Great video and great plans! Thanks for both!!! In the video, you had a layout page for your drawer slides. Would you happen to have a copy of the drawer slide layout that you could attach to the plans?
@@DIYBuilds Thanks for a prompt response. But using the shims / spacers as you did works the same when assembling right side up. I have been doing so for over 30 years.
I think it's been ten years since I was able to download/ print plans without having to subscribe/ join a mailing list. It's just so decent of you, super cool! Will be telling everyone that will listen!
Really nice, I may make one of these for the craft room. Thanks for going through all the step by step, producing the video and sharing free downloadable plans. No complaints here!
For people wondering about the drawer bottom strength: I work at a cabinet shop where we've been building and installing over a hundred drawers per week just like this for years. I've never yet seen one need to be repaired for the bottom coming off. The guides will fail long before the drawer will. It'd be a different story if they were made from boards, but being made from plywood that's not going to grow and shrink a bunch, these will do just fine with glue and staples instead of fancy joints and dados.
I'm not a cabinet maker, but I did make a cabinet (similar to this one no less) the drawers are held together with glue, and 18guage 1 1/2" staples. I've put probably 75+ lbs of tools and junk in the big drawer and then beat the hell out of that cabinet in the shop for 5+ years now. The bottom of that big drawer is no closer to falling out today than it was the day I made it. Were I making an heirloom piece out of nice hard woods that I was going to display in my house, I'd probably do box joints and a dado'd in panel, I just like that look... but for shop furniture. Glue. Staples. & Plywood have yet to fail on me.
I'll admit this video has kept popping up in my feed. I started it watching one time and immediately became bored. That's on me, not the video. After being in my TH-cam feed STILL for another few days I sat down and watched it. I'm glad I did. This is exactly what I've been looking for in my new shop I'm building. Great video!
I built four of these identical to yours 10 years ago, they are still in service today except one bottom to my 3/8 size nut and bolt drawer fell out, because I did not use strong enough plywood, but I used some cheap wafer board for my bottoms, where were you 10 years ago?, I am nowhere near a carpenter or cabinet builder but rather a mechanic. I sure could have used your help back then, smile, good video. Thank you buddy.
Great video!!! I've been building cabinets for over 25 years and have thought MANY times about doing something like this, BUT haven't. I've been torn between whether or not to build an heirloom with dovetail drawers, fancy inlaid drawer fronts, exotic woods, OR keep it simple and effective. You just won me over... THANKS!!!! Lastly, and most important to me is how you made the video. It covers all the important points quickly without dragging all of us through a bunch of mumbo jumbo nonsense and chatter. You got right to the point and even got to show off a tool. Again THANKS!!!
You build efficiently, you video and edit efficiently, worth a subscribe. I was just debating spending on a sheet metal tool chest w/drawers. Now I’ll build one for less.
Thank you so much for this!! Health issues have me working on small projects in the house, and I've been looking for a more attractive furniture-like option for tools and supplies. This is perfect!!
Curious as to why in your plans and build of the drawer boxes, you have the sides of the boxes sandwiching the front and back rather than the front and back sandwiching the sides. Sorry I don't know the exact terminology for this. Would the latter not help the drawer fronts lay perfectly flat and also ensure the drawer box width to be exact? I had a couple drawer boxes out just a touch from assembly which affected my drawer fronts laying perfect, which in turn affected the continuity and look of the drawers when they were all closed.
OMG all the cabinets I've made I ALSO made my drawer pulls very similar to the way you did it. I did the same thing using sheets of plywood for the drawer faces for the consistent look too! I'm just trying to state that I feel a little validation that someone else came up with the same idea so it means that my idea wasn't silly. I've only built 5 projects in my 40+ year lifetime so I think thats pretty cool.
Nice! I enjoyed the "straight to the point" format. There are so many DIY channels where they tell you what they're gonna tell you before they get started, then tell you what they're doing before every move and then show you how they screwed every screw and made every cut. EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL. You however were SPOT ON with just enough clarification and plenty of fast forwarding to the next step. I have subscribed to your channel and requested notifications ALL.
