3 Ways to Build Professional Quality Drawers
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In this weeks video I'm covering the basics of how to make drawers. I make 3 different kinds of drawers. Ones with wood slides, ones with side mounted metal slides, and ones with undermount drawer slides.
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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 kzhead.infoUgkxqtX4Dxs6aecAZEuz6GY5-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.
Omg that imperial chart thingy 😂 Priceless. I can’t believe the things you subject yourself to with imperial. I barely even remember how fractions work lol
The thing on top is divided by the thing on the bottom. 2/4 means that the 2 is is divided into 4 equal portions. You can multiply or divide both sides by the same number. 5/7 = (5x5)/(5x7) = 25/35 10/5 = (5x2)/(5x1) = 1/2 If you want 1/2 of 10 you multiply the number by the fraction. When you try to divide 1/2 by 4 you can just multiply the 4 by the bottom thing. - > 1/8 When you multiply 1/2 by 4 you get 4/2 = 2 English is my second language so please don't quote me on terminology, but that's the concept.
Its actually pretty easy. Half of 9 and 3/8 is just 4.5 and 3/16. Add 1/2 and 3/16 and you get 4 and 11/16.
Fractions are precisely why imperial is easier to work with for building... anything.
The school system to teach basic math really failed horribly. Fractions is just numbers why does everyone seem so freaked out is not difficult. Same with decimals just keep your unit of measure straight jeez
You really need to learn how to divide...hard to build anything without that.
I installed three Blum under drawer slides for the first time last year. Yes, the instructions are a little complicated. Great idea installing the slides first and then measure for the drawer itself. Much easier, Appreciate your video.
This is like a MasterClass on drawer making. I’ve gone from not wanting to screw with drawers, to wanting to make a bunch in 24 minutes. Great vid!
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You're such a great teacher, thank you for defining the jargon and breaking down all the steps! Really helpful!
I like your style all around, from drawing plans to finish applications. It matches and validates a lot of what/how I do things! Thanks.
This was so helpful! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I feel like I was so over-complicating how to do drawers until now!
Came for cabinets - learned the straw trick for glue.
Thanks Michael. Great production on your video as well as wonderful content.
Absolutely the best drawer build video I've seen so far. Thank you for post it...!
I just feel like from your videos you have to be the most chill dude and we'd have a great time getting a beer and talking wood
This is just satisfying and informative to watch. You make it look so easy. Looking forward to the finished product. Great job 👍
This is great. Such a super reference. Liked and saved!
I love that you can remake old drawers into new ones. And make it look better. Very professional!
Really nice walkhrough, really wish i had thought about watching something like this when I was restoring the drawers in the kitchen two years ago.
Watching your videos is so soothing. Thank you, sir!
I discovered those shims a few years ago and have a BUNCH of them in my shop. They have a tremendous number of uses. First time I've seen a KZheadr using them.
Totally an inspirational video… Makes me feel to run to my workshop and build some drawers… Thank you Mr. Alm
¡Excelente Michael! Mejor explucado, imposible. Gracias👍
Great video. It was good to see the comparison of several methods side by side.
Thank you so much Michael- I was searching steel fab shop drawer designs but this is so much easier! Thank you for the plans- now I can build my perfect shop.
Thanks for covering these in such detail. I'm bookmarking this!
You're a wonderful teacher. Lovely project. Thanks for sharing
Amazing build Michael. You are a pro. We did the same with metal slides in the past since then we have learnt if you over drill the hole on the drawer box you can have some adjustability while fixing drawer fronts.
Great video. I wish I saw this sooner. I just finished putting draws into my workbench and made so many mistakes that I could have avoided after watching this. Thanks for the great content
Love the straw to clean up excess wood glue. Have never seen this. So easy, so useful
Great video, but specifically, thank you for the Blum walkthrough! I'm bought them for a project because I liked them so much, but I have been a bit intimidated to get started on the drawers because of the complicated instructions! Cutting the back of the drawer short is brilliant to save on the notching.
You truly did give me more confidence and incite in drawer building. Thank You.
