How to Make a Wooden Tool Chest - Free Plans!
2022 ж. 16 Жел.
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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!
I love the way you laid out and installed the drawer slides. It's going to make my build a breeze. Thanks.
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!
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 KZheadrs would take up after this guy.
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.
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 KZhead 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!
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 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.
Love the way you attach the drawer slides prior to assembly. Brilliant!
I absolutely love this Chest. I am a beginner cabinet person. You make it look so simple. Thanks!
Installing the drawers upside down a great trick! Thanks for the build.
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.
Great video! I need a cabinet for my workshop and this fills the need!
thank you very much. Looks perfect. Thank you for the free plans. I'm following you and learning so many great things.
Nice project. That one is on my bucket list.
Nicely presented. Good learning
Super nice tool chest - great video. Tons of storage without a big footprint. 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.
Just pretty dang nice there Mr. thanks for posting.
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!
Right on time! Thanks!
I love this! Thank you!
Wow, I am absolutely amazed at your well thoughtout plans and your excellent display of Craftsmanship! Well done, Sir!
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.
The tool cabinet looks great.
Thank you for the video!
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.
Super clean design 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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
Great work.
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.
Awesome video. On a side note...I have that ancient Ryobi flashlight as well!
ABSOLUTELY the best way of storage and you made is simple as it gets.....Thank you...
Great job! Thanks for the plans! Happy Hollidays 🎄
Great build
Best T-shirt yet - and a great build to boot!
Well done!
This is awesome thank you so much
That is a beautiful cabinet. I will be making one of those. Thanks for the video and the free plans. Subscribed!
Great project - and the ubiquitous safety sliders (sandals)
Good job, just wow. you are a craftsmen
Outstanding build. I want to try this
Nice job!
Thanks for the freebie plans. I like this much better than the shaking red thing I have now.
Very nice!
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....
I have never thought to build my own toolbox. I just might now! Love the details covered in the video! Awesome work!
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!
Nice job! What was the total cost to build this?
Nice work
Very cool great job
Awesome build. Love the adjustment to the large drawer at the end. Genius! And free plans?!? Who does that!
Nice work!
Nailed It!
At last! I found a woodworker that works the way I do.
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
Thank You...great video
Great man... You are a pro 👍👍👍
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
Another way to tell your Canadian, your hand tools… Canadian tire purchase! Lol Nicely done. You certainly bring a simple way about building drawers.
First time viewer. This is so Canadian, and I love it.
For sure eh.
Nice piece of work. Well presented video. ✔️✔️✔️
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.
Very nice 👍
Nice video and I like your style: explain how to make .
Just found you on YT. Nice! Thanks for the good video/plans!
Any thought about using the cut-outs from your trim pieces instead of making a separate cut of a board?
Awesome!!!
Very good nice project
I like your fast editing. Some people would have made this into a 2 hour video with a lot of redundancy.
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.
thats neat!
Love the simplicity of the joinery, very practical, looks amazing, and something almost anyone could do. We’ll done sir!
Very good thanks.
Just gorgeous. But enough about you. That project is nice too.
Thanks Brad - brad
Princess Auto drawer slides for the win !
Yup. Gotta love sales
Nice work,greetings from germany 👍👍👍👍
Nice!!!!!
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!
Hello , Very good and very inspiring I'm from Indonesia
Really sweet build my bro.. Enjoying the content 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.
Great video, clear instructions and the end result looks amazing! quick question, though: any recommendation for which drawer slides to use for the build? I didn't find any mention in the video description or the plans. thanks!
Nice build..! How thick is the rubber matt
1/8"
Freakin awesome.
That is nicer than any furniture I currently have in my house! Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you for the great video. Can let us know what make and size of draw sliders you used please.
"Like one big ugly piece of plywood."...that was funny!
Great to see the safety sandals back in action!
looks great! also looks like Canadian Tire better start sponsoring you !! hope you and the family have a wonderful christmas!
Men it look really really nice, I will try to do for my workshop, thanks
Outstanding. Ya got me thinkn’…
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?🤣🤣🤣
Hey! The algo got one right, for a change! Subbed on the first video! I need this! Yay! Thanks!
Nice video, all the needed information presented in a clear and uncluttered way. One of the best I've seen.
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 build, thank you. How do you know when to use crown staples vs brads or 16g nails?
More holding power with staples on thinner material
I'm planning on filling in the big open area on my Kennedy box with wooden drawers. The existing drawers are just flat so once painted they'll all look the same.