Welcome Back.. it is good to see you at it again.. I look forward to see all your future project. I trust you weathering(pun) our beautiful tropical weather these days....
"grain continuity". Not a term usually associated with a complex toolbox. This would go perfectly in my dining room :) DIY gold, thankyou for teaching.
Excellent! I've been looking at toolboxes lately and, I'm ashamed to say, this never occurred to me. Looks very sturdy - I'll be building it. Thank you.
To my favorite woodworker/youtuber I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, filled with love, hope and countless blessings, looking forward to new content in the new year, your biggest fan Mitzi from South Africa 💫
The metal boxes always look nice in the store. They look good the first time you roll them into your shop. They look nice sitting there. But they suck for holding woodworking tools! They're great for my sockets, ratchets, screwdrivers etc. That's about it in my opinion. Your build is awesome for chisels, bladed tools etc etc. Much easier on sharpened tool edges. And it's hand made. Nice job! Think I'm going to build one too 👍
Great project! One suggestion: Sand your plywood and trim before installing the trim. Then you won’t end up with those corners that you can’t reach with your sander.
I like that this is a design I could feasibly build despite having limited tools. Sure, a tablesaw simplifies things. But a circular saw would do the job. Using the spacer to install the drawers is a stroke of genius. The best thing about this, though, is that it is flexible. I can make drawers to fit my tools rather than having to put my tools wherever I can stuff them. And there's room to embellish/upgrade things to make the box more of a showpiece.
One tip. Next time, instead of cutting and assembling drawer pieces, just assemble the 4 sides of a box, and then cut the drawers out by running the entire box over the table saw. If you don't mind recessing the drawer bottoms with a router, you can make the box the exact size of the cabinet (less 1" width for slides and 1/4" height for your top and bottom gaps). Then the 1/8" kerf from you saw blade becomes the drawer spacing. And you can pre-attach the drawer face panel before cutting if you want. Either way, the glue up is faster since you only glue up a single box, and it's actually less error prone since you only do it once.
nice Build and Video I’m betweenHomes and Shops , a Woodworker By Trade but I enjoy working on Automobiles and other Items I’ve been Comtimplating building my next Automotive Toolboxes in a very similiar fashion ! I’m also leaning towards outfitting my next Wood Shop with the very same Ryobi Cordless System IMO it’s one of the better Valued Systems for the Money Professionally. I also got used to using Battery powered Nailers and I like not having a hose to drag around
Is it worth it to build one of these? I've been trying to decide on the cost and convenience of buying a tool chest vs building one and having it be what I want exactly.
Dude, great to see you on the channel again. Always enjoy your projects, dry wit, and (especially) sarcasm! BTW do you have plans for your projects? How much are they and where could I find them?🤣🤣🤣
I have that Vevor sander. It was about US$16 on discount plus a coupon. My honest opinion about it is that the sander is quite powerful, but prolonged usage can make your hand quite uncomfortable from the vibrations. I also have a DeWalt orbital sander and think that they’re of a similar power minus the more comfortable DeWalt advantage. For the price I got mine I highly recommended it, even if it’s US$40. Thanks for the video btw 😉
Funny, I've been telling people I'm going to make a wooden tool box again. I won't even try to make it nice and it will be much better than anything I have now. tHanks for the video!
What great little project. I need one about one half that size for some lathe chisels and other lathe accessories. The best thing is you really make the construction simple, plus very clear instruction, so it should be a simple build. I couldn't figure out how to download the pdf but I'm sure one of my kids will help, they'll be here for Christmas dinner, after all Mom's doing the cooking.
Excellent build and video. So informative! So, put the drawer slides on first you say. LOL. I built a tool chest with drawer slides a couple of summers ago and it is still a point of pride with me. But, I had never done anything like that before and ended up putting in the slides after the boxes were all assembled. What a dope. Today I learned something that would have made my build a million times easier. One question - you seem to have a lot of tear out where you rabbeted the backs. As a beginner why is that and how does one avoid it? Thank-you.
