How To Build Plywood Drawers, Strong, Easy and FAST!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 20. 11. 2020
- After this video you will know every step you need to know How To Build Plywood Drawers, Strong, Easy and FAST! Drawer building 101, everything you need to know to build any size drawer you want from plywood in a way that will last forever!
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We have been rebuilding the kitchen in the family lake house that was flooded this past spring. The kitchen has been build already and installed and now it is time to build a lot of different size drawers and trays to fill some of the cabinet carcasses. This step by step tutorial will show you what measurements you need to build a drawers your self, show you how to break down material, prepare for assembly and how to assemble very strong drawers.
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Thank you... always good to re-enforce learning and inspire doing. Nice video. On year I made 160 drawers out of the "junkiest" wood I had; 1) to get rid of the wood (lots of presswood) and 2) to learn how to do it. I put them "everywhere" just to practice. Ten years later, they're still working well. I'm in a mode where I'm gonna make some "better ones" now and your video will help. Thanks again.
Thanks Tyler. Been looking around a bit for joinery options on some 1/2" ply drawers for a bathroom vanity. Gonna give this a try. The sacrificial wood addition to the fence for the dado was an eye opening "why didn't I think of that!"
Thanks a bunch, I tried this method out, it works great.I wish I could build drawer boxes half as fast as you do, but for me it is a hobby so taking my time can be fun. I have built 24 different drawers now for my kitchen improvements and I have tried several different methods. With the use of wood glue, any method will produce a drawer that is stronger than it needs to be be. The reason I like this method over the floating bottom in dado grooves is because this style pulls the side panels in perfectly when all your cuts are square. Even birch plywood can be warped slightly so the floating bottom panel does not pull it perfectly straight and your side mounted drawer slides work so much better when everything is square , straight, and true. I just love how these drawers come together when you tap in a perfect size for size panel into the bottom rabbits. Thanks again .
Thank you for this video! Just built a whole set of drawer boxes for built in cabinets in our home. I followed this method and they worked like a charm!
I love your concept of adjusting the dado width using the sacrificial fence...usually i spend waaay too much time assembling testing disassembling retesting the dado setup!!!
There is something about watching builds being done with the right tools and in a shop that is set up correctly. It makes an easy job just that...easy. Nice work
good point and this applies to almost any job we do.
@@rshoe1023 A tip for every beginner handyman. Once you've bought a basic set of tools. Buy some sort of organization system. Pegboard. Tool chest. Whatever works for you. Keeping organized what you have and knowing what you don't is the first step to accumulating all the tools you really need.
Thank you for an awesome video! I love this joint because of its strength.
Wow
That was timely.
I needed to make an under vanity drawer this weekend.
Thanks!
After re doing the custom sized oversized cabinet doors and building new drawers in old warped cabinets with finished plywood and ball bearing drawer slides using a bunch of clamps, idriver,hand pull saw, skilsaw and my best balancing techniques, I am watching the "how it's made " human machine here using these tools that take every headache out of the process and wow. I mean the dados the jig the squared even pressure cuts.. I really appreciate this specific info on proper tools for the job. The cost of not using the tools is much higher in terms of adjustments, difficulty on install, tension on parts and time cleaning up. Now all I have to do is sell a vehicle or something and I can step my game up! Thanks for the graphic visualizations mid video too.. good production. Cheers!
Thank you Tyler!! Great tutorial, worked out great for some dresser drawers I just made. Having that drawer bottom fit perfectly was very satisfying and using it to perfectly square everything up make it easy.
This has been very helpful in making drawers. It's very clear and has just enough info without unnecessary dialogue. Thanks!
Nicely done Tyler & that indeed looks like a very easy way to build a set of draws. Thanks.....
Wow, this is WAY easier than what I was just trying to do! SO glad I watched this!!!
im missing like 50K in tools ...yikes
Tyler has 50k in stationery power tools but will not invest in a ClipOn microphone setup. Good Audio Makes Good Video !
A table saw mitre saw and blades plus glue. Sand paper. Thats under 500$ in tools.
Who would have thought. You need tools to make stuff.
If someone was doing a driving instructional video and they were driving a new car that doesn't mean you can't apply the lessons in the video to your used car.
A circular saw and a straight edge will do all these cuts. Get some harbor freight clamps and you're in business for less than $400.
Nice shop. For light duty items this will work but I prefer the quarter drawer system. It's also simple and much stronger. First time on your channel, I'll check your other videos
Great video Tyler! Just found your channel, thank you for sharing this awesome content.
Great job Tyler! Thank you for sharing the video with us!đđđđJP
Great upload, thank you for posting !
I used your method after weeks of looking around and it worked great. I have 30 of them. I just finished putting them in with the slides. Solid maple fronts seem way too expensive, I think I'm going to have to go with maple 3/4 plywood.
Very helpful, thank you, Tyler!
Finally! Someone that uses dados again. No squares,no clamps,no ugly pocket holes. Time spent setting up the dado set is easily returned on assembly. Never had a drawer come apart,because of modern glues and hardware,and Iâve never had complaints that it doesnât look as nice as a dovetail or box joint because theyâre hidden. Lets start the revolution,viva la dado! Cheers.
