Thanks for noticing! If you stumble onto some of my earlier videos I wasn't always as disciplined. Thankfully, I didn't have to learn the hard way before I realized a table saw without a guard is just one careless mistake from the hospital.
I'm a pretty capable person - having built houses (they're still standing, too!) But this is something I had always wanted to learn how to do and now I feel confident in doing it! Thank you so much for the video!
sorry to be off topic but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account..? I was dumb lost my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me!
Perfect, built closet insert, much better than CA closet because my granddaughter says it was built with love, she wants two drawers, never built a drawer, this makes it easy peasy, GREAT detail. I’m gonna do it-thanks a lot!,,
Great tips for positioning runners and drawer accurately, and the double-sided tape for the front is genius for me, as I’m installing drawers in a tight space where I can’t reach inside with the drawers closed. Thanks!
Another tip: If you're going to be installing hardware on the drawer front, you can drill that hole, and then you can use that hole to drive a screw into the drawer box and to hold the drawer front in place while you drive the final screws in from inside. Then you can remove the "front" screw and install your knob.
We are always having to get creative when it comes to making projects like these drawers on a dime. Sometimes the jigs cost more than the projects, even though scrap wood and clamps can do the job.
Great job... planning to make one for a flip top tool cart I just finished. Going to be using 3/4" plywood for the box and 1/2" for the bottom as I already have scrap in usable sizes.
Good tutorial. Helps me out. One thing I'd suggest is at least a couple screws rather than pin nails to hold drawer together. Of course, this from someone that has a set of drawers on my project list and have not built any yet.
We sealed the inside of the drawers and painted the drawer front gray. You can see the finished cabinet in this video: czcams.com/video/wQgzDwoQpRA/video.html
+Sandy Websdale Hurray! Thanks for subscribing and it is great to hear you found the DIY drawer tutorial helpful. We are getting ready to build tons of drawers in the garage/shop.
Hello, The Biggest mistake you made in building your Drawer is that the "sides" should have been extended beyond the front and back parts of the drawer. It would have given you a little more Mechanical strength. It would also serve another use too. There would be no end grain showing at the side-front of the drawer since your drawer front would hide the butt joint. Just thought you should know... Greg
Thanks for your feedback Greg. My goal in this video was to show a "simple" way to build drawers and I figured the drawer face in my design would cover the end grain. Thankfully, years later they are still holding up just as strong as day one.
+Mr Man Yes, that is definitely the traditional way to build drawers. Our goal was to share a quick way without needing a dado or fancy table saw skills. I'm happy to report that after a year of hard use the drawers still function good as new.
I'm pretty sure, whether the slit/groove is with the grain or across it, it's still called a "dado". It's either that or I've been doing it wrong for fifty odd years, and I've made and used just about every type of wood joint there is.
Excellent video with well explained step by step details. Thanks for sharing. How do you measure for drawers if your cabinet does not have any style/trim under each drawer. I have a cabinet with three drawers with nothing separating each one.
I had that same issue recently and just decided the depth of each drawer I wanted and left several inches between each drawer. Then, the drawer faces were the most critical and created the final look. I don’t usually make the drawer faces the same dimensions as the drawer box.
Glue and pin nails will always fail over time when you do it the way you did. Had you went through the sides with the pin nails you would always be supporting both front and rear panels.
Nice video but this is a large drawer and if there is any weight in it the bottom will bow and evetually low small things to slide out the back and eventually the bottom will fail. This method is suitable for drawers a ft. wide or less. because not much weight can be put in. The method of using a nail gun to attach the front of the door to the end grain of the sides is gong to fail for sure. Pulling the drawer results in in line tension and the nails can come out. There is no shear value to a nail that is in line with the way it is pulled. I suggest a more sophisticated joint for the front. The door face is okay because the drawer pull will use through bolts.
Believe it or not the Masonite is very strong. We made two file cabinet drawers under the one in the video and have had about 40lbs or paper sitting on the bottom of the drawer with no problem.