It's because I did it after the slides were mounted and using wrong / dull bit. Also was cutting accroas grain instead of along it. To avoid it you can score with a knife first
I really like this!! Thank you! I'm currently thinking about buying one of those tool carts from Harbor Freight but also considered building one myself. I am curious about how much all this cost but I love the looks of this and it seems quite reasonable as far as build complexity. Well done!
Awesome design! Seems pretty straight forward and easy enough even for a beginner. 2 questions. 1. If I don't have the nail gun that you are using, is there anything I can use with just a drill? 2. If I wanted to stain this tool cabinet, I assume it would be better to stain it before putting it all together?
if i wwanted to stain it i would build it and only stain the outside but thats just me and the only reason to use nails is to speed things up and help things stay in line while glue dries, both can be mitigate by using clamps. hope that helps
I like my red boxes for all my tools, some mechanical and some woodworking. They're neat. They WORK. And they're convenient. Further they aren't show off stuff and I keep my tools hidden.
Great video and great plans! Thanks for both!!! In the video, you had a layout page for your drawer slides. Would you happen to have a copy of the drawer slide layout that you could attach to the plans?
I've just updated the plans to have the layout in it. go to my website and redownload them.
@@DIYBuilds Thank you so very much!!!
@@DIYBuilds I have never seen anybody attach the drawers upside down. What is your reason for that ?
To keep the gaps between at 1/8" at the top and trimming the final drawer height to size when installed last.
@@DIYBuilds Thanks for a prompt response. But using the shims / spacers as you did works the same when assembling right side up. I have been doing so for over 30 years.
I think it's been ten years since I was able to download/ print plans without having to subscribe/ join a mailing list. It's just so decent of you, super cool! Will be telling everyone that will listen!
Really nice, I may make one of these for the craft room. Thanks for going through all the step by step, producing the video and sharing free downloadable plans. No complaints here!
For people wondering about the drawer bottom strength: I work at a cabinet shop where we've been building and installing over a hundred drawers per week just like this for years. I've never yet seen one need to be repaired for the bottom coming off. The guides will fail long before the drawer will. It'd be a different story if they were made from boards, but being made from plywood that's not going to grow and shrink a bunch, these will do just fine with glue and staples instead of fancy joints and dados.
I'm not a cabinet maker, but I did make a cabinet (similar to this one no less) the drawers are held together with glue, and 18guage 1 1/2" staples. I've put probably 75+ lbs of tools and junk in the big drawer and then beat the hell out of that cabinet in the shop for 5+ years now. The bottom of that big drawer is no closer to falling out today than it was the day I made it. Were I making an heirloom piece out of nice hard woods that I was going to display in my house, I'd probably do box joints and a dado'd in panel, I just like that look... but for shop furniture. Glue. Staples. & Plywood have yet to fail on me.
They do not fail, the drawers, but they are not impressive to look at.
That was my biggest concern, Thank you for clarifying.
@@11211lcb this needs headbanger decals!
Great job
I'll admit this video has kept popping up in my feed. I started it watching one time and immediately became bored. That's on me, not the video. After being in my TH-cam feed STILL for another few days I sat down and watched it. I'm glad I did. This is exactly what I've been looking for in my new shop I'm building. Great video!
I built four of these identical to yours 10 years ago, they are still in service today except one bottom to my 3/8 size nut and bolt drawer fell out, because I did not use strong enough plywood, but I used some cheap wafer board for my bottoms, where were you 10 years ago?, I am nowhere near a carpenter or cabinet builder but rather a mechanic. I sure could have used your help back then, smile, good video. Thank you buddy.
Great video!!! I've been building cabinets for over 25 years and have thought MANY times about doing something like this, BUT haven't. I've been torn between whether or not to build an heirloom with dovetail drawers, fancy inlaid drawer fronts, exotic woods, OR keep it simple and effective. You just won me over... THANKS!!!!
