoughts? Again, nice project.
@@Jonacarpenter Yeah they are fine, definitely not the best but not the worst. If I were to make again I would maybe would try to find cheaper slides but wouldnt want to go down in quality. soft close are really nice, if you have the means I saw go with that.
Your videos are awesome!!!
How to find majolica blue paint
Great project. Would love to have one of these. Just found your channel. Looking forward to seeing what else you have done.
Thanks Angie! welcome! Im only just getting started on my channel. Stay tuned!
Good project.
FWIW as a professional- you can probably get away with 1/2” baltic ply drawer sides and 1/4” bottoms. You alluded to that at 9:00
With glue and stepped square joinery, I have a mechanic’s bottom chest on wheels the size of yours. I built it almost 25 years ago and even with a couple drawers full of ~100# + of steel jigs, hammer forms, and dollies I have never had a single failure other than a drawer pull I dropped a big maple plank on.
One thing about it: yours will last at least that well! :)
I prefer the narrower drawers as you mentioned; the idea of a toolbox is to access tools in an organized fashion, not stuff it full of stacked up stuff.
Nice color choice btw
Mine’s a tad more blue tone but yours looks familiar.
Thanks! And i fully agree about thinner ply. In my plans I made an adjustment for everyone to save some $ and make it weigh less. I still would probably not use 1/4 on the bigger drawers just my opinion cause I throw in there a router and sander and drill so the big drawers are a bit heavy, but yeah I see what you mean
Great workmanship.
Nice build. I normally don't like to paint on wood but that came out really nice!
Me to vintauri, but i saw something similar online and thought it looked super slick. No regrets here
Hey Kev, I really dig this design and look forward to trying my hand at following your design once I move into a bigger space soon. I tried my best to replicate what you did in sketch up and made a cut list. I made a few adjustments just guessing at some of the dimensions and I wasn't able to get my cut list down to what you used but it's pretty close. I could post that up for you to give to other viewers who also want to try this out if you're interested. Didn't want to hop on your channel and just put your designs out there without permission :p
Thanks alex, but im gonna have plans for sale really soon
Great design, and build project!
Well done!
Thank you very much!