Great job bro , and so inspiring!
Thanks. Love the way you show the steps.
Great way to make drawers. Thanks for the super video.
Thanks for the video, Tyler !
I like this construction method, it is virtually the same one I use. The only thing I do different is that I use SS finish screws on the side of the drawers instead of the pins that you use. If the drawers are going to fail, it is typically at the front edge joints. The 1" SS finish screws I use pull the joints tight and then go 13/16" into the front piece and make it virtually impossible for that joint to fail, even in a heavily loaded drawer.
G'day Christopher
I will go with your screw method. Screws take a little longer but if a job is worth doing it is worth doing once.
P.S.
I think that you have a typo and you meant to say, '...make it virtually impossible for that joint to fail'
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Good job as always Tyler.
Your a beast brother . Respect . Real carpenter . Clean , and really organized. I see your tools in place . Nothing but respect .
I appreciate that
Also, kudos on the safety measures as well
Just spent the evening watching your videos, not watched you for a while, very relaxing evening, thank you for sharing đđšđđ
That is Gary! Where'd you go in the mean time?!
Great video man. I subscribed and def look forward to the content
Impressive Workshop and toolset!!
Love, love, love!!
1/2â bottoms?
i built a kitchen roll cart and the two drawers had sheet aluminum fronts and backs to maximize space because it was only 14â deep or so, and it looks good as well plus assembly was pretty easy with screws which is also very strong.
just something you might like to consider.
cheers!
Excellent Video!! Thanks!
Fantastic to is is exactly what I needed. Thank you for the video.
Nice presentation!! I'm 73 yrs old and my Dad taught me that way of building 'boxes' when I was 8 yrs old. The ball drawer slides came much later, in the late '80s for me, and I just don't understand how I ever got along without them! I just completed a machine tool stand with about a dozen small tool drawers, about 8w x 22d x 2 to 4d and three large drawers, and the frame or carcass. I used that joint technique, always do if possible, for everything. And pins while the glue dried! I even have that same GlueBot!! I love the shop cabinets you have build and the way you incorporated the chop saw space. Beautiful!
Gonna be gutting and redoing my entire kitchen. Cabinetry is foreign to me as Iâve only done rough and finish trim carpentry. Definitely subscribing and saving this video for future reference!
How did the kitchen remodel go? That's quite the task for a lay person.
Your organization space impresses me, I can't keep everything organize and clean like that haha
Thanks for the awesome help
Nice, I need that dado set. I liked the trick for cutting the 3/16 rabbit using the sacrificial piece.
That is really the only way to do it without damaging the fence.
Awesome work!
Great video. I am always confused how to take measurements of new drawer for ready build cabinet box. Could you please explain it in simple way? Once again great job!
Nice repeatable process. Any concerns about the bottom coming lose over time especially for drawers that will hold heavy items?
Nice vid! Always good to master drawer boxes. I wish you would have talked about how to calculate and measure the spacing between several drawers in a cabinet. Like how far apart vertically does each box go for a specific cabinet.
I find that the most difficult part. Including a 1/8 inch gap between the drawer fronts.
It ain't a science rocket!
Did you ever get your answer on the height of the boxes? Itâs really not that hard. You build your box A quarter of an inch in height less than the opening. Donât add the face just yet! If, after the extensions are screwed on the sides (or bottom) you try to slide the box in and it doesnât fit at the top, measure how much you need to remove and ( after removing the drawer extensions)just trim off what you need at the table saw by laying it on itâs side with the bottom of the Drawer against the fence and trim what you need off the top. Rotate the box to get all four sides. Again, bottom against the fence. Put the extensions back on and it should fit. Iâd rather be a little too tall than too short to start with. You can also leave the back taller than the opening so when it slides forward it wonât allow the drawer to be pulled all the way out. the back will act as a stop to keep it from pulling out. I do that with kids dressers so that the kids canât pull the drawers out and land on them. The extensions should stop that as well, but I like a little more insurance.
I like to use this method when Iâm making a box with a lid. You build the whole box, top bottom sides. Then depending on how much lid you want Measure up from the bottom and set Your tablesaw the same way. Bottom against the fence and rotate the box until all four sides are cut. Instant box with lid!
Fast and easy with all the right tools đ§°. DIY GO BUY SOME NEW TOOLS
Great video!
I run a high end custom cabinet shop. We built our drawers very similarly. We use prefinished Russian Birch, undermount slides, and a 1/4" bottom. We load up a sheet of Russian Birch into the CNC router and it will cut out our parts. With rabbet joints for the sides and a 1/4" dado for the bottom, and then we use 23g pins and glue on the sides just like you did. We have never once had a drawer box failure, and I've been building cabinets for 10 years now.
What is your strategy to get rid of plywood edge? Only drawback of this build.
How do you know?