Lastly, and most important to me is how you made the video. It covers all the important points quickly without dragging all of us through a bunch of mumbo jumbo nonsense and chatter. You got right to the point and even got to show off a tool. Again THANKS!!!
Thank you. Yeah I definitely come at it from a keep it simple and build more rather than spend a long time making things intricate.
Yeah, I wish all TH-camrs would take up after this guy.
Installing the drawers upside down a great trick! Thanks for the build.
You build efficiently, you video and edit efficiently, worth a subscribe.
I was just debating spending on a sheet metal tool chest w/drawers. Now I’ll build one for less.
Love the way you make it clear and simple , we need more videos like this !!
I love the way you laid out and installed the drawer slides. It's going to make my build a breeze. Thanks.
Wow, I am absolutely amazed at your well thoughtout plans and your excellent display of Craftsmanship!
Well done, Sir!
I followed along and then checked for the plans There was a set of plans!!! TY for sharing ALL the needed info
I absolutely love this Chest. I am a beginner cabinet person. You make it look so simple. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this!! Health issues have me working on small projects in the house, and I've been looking for a more attractive furniture-like option for tools and supplies. This is perfect!!
I just finished my tool cabinet from your fantastic video and plans. It turned out great!!! Thanks so much for the all the info.
Awesome. Email me a picture if you'd like and I'll post it on my website.
Curious as to why in your plans and build of the drawer boxes, you have the sides of the boxes sandwiching the front and back rather than the front and back sandwiching the sides. Sorry I don't know the exact terminology for this. Would the latter not help the drawer fronts lay perfectly flat and also ensure the drawer box width to be exact? I had a couple drawer boxes out just a touch from assembly which affected my drawer fronts laying perfect, which in turn affected the continuity and look of the drawers when they were all closed.
Love the way you attach the drawer slides prior to assembly. Brilliant!
OMG all the cabinets I've made I ALSO made my drawer pulls very similar to the way you did it. I did the same thing using sheets of plywood for the drawer faces for the consistent look too! I'm just trying to state that I feel a little validation that someone else came up with the same idea so it means that my idea wasn't silly. I've only built 5 projects in my 40+ year lifetime so I think thats pretty cool.
Nice! I enjoyed the "straight to the point" format. There are so many DIY channels where they tell you what they're gonna tell you before they get started, then tell you what they're doing before every move and then show you how they screwed every screw and made every cut. EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL. You however were SPOT ON with just enough clarification and plenty of fast forwarding to the next step. I have subscribed to your channel and requested notifications ALL.
Thanks for the freebie plans. I like this much better than the shaking red thing I have now.
Welcome Back.. it is good to see you at it again.. I look forward to see all your future project. I trust you weathering(pun) our beautiful tropical weather these days....
"grain continuity". Not a term usually associated with a complex toolbox. This would go perfectly in my dining room :) DIY gold, thankyou for teaching.
First time viewer. This is so Canadian, and I love it.
For sure eh.
Good job, just wow. you are a craftsmen
Best T-shirt yet - and a great build to boot!
Thank you for the video!
Excellent! I've been looking at toolboxes lately and, I'm ashamed to say, this never occurred to me. Looks very sturdy - I'll be building it. Thank you.
Just pretty dang nice there Mr. thanks for posting.
To my favorite woodworker/youtuber I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, filled with love, hope and countless blessings, looking forward to new content in the new year, your biggest fan Mitzi from South Africa 💫
Thanks mitzi. Same to you
Hello ,
Very good and very inspiring
I'm from Indonesia
looks great! also looks like Canadian Tire better start sponsoring you !! hope you and the family have a wonderful christmas!
Awesome build. Love the adjustment to the large drawer at the end. Genius! And free plans?!? Who does that!
Awesome job and love it very well made and strong thank for the free plan thank you brother
Just gorgeous. But enough about you. That project is nice too.
Thanks Brad - brad
Just found you on YT. Nice! Thanks for the good video/plans!
Super nice tool chest - great video. Tons of storage without a big footprint. Thanks!