Thanks, this vid was very helpful! Making drawers was very intimidating, but it was so much easier after I saw the way you did it
This is a very detailed tutorial on all tools needed and what you do with them. Great for someone learning for the first time.😄
Thanks for making this video! Super simple design!
This is awesome. I have done custom closets and cabinets for the last 6 years, and I appreciate your breakdown of the work, so regular people can do it. 👍🏻
It’s just great to watch and listen to you. No fuss or funniness. Just plain and straightforward. Thanks man!
Excellent instruction on basic drawer making skills. As someone who is/was also intimated by the thought of attempting to build a drawer, I found your video to be very motivating:)
Excellent tutorial! You are a natural educator.
Well done - a simple and clear instructional video - thank you.
Thanks for all the tool list in description. This is what im looking for 💯👏👏🙏🙏
Thank you for your help on all the measurements!!!
Great description of your thought process and technique. Nice design and craftsmanship for more or less a novice like me. Thanks.
this was super helpful. Making some bedside tables and was dreading messing up the drawers - this was a huge help thanks!
This is probably the best tutorial for intimidating drawer building and installation I have come across. Thank you for sharing
Great how to particularly doing the dadoes/rabbets without a dado stack. Thank you! The false back trick is also awesome and so obvious but I never thought of it before.
This has been so helpful! Thank you for detailed descriptions of your process.
Great video and great tips, Michael. Waiting for the finish now. Bill
He is stunning! I love him so much. He is the legend!
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i never wanted to touch cabinets, but this... This changed the game. you made it look simple! thanks for the great vid!
Genius!! Straight forward, great techniques!!
I’m thrilled to finally watch the end... it’s been long enough I have the awesome excuse to watch the start before continuing on to this episode. You’re my favorite woodworker/builder/artist many in one because of how intelligent you are in your building and woodworking approaches to masterful furniture, organization, to this sweet work table to my favorite and what introduced me to your work you gorgeous garden bench
I have all my tools and am so ready to build one, Your instructions have helped me in every detail, step by step, not like the other channels, what can I say, young man, thank you so much. Keep up the great work. 👍 👍👍
What I love about your videos is that I actaully learn something in each and every one. Great stuff Michael 👌
Glad to hear it! Thanks Richard
Michael thanks for the tip on the Handi-shims, they are great! when cutting wood I use the 1/8 shim to prevent the wood from pinching the blade. The shims also beat using coins when spacing drawers. Love your videos!!
You're my HERO... Thank you so much for all your efforts on creating this video... Thank you.... 👏🏾
Nice work sir. I am planning a small miter saw work bench with drawers; your tutorial came in handy. Thanks for posting.
The false back on the basic drawer is something I haven't tried, oh ya, learning something new. Thanks Michael
Nice! Yeah it’s a good way to go👍
thanks for your great video. I struggled with making drawers by starting of the wrong way. And offering plans in metric dimensions is super. Thanks a lot.
Great tips! I WILL use the one for mounting the wooden slides by turning the cabinet upside down and locating them with the actual drawer and a shim. On my next set of wood slides I may change them out for side-mount store-bought slides at some point, and am mounting the wood ones on a 1/2" side strip, so the drawer will be the right width for the metal slides. I also figured out years ago that iron-on hardwood edge tape (or even melamine tape) gives wooden slides a nice slick, 'wax-able' surface.
Nice build. Good tips. I have those same drawer handles in my camper. When installed vertically they double as a bottle opener👍🏻
One of the most helpful drawer install videos I've seen. Many thanks. Liked & subscribed!
Great vid! Those Blum soft closers never stop feeling like magic. Like a pair of kitchen tongs, they need a few test snaps. Soft closers need a good few hard shoves.
Great video. I actually prefer drawers over doors. Door hardware confuses me. There are so many options. There are a couple of shop pieces I want to build and I keep putting them off because I'm cheap and I don't want to buy the drawer slides. So I'm glad you showed the wooden slides. Having the back with a stop is definitely the way I want to go. Thanks for sharing.
That's so clean! Great work man.
What a beautiful design and build. You're instructions are easy to follow and the illustrations of the cut & assembly are clear. Your voice is smooth and even, making your instruction delivery easy to listen to. Thank you. cmf
Super helpful tips & tricks, thank you!