Yes, but you need to make a track, for accurate ripping of sheet materials with your circular saw. There are plenty of good videos on how to make one - I recommend using a long piece of aluminum angle screwed to a strip of MDF for the zero-clearance edge.
Everybody has their own way to make something. If you want a.drawer just.for looks..this is the drawer for you...if you want a drawer for functionality, this is definitely not the drawer. As many have said..the bottom will sag with any kind of weight in it over time...and the front will eventually fail being that it's nailed with boards in wrong direction...but the drawer u made looks nice, I will give u that much....just not practical 😎
+Diehard Ch1ef Glad to hear you like the entire cabinet. We are reworking our plans to make it quicker to make them. I'll move this one up our to-do list.
Sides should run from front to the back of the drawer, with the front and back of the drawer fastened in between. The slot that the drawer bottom is installed in is called a dado. Having the terminology right goes a long way to letting people believe you know what your talking about. Just some honest advice, from someone who's been doing woodwork for fifty odd years. Good job on the video though.
Sides and fronts are the wrong way around. Sides should come all the way forward, the front insets. Then your nails, screws, dowels, whatever, go through the sides into the drawer front and lock everything together. It puts the force of opening and closing perpendicular to the fasteners, instead of parallel. Much stronger. Great job on the video otherwise.
Rick I fully agree with you, this drawer has little in the way of strength especially if it is a frequent-use drawer such as a kitchen cutlery drawer or a drawer that is to carry any weight. The front is liable to just pull off as the joints weaken and same with the back if the drawer contents continually slide backwards as the drawer opens. Also, because of the long span of the front and rear panels and the 'floating' bottom the panels a likely to flex which usually results in the bottom slipping out of the grove. I would be inclined to add a stretcher, front to back in the middle of the drawer beneath the base to try and prevent the front and back flexing. It reminds me of the really cheaply made furniture you get in large discount stores. A little internet research or even taking time to study his own design beforehand would have made for a much better tutorial. But hey, we all learn as we go along and Brent has a gentle tutorial style and his videos are pleasantly watchable :-)
I can see where it may seem that way but it actually has been very durable! To give an update over 4 years later - I have loaded these drawers up and have had various office supplies in them now and haven't had any issue with them bowing or breaking. I suppose you should consider what you are going to store in them but we have had all sorts of stuff in them and haven't had any issue yet several years later. :)
Hello I want make a hidden dresser drawer on the foot of my bed for my weapons and I need to know to do that ok I can send you a picture of the foot of my bed frame ok
+tigertruckerman The pair of drawer sliders together are 1 inch. Since the opening is 37" the drawer will be 36" to make room for the 1" thick sliders.
Couldn't you just have went into your kitchen or bedroom and looked at how your store bought cabinets were made and copied how they made their drawers? I am new to woodworking and building out cabinets in a camper van and I will not be copying your technique or design.
Of all the woodworking videos that I've watched, this is the first one that had the safety devices in place. Thank you.
Thanks for noticing! If you stumble onto some of my earlier videos I wasn't always as disciplined. Thankfully, I didn't have to learn the hard way before I realized a table saw without a guard is just one careless mistake from the hospital.
I love the tip for mounting the sliders. Clamping a piece of wood and then mount the slider allows for exact measuring and leveling. THANK YOU!
I am impressed... you are great at explaining every aspect and showing how its all done...looking forward to seeing your other projects..
Thanks for the feedback. We need all the positive vibes we can get!
You explained this so well I’ll be attempting to build a nightstand and your video will help me make the drawer…we’ll done
I'm a pretty capable person - having built houses (they're still standing, too!) But this is something I had always wanted to learn how to do and now I feel confident in doing it! Thank you so much for the video!
That is great hear. Building drawers are really satisfying. My favorite is splurging on soft close sliders.
sorry to be off topic but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account..?
