Making a Small Parts Organizer with Drawers from Cardboard
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High lumber prices putting the brakes on your creative endeavours?
Got too many small parts cluttering up your existence?
Is cardboard becoming a real problem due to all of the crap you buy on Amazon that you don't need?
Well, here's the solution!
You can actually make some pretty sweet stuff from cardboard, like this nifty parts organizer with drawers. You say it won't last, but you, my friend, would be dead wrong - it will last for years, even with regular use. And you can get a lot more fancy than I did here, and be much more selective about the quality of the cardboard you use. It's FREE, after all!
Next: a cardboard table saw!!
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High lumber prices putting the brakes on your creative endeavours?
Got too many small parts cluttering up your existence?
Is cardboard becoming a real problem due to all of the crap you buy on Amazon that you don't need?
Well, here's the solution!
You can actually make some pretty sweet stuff from cardboard, like this nifty parts organizer with drawers. You say it won't last, but you, my friend, would be dead wrong - it will last for years, even with regular use. And you can get a lot more fancy than I did here, and be much more selective about the quality of the cardboard you use. It's FREE, after all!
Next: a cardboard table saw!!
Hi John, Thanks,,, Tip use white duct tape to strengthen and good contrast for Sharpie writing.
You're hawking Slot and Phillips head screw drivers ? What kind of Canadian are you ? Robertson FTW
In the words of Adam Savage, cardboard is the gateway drug to making.
Finally a project safe enough that I can get behind😂
This is the best cardboard furniture ever!
I was a corrugated structural design intern for a bit, so I might actually have something to add!
- when you crease/fold board, the outside dimension will half the board-thickness longer than your crease, and the inside dimension will be half the thickness narrower. Because of, this, it's very easy to lay out designs perfectly from the start, only measuring during layout, as long as your cuts are accurate (we used CNC)
- creases that need to be more accurately placed (like the ones describing the width of the drawers) should be made across the flutes. Creases made with the flutes tend to drift into the nearest flute.
- creases should be indented to about half the thickness of the board. The outside liner will be stretched taught and pulled in to that point, and the inside liner will buckle to meet it.
- creases should be made on the inside of a curve. Creases that need to be made backward are usually made with a perforation (so you can work from one side only).
- to build a pull-tab into the structure, cut an upside-down U-shape into the front outside wall of the drawer, with the "legs" touching the bottom crease line. BUT, don't extend the crease across that shape. When you fold it, it should stick out straight like the one you glued on, but without adding thickness. You can use this to made tabs for closing cereal boxes, and on on the bottom of boxes if you want them to stack into slots on top of other boxes.
Where can I find this info ?
I'm thinking if you made a video of all this cardboard folding info, you'd have a really good view count! Thanks!
I assume the width of the crease must come into play with measurements. Using the back of a butter knife vs an 1/8" thick ruler, for example?
@@wingnutbert9685 The width of the crease should be negligible if you use a reasonably thin tool. Very wide tools result in more of a radius emerging than a sharp corner.
@@Kuchenwurst Agreed. It was just a thought as thickness of the crease would be a factor if looking to get a snug fit for something like these little boxes. And the tool used would have an effect. I know this from experience, but I often pose these questions to prompt those that don't to take details like this into account as they are often not considered or mentioned. :)
I live in a poor place and will give this a try, if I could report your video as "one of the best I've seen this week" I would
Cardboard is a highly underrated building material. All the drawer liners in my toolboxes are old cardboard boxes and old iPhone boxes are very sturdy and good for holding screws and other small parts.
I LOVE using cell phone/electronic boxes for storing things in drawers. They are very sturdy and durable and a great size for it. Lucky for me, my son works at a cell phone store...he keeps all the boxes people don't want! 😄
Origami for wood workers. Love the repurposing creativity.
It keeps boxes out of a landfill.
You cheap bastard!! This is absolutely BRILLIANT!! Going off to build one of my own per your plans. Awesome!
I'm a cardboard artist, and I'm glad to see others dabbling in card board. I use a pizza cutter to score my cardboard. If you use a length of for the handle all the way back. Apply a light layer of glue to both pieces of cardboard. this will prevent warping.
Cool re-use!
This would be good for Lego storage as well
You showed up as a CZcams recommendation & as a paper crafter I love finding ways to recycle really good quality cardboard and your drawers are a little masterpiece .now if only I could actually cut straight I’d have this nailed or should that be glued I no time all,instead of multiple pieces that get cast side white I redo it. Thankfully it’s not costing me anything except time & my patience .
Just awesome John!
Add a finish! That would add more strength. Shellac or water based polyurethane. (don't forget to sand between coats! lol) Up next week, John makes a mini table saw for cutting cardboard from a pizza cutting wheel!
You could use a silicone spray like Campdry. I used to spray my sleeping bags and camp gear.