Wow awesome vid! Thanks for all the tips and thoroughness!
Michael. This is Great video as well as wonderful content. Your explanation and working both are excellent.
Super efficient editing which made for a really concise video. Thanks, lots of good info in this one.
Ive been wood working for about 6 months and have avoided anything involving drawers like the plague lol. Thank you for this video.
Awesome video Michael! Thank you!
Great advice on a tricky subject! 👌🏻
A really excellent video that was presented well and was not patronising. I am confident I could copy that. Thanks.
Great video. I also find difficulty in adding drawers into my furniture. For the first option, I recommend lots of paste wax all the surfaces as it makes a world of difference. Thanks for the great video
You Sir have allowed me to think I can build a drawer, as long as it slides my wife will be proud of building it! SUBBED
great video as always. The straw idea was brilliant, ill be stealing that one for sure........
Excellent video, Michael. I, too, "have a fear of the drawer" in me. I am getting ready to build out my garage cabinets and miter station. Your teaching method is really helpful and enjoyable. Thanks, you! Felix
Glad to hear it! Good luck with the cabinets 👍
I've been building cabinets, etc. for 35 years, but your technique for installing slides on the drawer boxes was one I've not seen. I'll use it from now on. Thanks!
I have been a carpenter for 50 years in Ireland. We have been doing this for years even as a young boy in the workshop all them years ago.
Thanks for giving such ideas 💡, i liked it. Going to make the drawers of my work table the same way thank you
This was extremely satisfying
Just a comment on the Rockler jig for Blum clips / under-mount glides. I tried to drill the pilot holes for the clips at the appropriate angle and no matter how careful I was- they didn't sit right and the drawer was wonky. I purchased the clip jig from Rockler and the clips worked perfectly. The jig also properly aligns the pinhole at the rear of the drawer. Money well spent. Keep up the good work.
Great work, gave me a lot of good ideas.
This is an excellent video. Thank you!
Thumbs up and new subscriber. Excellent design and craftsmanship. Good content production and editing too. No fluff, no BS.
Just because of you I learned today how to install draw sliding. Thank bro, from INDIA
You just earned a sub from this weekend handyman woodworker. Thanks for all the great, easy-to-use tips! Oh...and brownie points for the dog.
VEEEERRRRYYYYY GOOOD examples and explanation! Thank you!!!🔥🔥🔥
Very good demonstration and explanation!!
Great tips, Michael. Thanks 👍
Thanks , great working drawers and build very well. again Thankyou for sharing
Really nice build! I can't even imagine how wonderful it would be to have a workshop like this. I have lots of tools but no workshop or good place to keep them. No wonder it is so dang difficult to build projects like this.
Cool video again! Very helpful, so thank you!
just what i was looking for! building drawers doesnt look that daunting anymore so might just give it a shot. Want some for a yet to build bookcase. Such an excellent video
Un excelente maestro y nada egoista.
Planning on to convert my van (again) :) this video is a great help!!!
So good. Clear videos and explanations as you went. Excellent editing. Enought time was spent showing how it all worked without bogging down with too much repitition. I'm using your info, but one small change. I used a drawer slide to make a metal jig for the slide hole layout (I'm also a metal worker) and predrilled the slide holes in the case side. It seemed less awkward than doing that in the case after is was assembled.
I made some drawers and a cabinet, but really didn't know what I was doing. This was SOOOOOOOO much simpler, easier, and faster than the "total noob" versions I built. Definitely bookmarking this for future reference! (Also... watch those fingers with the nail gun!)
Epic video on making perfect drawers. A nail gun I've been bitten by before and I did fine with band-aid and some kool-aid. You want to be 10 times more careful with your fingers when you use a table saw -- one of the most useful but also a dangerous power tool. I like the table saw jig Michael's got but IMHO future epic carpentry would be with plunge saws and routers, not table saws.
Nice job. I subscribed. You are a good teacher.
The straw trick for excess glue got you another sub.
really wanna say, i love your logo, it's beautiful
wow nice cabinet thank you ..lots of idea iwanto order for my dream house in the Philippines
Thank you a ton for doing this video !!
Had to grab me some of those handy shims, thanks