This is such a great way to make a lot of small drawers! I’ve seen lots of videos of people making similar drawers and thought it looked so tedious that just buying one of the plastic sets was a much better idea. But this looks like it can be knocked out very quickly.
I watched this... probably when you came out with it. But I'm getting ready to make some drawers and searched your channel. I like the idea of making the small parts cabinet though the way you did. Love it.
lol.... kind of a "ying and yang" thang? A "no good deed goes unpunished" punishment? See where I'm going with this? I can't believe I actually took it to that level... now I'm gonna fall for sure.... lol
Awesome project....makes you think about efficiency. A note on the little bits, LOVE THEM. I work for TechShop in Pittsburgh, PA and we have 10 sets of them we use for events and I tinker with on occasion. Definitely the best way to take the edge off of starting an electronics hobby. I'd love to see more wood working projects that include an electronic aspect.
I loved this, Steve! Been watching you videos for ages, but I think this is my fav. The way you worked out cutting the fronts and backs of the drawers, all the adaptations and problem solving, and the fact that you show your mistakes and how you rectify them is gold. Plus I like that you say, "Oh you can probably work out a better way." Love your lack of ego! And things like using the playing cards as spacers - genius! Most people have playing cards so it's something everyone can do. Loved seeing the TARDIS in the background, and loved your 'why buy one when you can build your own at twice the price" comment. Yes they can be bought cheaper, but the experience can't. Building something like this teaches the builder new skills and tricks and how to overcome mistakes - can't put a price on that. Thanks for sharing your joy of wood-working - you're an inspiration!
Beginner woodworker here, I absolutely enjoy watching your videos. I think I have watch every single one at least once! Thank you so much for posting them, I can't imagine how long you put into them thanks again. Oh yeah I'm starting our on my dad's old shop smith mark VII, so much fun!
Most videos, I end up speeding it up to 1.5 or even 2, so they "get on with it" but yours are so full of info and features that I actually considered slowing it to half speed.
I originally watched this video back in 2014 when you first published it. Watching it again today was like for the first time. And i watched it twice because I love how you made the 16 drawers. It just amazes me. I totally have to try that.
That´s a challenging project! Very handy to store my electronic components, much more fancy than my plastic cabinet. Thanks to MicroJig and LittleBits for sponsoring this video.
You may not be happy with the way you cut some of the slots, but you sure can't argue the results! Very nice, love the idea of making all the drawers at the same time
Excellent project. I can see my weekend will be spent making one of hugest for my shed, one for my daughters loom bands, one for my sons Lego mini figures, one for my wife's hair bands.....
Love the idea of gang set up for drawers vs 16 individual drawers with multiple smaller parts. Also, love to see someone that's not afraid of dadoes, Seams like none wants to use it any more. Thanks
Steve. Clamp the spacer block to your fence, to the rear of the blade. No need to keep placing it down and then removing it from the table. Just butt the drawer 'stack' to the block and hold tight while you cut. Much quicker. HTH. Made my version of one of these drawer units last week. It fell to pieces yesterday! :)
Another great video. I also love the ***** My local makerspace in St. Louis, Missouri, Arch Reactor, was gifted several sets over a year ago. We have been demonstrating them at events, such as First Fridays at the St. Louis Science Center and in classrooms in the St. Louis Area. Lately, a member has added several more of the specialty kits and bits to our collection. Kids love to play with them and are learning without even realizing it. While the kids are learning, our members are talking to their parents about what they could make at our makerspace.
Steve, Im not here because im a woodworker myself and i like to work with wood. I watch all your video's for YOU, i like watching you work and your vids are very entertaining
I found this so inspiring I decided to make a drawer system for my shop too but i went the long way around and made all the drawers separately. I even made a video. Thanks Steve!
Awesome project Steve. And I happen to have the same mentality...."why buy it when you can pay more for it and build it yourself" funny stuff and so true!
Thanks, Steve, for the informative and often humorous woodworking videos! As a pretty amateur woodworker in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, you are a big help. Roll Tide !
As always a great project that you make look simple. Missed you last week. Glad your back. I had Friday withdrawal. LOL. Got to get the little bits for my 10 year old grandson. He would love it!! Thanks.
That is the most clever thing I have seen in a long time. I thought I was going to see lots of wrestling with clamps, glue, hard boards, etc. I pleasantly surprised. Kudos!!!
That was one of the main reasons I sold my Craftsman job saw and upgraded to my Ridgid R4512. Not only 100% more accurate, but the arbor could now accept the my full 7/8" dado stack. The job saw could only do a 1/4" dado stack.
