How to Make a Wooden Tool Chest - Free Plans!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2022
- I show you how to make the ultimate tool chest out of 2 sheets of plywood and some drawer slides. This design is very simple to construct and extremely robust. Free plans can be found on my website.
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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.
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!
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!
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.
"Like one big ugly piece of plywood."...that was funny!
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.
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.
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.
I love the way you laid out and installed the drawer slides. It's going to make my build a breeze. Thanks.
Great video! I need a cabinet for my workshop and this fills the need!
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.
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!
Love the way you attach the drawer slides prior to assembly. Brilliant!
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!
Nice project. That one is on my bucket list.
I love this! Thank you!
thank you very much. Looks perfect. Thank you for the free plans. I'm following you and learning so many great things.
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.
The tool cabinet looks great.
I have never thought to build my own toolbox. I just might now! Love the details covered in the video! Awesome work!
Right on time! Thanks!
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.
Another way to tell your Canadian, your hand tools… Canadian tire purchase! Lol
Nicely done. You certainly bring a simple way about building drawers.
Installing the drawers upside down a great trick! Thanks for the build.
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!
Outstanding build. I want to try this
I absolutely love this Chest. I am a beginner cabinet person. You make it look so simple. Thanks!
Super clean design 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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.
Awesome build. Love the adjustment to the large drawer at the end. Genius! And free plans?!? Who does that!
This is awesome thank you so much
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!
Super nice tool chest - great video. Tons of storage without a big footprint. Thanks!
Just pretty dang nice there Mr. thanks for posting.
Awesome job and love it very well made and strong thank for the free plan thank you brother
Thank you for the video!
Nicely presented. Good learning
A real work of art in both design and function....I especially like the stability of the cabinet (it will not tip over when any top drawer is pulled oot (to use your term). Good to see...you seem to be a little more relaxed given your planned break from the intense youtube pressure.
Looks awesome!!! Good job!! Even better with free plans!!!!! 😊
It’s on my to do list. Thanks
Btw… where did you get the drawer slides?
Link please! 😉
On sale at princess auto
Thanks for the freebie plans. I like this much better than the shaking red thing I have now.
Wow, I am absolutely amazed at your well thoughtout plans and your excellent display of Craftsmanship!
Well done, Sir!
Great work.
Nailed It!
Love the simplicity of the joinery, very practical, looks amazing, and something almost anyone could do. We’ll done sir!
Great job! Thanks for the plans! Happy Hollidays 🎄
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....
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!
Great project - and the ubiquitous safety sliders (sandals)
Very cool great job
Princess Auto drawer slides for the win !
Yup. Gotta love sales
That is a beautiful cabinet. I will be making one of those. Thanks for the video and the free plans. Subscribed!
Any thought about using the cut-outs from your trim pieces instead of making a separate cut of a board?
Well done!
Great build
Thank You...great video
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
I like your fast editing. Some people would have made this into a 2 hour video with a lot of redundancy.
Very good 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 👍
Awesome!!!
At last! I found a woodworker that works the way I do.
Very nice 👍
Nice work!
Nice job!
Great video and love the free plans.. pity they arent in metric as well.. 😢
Buy a ruler, gotta learn to work both sides. You’ll be a better craftsman.
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.
Very nice!
Really nicely done! Great video work and the project is awesome!
Very good nice project
Good job, just wow. you are a craftsmen
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.
This nightmare into the other new nightmare 😂
Hello ,
Very good and very inspiring
I'm from Indonesia
Great to see the safety sandals back in action!
Great beginners project. Nothing to challenge the more experienced builder, but looks amazing.
Great man... You are a pro 👍👍👍
Best T-shirt yet - and a great build to boot!
Awesome video. On a side note...I have that ancient Ryobi flashlight as well!
Nice video, all the needed information presented in a clear and uncluttered way. One of the best I've seen.
Awesome tool cabinet! Thanks for sharing
thats neat!
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.
Just gorgeous. But enough about you. That project is nice too.
Thanks Brad - brad
Men it look really really nice, I will try to do for my workshop, thanks
Hey! The algo got one right, for a change! Subbed on the first video! I need this! Yay! Thanks!
Nice work,greetings from germany 👍👍👍👍
ABSOLUTELY the best way of storage and you made is simple as it gets.....Thank you...
Freakin awesome.
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?🤣🤣🤣
Excellent build!! Miss your builds. If I only had 1/10 of your knowledge and skill I'd attempt what you do! Great video as always, keep them coming. Thank you.
As someone with 1/10th of his skill, I can assure you, you can make a similar cabinet to this (I did, without plans) Step 1.) Don't be afraid to muck it up. Step 2.) Try it, you'll learn something in the process. You always do. Step 3.) Enjoy your new cabinet even if it's a bit lopsided, as long as it works, right?
Nice work
Nice piece of work. Well presented video. ✔️✔️✔️
First time viewer. This is so Canadian, and I love it.
For sure eh.
Nice!!!!!
Outstanding. Ya got me thinkn’…
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!
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Very nice tool cabinet that doesn't cost a fortune.
You got my sub.
Thanks for making this video. Exactly what I was looking for.
Nice video and I like your style: explain how to make .