John's paper table saw blade would actually be perfect for this 🤣 czcams.com/video/rYfkhdKcEiE/video.html
You could also just use some contact paper. It would be the cardboard equivalent of a laminate/melamine top! 😄
Sorry, John ! I forgot to use the "sarcasm" font -- again. (sigh)
@@KSFWG I did get the sarcasm...but the contact paper is just a good idea. Also, the "laminate top" thing...I thought that was cute. Just sayin.
that's crazy. great job reusing material.
This is so great! Packing cardboard is a fantastic medium to use for projects like this, it's highly underrated and yet readily available to everyone. Not everyone has access to endless supply's of plywood and timber, a work shop and not everyone can afford all the tools needed to make wooden projects. Making things out of cardboard is also a great way to model a project before making it out of wood. Projects like this encourage people to step into the maker/builder community. Great video mate 👍
This is ridiculously clever. Best recycling of cardboard ever!
Good stuff sir
Woodworking at it's best! Awesome idea.
Paper is kind of wood.
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I've been lamenting buying plastic small parts holders because making out of plywood would be more expensive and take a ton of time.
I like this because free material and I can do it while my 3yo daughter is sleeping.
Shellac makes a great finish for cardboard. Fun project, thanks.
I was just thinking it needed some kind of finish, shellac is the right one.
More cardboard storage please 🙏
Brilliant I never get enough of your content here I guess some kind of genius is my eyes
This is genius. And I immediately ordered the screwdriver set!
Clothes pins also works. Olde school.
Very much looking forward to the cardboard tablesaw!
Don't you remember his paper table saw blade? :)
Thanks for sharing those tips and the make!
This speaks to the child in me making storage containers out of cardboard and erector set pieces. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Nice video John, I think I’ll be rewatching it once my work shed is up.
I had to show my son this, because he makes a lot of stuff with cardboard and glue gun. He's not quite ready for the tablesaw. Cool video. I've always watched your stuff!
Fantástica idea. Además muy fuerte el mueble. Lo haré. Por fin me estoy organizando. 😅😂 Gracias.
I am looking to make a cardboard drawer insert in my bookshelf and this was by far the best video I found. Thank your!
Cool idea, and I'm a drawer collector guy. I was surprised you didn't make a template or use the first drawer you cut out as one.Thanks
It would be so cool to have a cut file for this for the Cricut maker. It can cut single thickness cardboard. For the double thick cardboard it could just draw or score the pattern on to make cutting by hand easier.
A bit of paint & you can match it to a room's decor & you have a neat place for a kid's toy accessories.
Very cool project!
Thanks for this tutorial! I'm into making stuff from cardboard and picked up some tips and tricks and jigs from you that no other cardboard channel has provided. Thanks for that too! Would love to see you make more cardboard projects... I checked you playlists and this was the only one I found. I dabble in woodworking as well but have switched to cardboard for smaller projects for the same reasons you've mentioned. Cheers ☺ ☺
WOW it’s awesome!
Just ordered a set of those screwdrivers. Very handsome, can’t wait to get them in hand!
I’m literally sitting in my garage trying to think of things to store all my bolts and stuff. This is brilliant. I have some coreflut(plastic cardboard).
Righto let’s get cracking
Cool video dude, I already like your content in general but this one reaches a wider audience. Almost everyone has access to those materials, and I'm sure you will inspire creativity. Very practical, and it looked fun to build.
And that's why I'm here. There is a niche hobby called "Cartonnage" (Making boxes and furniture with cardboard) but it doesn't have a huge presence in the US, and well, I don't speak French so you are absolutely filling in a gap in the market. Thank you so much for your detailed video!
This is a wood project since cardboard is wood after all.
Velveeta boxes are ideal for this, but what's the fun in that? They even come in two sizes.
When working with cardboard, don't be hesitant to use lots of packing tape throughout the construction. Cardboard can also be painted to transform it into a durable product. I would love to build several of these to hold not only small parts, but seeds for planting, spices in the kitchen and sewing stuff but I would still make the outer case and shelves using wood for strength and durability while the drawers could be made using cardboard.
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Thanks John for giving me an idea to use all the empty Amazon boxes my wife gives me to take out to the trash and help me avoid having to break them down so they are flat enough to keep the neighbors from complaining that cardboard boxes take up too much room in the dumpster… but I digress 😉you’ve saved me and helped me feel like I can now make a cool project that doesn’t require power tools… 👍👍
Came across your channel quite by accident I just happen to be building a cardboard box for a garden collection of files and scissors and bits and bobs that I would need to keep records of my garden activity anyway I love the way that you’ve created this and I might even try it thanks for all the tips
Really cool. You can make furniture out of cardboard, why not practical stuff too. I'm a 70s kid, I made an x-wing fighter out of cardboard way back then. Best free toy I ever had.
Very cool John. That'll be a fun project that I can do with the grand kids!
Dude, you're a genius. kudos!
Been watching you for years... I like the way you think.