The metal boxes always look nice in the store. They look good the first time you roll them into your shop.
They look nice sitting there.
But they suck for holding woodworking tools! They're great for my sockets, ratchets, screwdrivers etc. That's about it in my opinion.
Your build is awesome for chisels, bladed tools etc etc. Much easier on sharpened tool edges. And it's hand made. Nice job! Think I'm going to build one too 👍
Very good nice project
Great project! One suggestion: Sand your plywood and trim before installing the trim. Then you won’t end up with those corners that you can’t reach with your sander.
Hey! The algo got one right, for a change! Subbed on the first video! I need this! Yay! Thanks!
I like that this is a design I could feasibly build despite having limited tools. Sure, a tablesaw simplifies things. But a circular saw would do the job. Using the spacer to install the drawers is a stroke of genius. The best thing about this, though, is that it is flexible. I can make drawers to fit my tools rather than having to put my tools wherever I can stuff them. And there's room to embellish/upgrade things to make the box more of a showpiece.
One tip. Next time, instead of cutting and assembling drawer pieces, just assemble the 4 sides of a box, and then cut the drawers out by running the entire box over the table saw.
If you don't mind recessing the drawer bottoms with a router, you can make the box the exact size of the cabinet (less 1" width for slides and 1/4" height for your top and bottom gaps). Then the 1/8" kerf from you saw blade becomes the drawer spacing. And you can pre-attach the drawer face panel before cutting if you want.
Either way, the glue up is faster since you only glue up a single box, and it's actually less error prone since you only do it once.
@josephhfry this would have saved me so many headaches! Thanks for the tip!
nice Build and Video I’m betweenHomes and Shops , a Woodworker By Trade but I enjoy working on Automobiles and other Items I’ve been Comtimplating building my next Automotive Toolboxes in a very similiar fashion ! I’m also leaning towards outfitting my next Wood Shop with the very same Ryobi Cordless System IMO it’s one of the better Valued Systems for the Money Professionally. I also got used to using Battery powered Nailers and I like not having a hose to drag around
Great project - and the ubiquitous safety sliders (sandals)
Nice video and I like your style: explain how to make .
Men it look really really nice, I will try to do for my workshop, thanks
Thanks for the vid and the free plans. this is a project that I can adapt to build my own studio plan chest for my artwork. Thanks again!
ABSOLUTELY the best way of storage and you made is simple as it gets.....Thank you...
The tool cabinet looks great.
Awesome video. On a side note...I have that ancient Ryobi flashlight as well!
Princess Auto drawer slides for the win !
Yup. Gotta love sales
Well done!
Nicely presented. Good learning
Nice piece of work. Well presented video. ✔️✔️✔️
At last! I found a woodworker that works the way I do.
thank you very much. Looks perfect. Thank you for the free plans. I'm following you and learning so many great things.
I like your fast editing. Some people would have made this into a 2 hour video with a lot of redundancy.
Just made this and it came out great. I think my favorite tip was using the drill with the clutch set well to drive the drawer slide screws.
awesome id love to post it on my viewers submissions section of my website if you send me an emailed pic
Will do once I paint it (I used cheap plywood). By "great," I mean it works really well. It doesn't LOOK great 😄 But you can decide.@@DIYBuilds
Is it worth it to build one of these? I've been trying to decide on the cost and convenience of buying a tool chest vs building one and having it be what I want exactly.
Yes
Dude, great to see you on the channel again. Always enjoy your projects, dry wit, and (especially) sarcasm! BTW do you have plans for your projects? How much are they and where could I find them?🤣🤣🤣
Great man... You are a pro 👍👍👍
You are amazing thanks
Great to see the safety sandals back in action!
Right on time! Thanks!
That is a beautiful cabinet. I will be making one of those. Thanks for the video and the free plans. Subscribed!
Nice project. That one is on my bucket list.