I think you should have glued an index strip down again for the slots in the dividers, and even cut slots where you were going to cut it apart into sections later. You would have one long board with evenly spaced half-slots. Then you cut them apart in the middle of the appropriate half-slot, and you have little tounges left to go in the case sides.
***** Eh eh cool! I met Ayah Bdeir at the 2011 Open Hardware Summit in NY. I am so glad it worked out for her ... she worked a lot to bring this idea to the public.
thank you so much for making this, I need to do the same thing to make some compartments for a project I'm working on and seeing somebody else do it gives me the confidence to know that I can too.
Okay, the way you made all those tiny drawers at once was sheer genius. Great colour contrast between the purple/green also! But I also hate you just a little bit for all the outdoor woodworking you get to do. :-)
Man you have mad skills... wish i had the skills and machines to make those stuff for my little work room i plan on making. But i'm an electrician with little wood working skills lol
I know you balk at others expressing concern for your safety but I'm glad to see you using a dust mask while cutting up MDF. Remember Steve - you are our Ligneous Guru - we copy Everything You Do. Seriously though, emmdy is my material of choice but after twenty odd years of cutting without dust extraction I'm pretty sure the dust has affected my health; we really ought to encourage each other to be safe
Why was it so easy for me to imagine Matthias just tsk-tsking about this whole thing? Can't knock the results though! Nice project! I've been contemplating something like this for a while. My baby food, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, jelly jar small part storage system is a little lacking.
Just a thought... Your method of cutting the first dados with the key is perfect - you should have done something similar for all of the other cuts! That would have worked, right?
Loved it! I never would have thought to make the drawers that way. For the slots on the dividers, if you were to stand the boards on edge and raise the blade to the depth of the slot then you could use the same key method that you used cutting the dadoes for the drawers.
Hi Steve. Macht echt Spaß dir beim Arbeiten zuzuschauen. Es schaut bei dir alles so einfach aus. Weiter so. Freue mich auf deinen Weiteren Videos! Gruß AndiHi Steve. It´s fun watching you working. It look so easy when you do it. I´m looking Forward of your next Videos. Greedings Andi
Just found your channel via The Frugal Crafter. I'd love to see you design a special series to fit in the cubby holes (including the depth) of a Kallax unit.
Great project Steve. I may have to put it on my to-do list. LittleBits look awesome. Great ending, if I would not have had to work Saturday I would have been up front and center.
This is such a great way to make a lot of small drawers! I’ve seen lots of videos of people making similar drawers and thought it looked so tedious that just buying one of the plastic sets was a much better idea. But this looks like it can be knocked out very quickly.
I watched this... probably when you came out with it. But I'm getting ready to make some drawers and searched your channel. I like the idea of making the small parts cabinet though the way you did. Love it.
LittleBits is the coolest sponsor you've had so far!
I love your intros to the Microjig ads.
Hey Steve! Nice meeting you at WWIA, and the Mega Memo Meet Up was a total blast! Hope to run into you again in the future.
***** Thanks Steve!
Whatever trouble the dividers gave you was only because the universe had to equal out time for that smart drawer building solution! Really clever!
lol.... kind of a "ying and yang" thang? A "no good deed goes unpunished" punishment? See where I'm going with this? I can't believe I actually took it to that level... now I'm gonna fall for sure.... lol
Those are some flamboyant colors Mr. Steve.
It is the joy of making it and not wanting to learn how to build it and have a smile on your face every time you look at it.
Very Nice!!! Playing cards have saved my "bucket" many times. Thanks for the vid.
Awesome project....makes you think about efficiency. A note on the little bits, LOVE THEM. I work for TechShop in Pittsburgh, PA and we have 10 sets of them we use for events and I tinker with on occasion. Definitely the best way to take the edge off of starting an electronics hobby. I'd love to see more wood working projects that include an electronic aspect.
I loved this, Steve! Been watching you videos for ages, but I think this is my fav.
The way you worked out cutting the fronts and backs of the drawers, all the adaptations and problem solving, and the fact that you show your mistakes and how you rectify them is gold. Plus I like that you say, "Oh you can probably work out a better way." Love your lack of ego!
And things like using the playing cards as spacers - genius! Most people have playing cards so it's something everyone can do.
Loved seeing the TARDIS in the background, and loved your 'why buy one when you can build your own at twice the price" comment. Yes they can be bought cheaper, but the experience can't. Building something like this teaches the builder new skills and tricks and how to overcome mistakes - can't put a price on that.
Thanks for sharing your joy of wood-working - you're an inspiration!
I've watched various videos on how people make these types of bins/drawers in bulk and yours by far was the smartest approach!