I nearly never comment, exception made here.
Hope you get to read this.
I enjoyed watching this tutorial. Thank you for showing how to use the cardboard in this project as I don’t have the electrical tools that you have nor the space. But cardboard are easily accessible & you can use simple tools for that. Please make more useful cardboard projects. Thank you🙏🏼😻
I did a miniature version of the drawers and i love them! Do 6 cm instead of 8", then calculate proportions for the other sections. Thank you!
I really like this experiment... Good food for thought....
Wow that’s Incredible. 👏🏻
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Nice job ,gonna give it a try
Nicely done John! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Very good John as usual
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great idea
reminds me of some of my creative builds back in college.
Thanks a video for us poor folks.
Excellent work
Great video even if you don't make those little shelves or drawers it still facilitates making boxes for different gifts for Christmas or items to be shipped that you have made .
Thank you for all your videos
Right! I always hate buying boxes for some gifts and those boxes are never the right size anyway.
I'm going to start making customs boxes for a lot of storage around the house. I'll tell my wife its "shabby chic"
Love it .. smart and simple and low cost
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Nifty build,, good to recycle cardboard packaging too
Love it John!
Nice thought and change of pace video.. Ha..Ha.. We are all doing the same thing (Welders, Carpenters, etc).. Just using different tools and Mediums.. Might as well do some with alternative materials. You never know when we might need to do it for necessity, the way this carp is all heading.. Ha...
The Best dishes are made from Leftovers, and the Best Chefs can make a great dinner with Whatever is in the Fridge. Basically the same thing you just did. Grabbed some boxes and kept doing what you do.. Creative for sure.. Thanks for the time you spend making videos...
Excellent idea
That's Cool & Funny At The Same Time!!!!! The Ideas You Have, Just Amaze Me!!!! Thanks John!!!! 😁
Really looking forward to a cardboard table saw build!
John, very impressive. I'm beginning to think that you could make a paper airplane and fly the family across the country. You are that good! As always, another very enjoyable video. Because I am on a disability income right now, I can't give money, so I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are the best.
I like that idea.
i'm going to make this!!! the next time i get my amazon delivery haha.
Fatastic idea how to recycle cardboard. You're full of great ideas. Many thanks
We in the UK were making these in the 1980's we used to have a TV programme called "BLUE PETER"....
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That looks like a cool build. Maybe popsicle stick build next. Those are cheap and plentiful. I like the unique stuff.
Amazon will be proud of you
Very cool. Work with what you got No excuses
another good one John
Thanks John.
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I really like this Idea! something I can use all those amazon and ebay boxes that my wife gets all her junk, err... decorations in.
Simply..... very good!
The first Cardboardworking video on YT?
I had to laugh as i watched you making your cuts on the cardboard, because you wouldn't believe how many Amazon boxes I have in my house. As a matter of fact I'm making a 3 drawer chest now.
Man ! You are fast !!!
Loved this! Thanks!
I love it, so cool. Hopefully the novelty of the video does well for you.
Just what I needed 😄
Also fun to just dork around and have fun. LOL
Finally! A woodworking video that caters to my skills and available supplies! I have access to an unlimited supply of free cardboard in many thicknesses but never once thought of making something like this. I could make something like this without cutting off my fingers or wearing ear protection..
You could start a new CZcams genre building out of cardboard...
Oh, I think you can still cut off your fingers.
@@KSFWG Or you could. Never wait for someone else to do what you are capable of. Have faith in yourself.
It’s crazy the price of wood . And when you are a tiny CZcams show with no independent income and the price of electric has quadrupled it’s tough to do projects . Sorry for the rant. Amazing project
FWIW, the 'paper' clips you referenced are called Bull Clips. and, yeah, they work a wonder. i recommend using the plastic ones you can get from Staples, they don't grip as hard as the metal ones, which means it won't dent the heck out of your edges when gluing them up.
That's a good carving knife because i go through the razor blades in my box cutter.
A good idea. Thanks.
I have to admit, I'm wishing hadn't thrown away my cardboard in the recycle bin ♻️ that the trash man picked up on Friday 🤦♂️. I'd have that much more on hand to make something! I'd like to make something out of cardboard just because now! This looks to be oddly satisfying 😌 in some ways. This also gives me some ideas for using cardboard to build prototypes before having to sell my left lung 🫁 for my more lumber 😒 🤔. Thanks John, for the ideas, video and creativity 👊 🤜 🤛!
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Good stuff! We had a restaurant here in LA that had chairs made of cardboard.
Wow! Finally! Creative, innovative use of an underrated, underappreciated material that I have known about, used, and been chided about for decades. Kudos to you John Heisz for presenting and advocating for this terrific material!
i may have some of that laying around
Would LOVE to see more cardboard projects
Cool! I am still smiling over this one.... but what a good idea! When I think of all the money I have spent on storage cases.....🙁🙁🙁