I have that Vevor sander. It was about US$16 on discount plus a coupon. My honest opinion about it is that the sander is quite powerful, but prolonged usage can make your hand quite uncomfortable from the vibrations. I also have a DeWalt orbital sander and think that they’re of a similar power minus the more comfortable DeWalt advantage. For the price I got mine I highly recommended it, even if it’s US$40.
Thanks for the video btw 😉
Very nice!
I have never thought to build my own toolbox. I just might now! Love the details covered in the video! Awesome work!
Funny, I've been telling people I'm going to make a wooden tool box again. I won't even try to make it nice and it will be much better than anything I have now.
tHanks for the video!
Great build
Nice video, all the needed information presented in a clear and uncluttered way. One of the best I've seen.
Very nice 👍
Outstanding. Ya got me thinkn’…
Nice work
Love the simplicity of the joinery, very practical, looks amazing, and something almost anyone could do. We’ll done sir!
What great little project. I need one about one half that size for some lathe chisels and other lathe accessories. The best thing is you really make the construction simple, plus very clear instruction, so it should be a simple build. I couldn't figure out how to download the pdf but I'm sure one of my kids will help, they'll be here for Christmas dinner, after all Mom's doing the cooking.
Wow great video dude! Perfect, and thanks for the plans! Great website. Hopefully doing this soon
Another way to tell your Canadian, your hand tools… Canadian tire purchase! Lol
Nicely done. You certainly bring a simple way about building drawers.
Thank You...great video
Excellent build and video. So informative! So, put the drawer slides on first you say. LOL. I built a tool chest with drawer slides a couple of summers ago and it is still a point of pride with me. But, I had never done anything like that before and ended up putting in the slides after the boxes were all assembled. What a dope. Today I learned something that would have made my build a million times easier.
One question - you seem to have a lot of tear out where you rabbeted the backs. As a beginner why is that and how does one avoid it? Thank-you.
It's because I did it after the slides were mounted and using wrong / dull bit. Also was cutting accroas grain instead of along it. To avoid it you can score with a knife first
@@DIYBuilds Thank-you!
Outstanding build. I want to try this
Really sweet build my bro.. Enjoying the content too ..
Nice work,greetings from germany 👍👍👍👍
Nicely built, in the uk though it’s cheaper to buy a metal toolbox than it is to buy just the wood needed for this.
I thought that, you're looking at around £15 a pair for the drawer runners
Great video! I need a cabinet for my workshop and this fills the need!
I like the simplicity of the build, I've been wanting a flat file cabinet and this could easily be modified to fit that need
Nailed It!
I really like this!! Thank you! I'm currently thinking about buying one of those tool carts from Harbor Freight but also considered building one myself. I am curious about how much all this cost but I love the looks of this and it seems quite reasonable as far as build complexity. Well done!
Great Job! looks easy peasy, i want to make a bunch of these during the spring 2023.
Great work.
I love this! Thank you!
Super clean design 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This is awesome thank you so much
Awesome design! Seems pretty straight forward and easy enough even for a beginner. 2 questions.
1. If I don't have the nail gun that you are using, is there anything I can use with just a drill?
2. If I wanted to stain this tool cabinet, I assume it would be better to stain it before putting it all together?
if i wwanted to stain it i would build it and only stain the outside but thats just me and the only reason to use nails is to speed things up and help things stay in line while glue dries, both can be mitigate by using clamps. hope that helps
@@DIYBuilds Oh ok! Thats a better idea. Can I use small and skinny screws since I don't currently have a nail gun?
@@Lindon_Arelius yup or hand nail small Brad nails in.
@@DIYBuilds Excellent. Thanks for the tips! Excited to get started!
Very good thanks.
Great beginners project. Nothing to challenge the more experienced builder, but looks amazing.
I like my red boxes for all my tools, some mechanical and some woodworking. They're neat. They WORK. And they're convenient. Further they aren't show off stuff and I keep my tools hidden.
Cool cabinet. Soft close drawer slides. Are you going to stain it?
No. But no reason you can't.
That is nicer than any furniture I currently have in my house! Thanks for the inspiration.
Nice job!