I was dumb lost my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me!
love it. you explain everything very well to the point where someone with no experience can build.
+N Williams That's great to hear. We appreciate your feedback.
Perfect, built closet insert, much better than CA closet because my granddaughter says it was built with love, she wants two drawers, never built a drawer, this makes it easy peasy,
GREAT detail. I’m gonna do it-thanks a lot!,,
Thanks for the education. It's a project i intend to do soon.
Great tips for positioning runners and drawer accurately, and the double-sided tape for the front is genius for me, as I’m installing drawers in a tight space where I can’t reach inside with the drawers closed. Thanks!
Thanks for letting us know that the video helped you find a few new techniques on drawer installation. Cheers!
Another tip: If you're going to be installing hardware on the drawer front, you can drill that hole, and then you can use that hole to drive a screw into the drawer box and to hold the drawer front in place while you drive the final screws in from inside. Then you can remove the "front" screw and install your knob.
One of the better draw videos I've seen. Well explained.
I enjoy by watching these videos. Thanks for your help
Looks really good. And very neat workmanship...I appreciate it.Thanks
I was going to have a cabinet shop make my drawers. Thanks to your video I can make them myself!
Superb! Good job.
I like western plywood then the indian one
I usually take what I can get at the box store a mile from my house.
that's a really interesting way to install the drawer slides. I don't think I've seen it done that way. good video.
We are always having to get creative when it comes to making projects like these drawers on a dime. Sometimes the jigs cost more than the projects, even though scrap wood and clamps can do the job.
Great job... planning to make one for a flip top tool cart I just finished. Going to be using 3/4" plywood for the box and 1/2" for the bottom as I already have scrap in usable sizes.
Enjoyed the informative video and information very nicely done. Thank you
Thanks
No problem
Good tutorial. Helps me out. One thing I'd suggest is at least a couple screws rather than pin nails to hold drawer together. Of course, this from someone that has a set of drawers on my project list and have not built any yet.
I made 9 drawers in the last 2 days for some new cabinets in my shop. It turned into quite a chore but they will work for great storage.
Wow! That is a big job, even when making drawers the easy way.
Clear, concise, perfect, thanks :-)
Nice video. Simple and easy...nice job
Very well done Video! Now I will follow You. You are up with the best!
Wow, thanks!
You just got a sub from ireland.this was very helpful
+Lenny Rossa That is great to hear! Thanks
thanks for taking the time and making this video
+Noureddine Elyoussfi You are very welcome and we hope it helps you with your drawer project.
Cool beans guy. Thank you.
No problem 👍
Beautiful video and job; thank you for sharing.
Nice one there
Nice video. Explained really well. Thanks.
Thanks! It's not the fanciest drawer but the drawer is holding up well and very rigid.
Function over fashion man! Are you going to paint it or stain it?
We sealed the inside of the drawers and painted the drawer front gray. You can see the finished cabinet in this video: czcams.com/video/wQgzDwoQpRA/video.html
Great video.. I plan to make a drawer and found your video helpful.. Thanks..
Thank you for making this video
very" good simple and easy
i like it
+Raska Brother Glad to hear you like our approach to a simple drawer build.
very nice video.🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒
Great Job. Thanks for the great video.
+Scott H We are happy to help.
That was great thanks for sharing how to build draws, just subscribed😀
+Sandy Websdale Hurray! Thanks for subscribing and it is great to hear you found the DIY drawer tutorial helpful. We are getting ready to build tons of drawers in the garage/shop.
Great Video ! thanks!!
Great video. I’m trying to make a pull out trash drawer but no table saw. 🤷♂️. Anyone have a good video to recommend. Thank you
nice furniture making....
Very helpful thanks
Nice... well explained
+Burris Yard Man Thanks!