Beginner woodworker here, I absolutely enjoy watching your videos. I think I have watch every single one at least once! Thank you so much for posting them, I can't imagine how long you put into them thanks again. Oh yeah I'm starting our on my dad's old shop smith mark VII, so much fun!
that groove and key thing was awesome.
Cutting all the drawers at once; genius. Nice storage cabinets.
Most videos, I end up speeding it up to 1.5 or even 2, so they "get on with it" but yours are so full of info and features that I actually considered slowing it to half speed.
Not in a million years would I have thought of that key system.
Very slick method of making the drawers. I like the Mardi Gras color too. Awesome project.
I originally watched this video back in 2014 when you first published it. Watching it again today was like for the first time. And i watched it twice because I love how you made the 16 drawers. It just amazes me. I totally have to try that.
Probably the best idea to make these boxes without glueing each single one of them and the colour of ýour storage cabinet looks awesome.
That´s a challenging project! Very handy to store my electronic components, much more fancy than my plastic cabinet. Thanks to MicroJig and LittleBits for sponsoring this video.
You may not be happy with the way you cut some of the slots, but you sure can't argue the results! Very nice, love the idea of making all the drawers at the same time
Excellent project. I can see my weekend will be spent making one of hugest for my shed, one for my daughters loom bands, one for my sons Lego mini figures, one for my wife's hair bands.....
Dude, this whole build is pure genius.
Using those playing cards is a neat trick.
Steve, keep making these videos. I love ur style. Everything is explained. And you make these fun to watch.
Great way to build all the drawers quick Steve!
Making the drawers as a unit and cutting apart was just brilliant!
Great way to make lots of drawers. Now to figure out those darn sides and seperators. Haha
Thanks for sharing and was really my pleasure meeting you!
I love how you pointed out the errors you made in your videos really helped us out
I find your videos to be the best balance of entertaining and informational. Thanks for what you do.
Love the idea of gang set up for drawers vs 16 individual drawers with multiple smaller parts. Also, love to see someone that's not afraid of dadoes, Seams like none wants to use it any more. Thanks
Seeing you paint is SOOO satisfying
Steve. Clamp the spacer block to your fence, to the rear of the blade. No need to keep placing it down and then removing it from the table. Just butt the drawer 'stack' to the block and hold tight while you cut. Much quicker. HTH. Made my version of one of these drawer units last week. It fell to pieces yesterday! :)
Another great video. I also love the ***** My local makerspace in St. Louis, Missouri, Arch Reactor, was gifted several sets over a year ago. We have been demonstrating them at events, such as First Fridays at the St. Louis Science Center and in classrooms in the St. Louis Area. Lately, a member has added several more of the specialty kits and bits to our collection. Kids love to play with them and are learning without even realizing it. While the kids are learning, our members are talking to their parents about what they could make at our makerspace.
I love this little cabinet. Brilliant.
Steve, Im not here because im a woodworker myself and i like to work with wood.
I watch all your video's for YOU, i like watching you work and your vids are very entertaining
I loved how you batched out the drawers. Nice job Steve!
I found this so inspiring I decided to make a drawer system for my shop too but i went the long way around and made all the drawers separately. I even made a video. Thanks Steve!
Cool project Steve. Especially liked the custom indexer hot glued to the sled for cutting the dados
Awesome project Steve. And I happen to have the same mentality...."why buy it when you can pay more for it and build it yourself" funny stuff and so true!
you make stuff rilly good
NICE JOB MR STEVE.
I like that you said what I was thinking there at the end....remember it's not the destination it's the journey...
Love the classic Joker colors you chose for this one!
Thanks, Steve, for the informative and often humorous woodworking videos!
As a pretty amateur woodworker in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, you are a big help.
Roll Tide !
Neat drawer production! Very creative.
Hi Steve: great little project, a very handy set of drawers for all the bits and bobs, cheers Harry
This looks like a future 2 X 4 project
Welcome back, nice to end the week with a new video...as always, thank you Steve.
As always a great project that you make look simple. Missed you last week. Glad your back. I had Friday withdrawal. LOL. Got to get the little bits for my 10 year old grandson. He would love it!! Thanks.
Great project Steve. Thanks.
Sweet ! LittleBits rule!!
That is the most clever thing I have seen in a long time. I thought I was going to see lots of wrestling with clamps, glue, hard boards, etc. I pleasantly surprised.
Kudos!!!
"...when you can make one for twice that amount." Hilarious.
Great show again, I'm off to the shed.
Some nice little tips for other projects as well. Especially the keys and the playing cards.