Outstanding work young man may God's favor be on you and your work,God bless keep up the great work.đ
Some great tips here, thanks
Looks good. The only difference I do is a different dado for the bottom of the drawer. I have seen so many drawers start to separate on the bottom first. I tend to dado a groove leaving about 1/4" of material of all 4 sides of the drawer supporting the bottom without nails. It also allows for the use of thinner wood bottoms that are finished plywood with no seems showing at all on the bottom. A lot of wood working people also like this technique to allow for expansion and contraction without loosing structural strength. Anyway, your way allows all the same material and is probably good for the common use case.
Nice job Tyler
DIYTYLER the best!
Great job and thanks for doing the video. J.
Great directions.
Great use of power tools in your perfectly set up shop!"
Nicely done âïž
This video was the first on my search for finding a tutorial on how to make drawers. Now to make some. Too bad wood is outrageously expensive. This video earned you a a follower.
Thanks Greg!!
Thank you for the easy video in more manufacturers would do it that way the drawers one fall apart
Quality lookin drawers đ
đŻđŻđ great Tyler
Thnx very much !
Brilliant
Great video. Quick question, how are you finishing the top edge of your drawers?
I see you have a Kreg Forman pocket hole machine. I use my for drawer construction. I have yet to find a faster way to build drawers and I have also yet to have a call back on a drawer I have built this way. As a bonus, no staples or nails showing on the sides at all.
Just a thought. Keep up the great videos!
Thanks for the video! Iâll be making good use of it to make a workshop similar to yours in my garage. Any chance you could tell me the blue side clamp you used when installing the drawer sliders?
hi,,.I made a watching your video. Thank you for being an inspiration to me.
That looks awesome! Any advice in case the available equipment at home is rudimentary?
Nice work space.
Good job
I'm going to use the half, half, half method on my dado stack, fewer pins needed since there is a mechanical lock.
Awesome video!
Iâm needing drawers for my shop for tools. Although most of the tools are not going to be real heave some will be. Will the drawer stand the test of time with heavy tools??
Thanks
Andy
Nice work bro
Yes you are awesome
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Also, could you add a link to the soft-close drawer slides you use?
what power feeder did you use. Thanks for the videos//
Arrrrrrrrrgggghhhh !! No DIY Tyler Orange drawer pulls on those drawers !!!??? lol j/k you a bit... :) Thanks for the video, Tyler !
Excellent tutorial !
Itâs on the video
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It is interesting, and shows folks how to make inexpensive drawers. However for the best structural strength in the RV's I fit out, dovetail-- not dado-- joints are preferable. They really aren't much more work if you have a dovetail jig. And they do impress customers with your attention to detail. I think that might be a subject for a future video.
Thanks for the video! What plywood are you using?
nice job, think I'll make some - I just need to get a mitre saw, a nail gun, a table saw and a dado stack!!
Think of me while youâre doing that, , , from the UK , , canât get dado stacks for love nor money!
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Awesome, thank you!
great vid. what gauge nail gun and fastener are you using? thanks
Just noticed your splitter. I think I have the same one in a drawer somewhere, unopened. Do you like them? From Lee valley?
Power feeder link, please! May see about getting one for work. Some of the frames I dado are pretty long and or awkward. Plus if they have a bow in them, it makes the dado height inconsistent at times, as hardwoods are hard to force down in the middle of a dado pass.
Iâve been doing drawers this way myself for a while. Works great!
Yes it does!
Beautiful work! What brand drawer slides are you using?
Where did you get your Table Saw push block, I have been looking and I have nlt been able to find a red one anywhere
woodworking project plan fine
How much weight do you anticipate the drawer can handle. Based on your video, I'm seeing that the bottom is held by glue and pin nails, so I'm curious how this would last over the long term.
Do you by chance have a link to purchase the drawer slides you used for this build?
Nice video...I dont have any tools other than miter saw and hand router
Where do you get your drawer slides?
Do you edge band the top edge of the drawers or just give it a rounded edge? Thanks, Jake
do you have a link for the drawer slides that you like / use?
It's a very good video. I have a small table saw and a miter saw. But I don't think I can do the dado cuts. With unfinished plywood, couldn't I glue and nail without the dado cuts, and then paint or varnish the box? I would ask home depot to cut the 4x8 sheet into 3 pieces because I couldn't do it on my small table saw. Any quick response advice would be appreciated. I really hate when the person who does the video won't reply to questions. đ
Hi Tyler,
Thanks for the video. I don't have any of those tools or a place to build. Could you build some custom drawers and ship them to me? I am sure I can do the gluing, nailing, and assemble the rails. I would be happy to purchase these and pay you. Thanks.
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How did we go from doing dado cuts for the frame to you showing the inset of the bottom board and it fits nicely inset with no explanation
15 drawers in 2 hours???? It would take me longer than that just to figure out the cut list! Thanks for the vid.
Laughed out loud at this one because I'm in the exact same boat!!
Ha ha, welcome aboard! At least now there's two of us
Three of us
@@tinycuisine6544 make that 4 lol
@@miguelarreguin64 Ah! There's that famous silent majority!
cool video,
i like using the kreg pocket screws.
makes an easy drawer aswell.