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Hello, The Biggest mistake you made in building your Drawer is that the "sides" should have been extended beyond the front and back parts of the drawer. It would have given you a little more Mechanical strength. It would also serve another use too. There would be no end grain showing at the side-front of the drawer since your drawer front would hide the butt joint. Just thought you should know... Greg
Thanks for your feedback Greg. My goal in this video was to show a "simple" way to build drawers and I figured the drawer face in my design would cover the end grain. Thankfully, years later they are still holding up just as strong as day one.
very good video. Thanks for showing.
+Tom Lee Thanks! We hope it comes in handy if you decide to build your own drawers.
Brother of Jack Black
Oddly enough we got the same haircut at the same time two months ago.
You should have cut lock rabbets for the front and back drawer joints. Butt joints aren't recommended for drawers.
+Mr Man Yes, that is definitely the traditional way to build drawers. Our goal was to share a quick way without needing a dado or fancy table saw skills. I'm happy to report that after a year of hard use the drawers still function good as new.
What kind of plywood are you using? I'm in the process of tearing mine out want to add custom drawers and shelves
if you are cutting a "slit" in the length of the wood it is called a "groove". if you are cutting one across the grain its called a "dado"
I'm pretty sure, whether the slit/groove is with the grain or across it, it's still called a "dado". It's either that or I've been doing it wrong for fifty odd years, and I've made and used just about every type of wood joint there is.
good
Excellent video with well explained step by step details.
Thanks for sharing.
How do you measure for drawers if your cabinet does not have any style/trim under each drawer. I have a cabinet with three drawers with nothing separating each one.
I had that same issue recently and just decided the depth of each drawer I wanted and left several inches between each drawer. Then, the drawer faces were the most critical and created the final look. I don’t usually make the drawer faces the same dimensions as the drawer box.
Jimmy Fallon’s younger brother 😁
Maybe a little too deep and wide with the dado in the drawer slides?
Glue and pin nails will always fail over time when you do it the way you did. Had you went through the sides with the pin nails you would always be supporting both front and rear panels.
Nice video but this is a large drawer and if there is any weight in it the bottom will bow and evetually low small things to slide out the back and eventually the bottom will fail. This method is suitable for drawers a ft. wide or less. because not much weight can be put in. The method of using a nail gun to attach the front of the door to the end grain of the sides is gong to fail for sure. Pulling the drawer results in in line tension and the nails can come out. There is no shear value to a nail that is in line with the way it is pulled. I suggest a more sophisticated joint for the front. The door face is okay because the drawer pull will use through bolts.
Believe it or not the Masonite is very strong. We made two file cabinet drawers under the one in the video and have had about 40lbs or paper sitting on the bottom of the drawer with no problem.
I like those sliders where did you get them very good video thanks for posting.
The drawer’s bottom is too thin!
For socks and underwear? Probably not....
Instead of using a thin sheet of board for the bottom, i can still use plywood right?
Yes! The only downside if the groove in the side wall has to be thicker to accommodate the thicker sheet.
Plywood is superior. And nail or screw the front and rear boards from the side.
I'm a beginner in woodworking. Can I build a drawer without a table saw? I only have circular saw, jigsaw and router/trimmer.
Yes, but you need to make a track, for accurate ripping of sheet materials with your circular saw. There are plenty of good videos on how to make one - I recommend using a long piece of aluminum angle screwed to a strip of MDF for the zero-clearance edge.
Hey. Have you made nightstands and if so can you send me the link. Nice work on the drawers very helpful
We did make our nightstands, but before we started making videos. I'll add it to our list of projects.
Everybody has their own way to make something. If you want a.drawer just.for looks..this is the drawer for you...if you want a drawer for functionality, this is definitely not the drawer. As many have said..the bottom will sag with any kind of weight in it over time...and the front will eventually fail being that it's nailed with boards in wrong direction...but the drawer u made looks nice, I will give u that much....just not practical 😎
I need the plans for this cabinet or the video ;)
+Diehard Ch1ef Glad to hear you like the entire cabinet. We are reworking our plans to make it quicker to make them. I'll move this one up our to-do list.