Thanks,
Doc
Steve, you are wicked smart! Cool process for building the drawers like that.
Wow! You got your own playing cards!? And one of those Incra thingy's too? You're a better man than me Gunga Din! Love your video's. Keep'em coming.
Great project. Really makes me want a table saw with a dado blade!
That was one of the main reasons I sold my Craftsman job saw and upgraded to my Ridgid R4512. Not only 100% more accurate, but the arbor could now accept the my full 7/8" dado stack. The job saw could only do a 1/4" dado stack.
Or a Stihl chainsaw.
Makes me want to get A table saw (emphasis on A)
+darbin orvar, 1.6k subscribers and you don't have a saw with a dado blade! (2 years ago, perhaps you've got one now:)
Hey Linn!
Very good! a lot of techniques in one video thanks
Awesome idea for easy drawers!!!
oh man, Steve, that key for the dado's is pretty genius!
Brilliant drawer method. Good work. I'm always looking for things like this to save time.
I think you should have glued an index strip down again for the slots in the dividers, and even cut slots where you were going to cut it apart into sections later. You would have one long board with evenly spaced half-slots. Then you cut them apart in the middle of the appropriate half-slot, and you have little tounges left to go in the case sides.
I maded the storage cabinet and stored my little bits in them :)
I love the things you make
Love this project ... and yeah, LittleBits are awesome!
***** Eh eh cool! I met Ayah Bdeir at the 2011 Open Hardware Summit in NY. I am so glad it worked out for her ... she worked a lot to bring this idea to the public.
Very nice project !!!
We like your videos very much.
Keep it up !!
thank you so much for making this, I need to do the same thing to make some compartments for a project I'm working on and seeing somebody else do it gives me the confidence to know that I can too.
Nice job! I think I like the spacers and the spacing tips in general in this video! I also like the bright colors you used!
Okay, the way you made all those tiny drawers at once was sheer genius.
Great colour contrast between the purple/green also!
But I also hate you just a little bit for all the outdoor woodworking you get to do. :-)
I can't wait to do this it will be so much fun with my family
1:57 - There was that bird again!
Wow, I like that little magnetic electric kit! Pretty neat!
This is so cool and creative!
Love the WWMM Playing Cards.
Regards,
Bob
Man you have mad skills... wish i had the skills and machines to make those stuff for my little work room i plan on making.
But i'm an electrician with little wood working skills lol
Awesome Color Scheme!
Very Nice 👍
Excelente organizador, gracias por compartir estos procesos.
Saludos desde Colombia.
Great tips, great editing, great sponsor section thats actually relevant to my interests.
Just great.
Subbed.
I know you balk at others expressing concern for your safety but I'm glad to see you using a dust mask while cutting up MDF. Remember Steve - you are our Ligneous Guru - we copy Everything You Do.
Seriously though, emmdy is my material of choice but after twenty odd years of cutting without dust extraction I'm pretty sure the dust has affected my health; we really ought to encourage each other to be safe
That looks like fun
hello, your joy of your pleased to see continued like this
Steve..Tou are amazing! Much respect..
Why was it so easy for me to imagine Matthias just tsk-tsking about this whole thing?
Can't knock the results though! Nice project! I've been contemplating something like this for a while. My baby food, peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, jelly jar small part storage system is a little lacking.
Just a thought... Your method of cutting the first dados with the key is perfect - you should have done something similar for all of the other cuts! That would have worked, right?
Loved it! I never would have thought to make the drawers that way.
For the slots on the dividers, if you were to stand the boards on edge and raise the blade to the depth of the slot then you could use the same key method that you used cutting the dadoes for the drawers.
GENIOUS!!!! Awesome workshop too!!!!
Hi Steve. Macht echt Spaß dir beim Arbeiten zuzuschauen. Es schaut bei dir alles so einfach aus. Weiter so. Freue mich auf deinen Weiteren Videos! Gruß AndiHi Steve. It´s fun watching you working. It look so easy when you do it. I´m looking Forward of your next Videos. Greedings Andi
Just found your channel via The Frugal Crafter. I'd love to see you design a special series to fit in the cubby holes (including the depth) of a Kallax unit.
That's a very innovative way of building drawers. I hit subscribe right away!
Nice one like it from England
Cool video and thanks for the littlebits link.
I take it the expo was inspiring? Great little project, I like the detail of the top/bottom overhangs, and the couple tricks you shared!
Very interesting technique.
Great project Steve. I may have to put it on my to-do list.
LittleBits look awesome.
Great ending, if I would not have had to work Saturday I would have been up front and center.
That’s brilliant.
Subtle paintjob!
You're the best Steve!!