Diehard Ch1ef Hindi
Sides should run from front to the back of the drawer, with the front and back of the drawer fastened in between. The slot that the drawer bottom is installed in is called a dado. Having the terminology right goes a long way to letting people believe you know what your talking about. Just some honest advice, from someone who's been doing woodwork for fifty odd years. Good job on the video though.
Knowing terminology is great, but what about those who are new (targeted audience here, I’m sure) and have no earthly idea what a dado is?
Where’s the best place to buy drawer slides?
They are the best price on amazon but any local hardware store would have them.
When I make a drawer I dovetail all the joints. Never use but joints or nails to make a drawer.
Thanks for the advise. Dovetails are really cool.
What brand were the drawer runners?
+Derek Rowlands the brand is Richelieu and is sold at Lowes. They come in a 2-pack and are reasonably priced.
it will need slide to install.... www.xllhardware.com
Sides and fronts are the wrong way around. Sides should come all the way forward, the front insets. Then your nails, screws, dowels, whatever, go through the sides into the drawer front and lock everything together. It puts the force of opening and closing perpendicular to the fasteners, instead of parallel. Much stronger. Great job on the video otherwise.
+Rick McQuay thanks Rick. It is all in the subtle details.
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WPXTacoMan477 no he didnt
Rick McQuay you right...
Rick I fully agree with you, this drawer has little in the way of strength especially if it is a frequent-use drawer such as a kitchen cutlery drawer or a drawer that is to carry any weight. The front is liable to just pull off as the joints weaken and same with the back if the drawer contents continually slide backwards as the drawer opens. Also, because of the long span of the front and rear panels and the 'floating' bottom the panels a likely to flex which usually results in the bottom slipping out of the grove. I would be inclined to add a stretcher, front to back in the middle of the drawer beneath the base to try and prevent the front and back flexing. It reminds me of the really cheaply made furniture you get in large discount stores. A little internet research or even taking time to study his own design beforehand would have made for a much better tutorial. But hey, we all learn as we go along and Brent has a gentle tutorial style and his videos are pleasantly watchable :-)
Tanta explicación para un simple cajón?......
Looks easy, but not very durable. Thin midfield bottom is not a good idea!
I can see where it may seem that way but it actually has been very durable! To give an update over 4 years later - I have loaded these drawers up and have had various office supplies in them now and haven't had any issue with them bowing or breaking. I suppose you should consider what you are going to store in them but we have had all sorts of stuff in them and haven't had any issue yet several years later. :)
Hello I want make a hidden dresser drawer on the foot of my bed for my weapons and I need to know to do that ok I can send you a picture of the foot of my bed frame ok
should that not be 35 inch each side/?
+tigertruckerman The pair of drawer sliders together are 1 inch. Since the opening is 37" the drawer will be 36" to make room for the 1" thick sliders.
thank you my mistake
Skinny Jack Black
+HCAC BUILD That is what Courtney's grandpa says.
I did it myself thanks to Stodoys.
So I have everything else except table saw.
New project = new tool, right?
Este material não serve p fazer fundo de gaveta (muito fino e vai ceder) muito amador!!
I hate peg board.
If you are like us you can never see the bottom of your drawers anyways. Saving the planet one recycled pegboard at a time.
Buy a better blade for your table saw
I decided to buy a whole new table saw. The cabinet saw has a much better blade. I also got a nice blade for my miter saw.
Wow. You used plywood. I want to build a much stronger drawer than this. but bor a basic drawer why not?
Thumbnail shows a flat panel front lol 👎🏼
The decorative drawer front panel attaches to the flat front of the drawer.
get rid of that annoying music
Couldn't you just have went into your kitchen or bedroom and looked at how your store bought cabinets were made and copied how they made their drawers? I am new to woodworking and building out cabinets in a camper van and I will not be copying your technique or design.