How to Make a Puzzle Board with Drawers - Thrift Diving
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- If you don't have the space to do puzzles, have pets, kids, or just wish you could do puzzles somewhere OTHER than your dining room table, then a puzzle board is what you need! I've become addicted to doing puzzles since over the Christmas holiday and I saw how messy it can be to leave puzzles all over the place, where you can lose pieces, and how you're stuck in one place. You can buy puzzle boards on Amazon for $75 - $150, but for less than $20 you can make your own for 500 pieces, 1000, or 2000 pieces! Here's how! :)
Get the materials list on the blog post: thriftdiving.com/diy-puzzle-b...
CONTENTS:
0:00 Intro
0:31 - Materials
1:42 - Laying and cutting center supports
3:34 - Gluing the center supports
5:00 - Measuring for drawers
5:54 - Laying out and cutting trim
8:00 - Using a jigsaw to cut trim
8:59 - Laying out and cutting puzzle board drawer MDF bottoms
9:58 - Laying out and constructing the drawers
12:05 - Gluing the drawer stops.
12:20 - Adding the knobs.
12:51 - Adding the MDF top to the puzzle board.
13:36 - Adding trim to the puzzle board top.
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This puzzle-table with drawers is perfect !!! 🙂
Glad you like it!
I'm gonna make one... This'll be a perfect gift for my parents too! I'll be making 2 of them.
I don’t have these kind of fancy tools whatsoever! I would LOVE to build my own puzzle board. I will start with acquiring the proper tools!
I completed a 500 piece puzzle on Thanksgiving 2020 and glued it to a sheet of posterboard and framed it to hang on my wall.
I LOVE to do PUZZLES too.❤❤❤
I made this last weekend for my wife as a Christmas present. Followed you step-by-step and it turned out GREAT!! Thank you for sharing.
Woohoo!! So glad to hear that it turned out well for you! I'm sure your wife loves it. My mo loves hers, too! ❤️
🌺6 minutes in and this is very relaxing to watch..The queen of Precision🌺
Awww.....I'm glad you find it relaxing! I'm still working on my precision, though! 😂
Love the track saw. Thinking of getting rid of the flimsy table saw for one instead.
This would make a great gift for my mom! She loves doing puzzles!
Will the board get wavy after a while ?
I love your happy demeanor. When you make a little mistake you have a wonderful dismissive laugh. I need to learn that. Thanks!
Haha, thanks David!! Every project is usually one that has something different and there are ALWAYS mistakes. That's how we learn, right? 🥰 Thank you for the fun comment!
I am so glad I cam across your video! I was really cringing at the prices online for a puzzle board/table - especially when they’re not big enough for my bigger puzzles (2500-5000 pieces). I think I can talk hubby into making this for me since he has all the tools (but doesn't trust me to use them and not hurt myself!). Im thinking about lining the bottoms of the drawers with felt, maybe the work surface too. Now to find a way to add a “lid” to it … !
My kids, both boys 8 and 3, have recently gotten into puzzles. This would be a great idea to keep them organized
Isn't it so much fun?! Yep--you can sort and store the pieces inside!
Once our children thought it would be fun to mix up ALL of their puzzle pieces. It took several days to right the situation. We came up with the idea of stamping the back each piece and the inside of the box with one particular stamp. When we later would come across an errant puzzle piece we could easily know where it belonged.
Wow amazing. I am going to attempt to build my own thank you so much for sharing your video’s
Awesome job ‼️👍🏾
💐Hope it made your Mom happy 😊
Festool & Woodpeckers RESPECT Kid!! But, still representing good ol fashioned Ryobi for us novices too!! Cool project Serena. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
You know it!! I do understand that there will always be newbie's who are watching these videos and they won't know what a track saw is, or may not want or be able to afford more professional tools. So there will always be a tried and trusty stock of RYOBI! :) Hope you're doing well, Mike! How's that garage? Did you ever finish? You'll be excited to know that I decided to put a real workshop in my backyard! Coming this summer!!!
@@ThriftDiving Garage is moving at a snail's pace. As soon as I added shelves I blew them out because I bought more equipment & wifey bought more Holiday decorations!! But, don't you worry you'll def. be one of the ppl. I send pics. too & tag!! Congrats on the new shop & looking forward to the projects that will come from it!!
What a fantastic idea sunshine. I'm a puzzle nut. 🤗 Great tutorial. HGTV needs to hire you. You do amazing work. Passionate. Great personality. Stay Blessed. 🥰
I saw smaller versions in a catalog last year and the price was insane. I would love to make one.
Love it. I think I will add a fabric cover to protect the pieces while not working on the puzzle. I think two thin dowels with fabric, and a couple tabs on outside of frame to stretch fabric dowels over should keep from kids or cats losing pieces!
I *just* bought a jigsaw puzzle. It will be delivered on Thursday. A few weeks ago I also bought (2) 6’ folding tables, one for my garage and one for my office/craft room. I have a small house (960 sq ft) and take care of my grandsons who don’t go in my craft room. 💡 I CAN do jigsaw puzzles! Lol. I used to do them all the time with my daughter. She was 10/11. Now she’s almost 33.
I only got 500 pieces so I can ease on into it!
I drool over your tools. I did buy a Ryobi jig saw based on watching you! You should tell them we do buy what you use!
Can you link that saw? It looks pretty cool. Maybe not as cumbersome as a full on table saw?
I do love puzzles! These boards cost about $80 to purchase and I think I can probably do it myself! Thanks!
I love doing puzzles and I love this super convenient puzzle table.
Cool idea.
very nice thanks!!!! just one thiing... Trift and a FESTOOL Track Saw... LOL... That do go together!!!! Keep up the good work
not only is the drawer terrific, but I love, love your workspace and tools! Subscribed!
Love puzzles
I do love puzzles, I was also putting them together during this quarantine. That's fun
Oh oh! Use a plane sander on boards that are warped like that. It'll take a little off the board thickness but save you from wasting the material. I love your video and will definitely be making this. Thank you!
Great video! I've seen a few of these DIY puzzle board vids and yours is the best one. More informative than the men and you actually use a square to mark straight lines. Puzzle boards with drawers can cost anywhere between $60 and $120 so this is great!
Yes I looooove puzzles and I wanna make this board!
So have I! Love doing them .
I love doing puzzles that's why I do them on my tablet cause store puzzles have gotten really expensive . Great tutorial blessings to you and your Familia
Great tutorial, and a sweet set up
You can work in my shop any time. Love your tools.
Was thinking of making one of these and these instructions are perfect. Thanks for posting. Thinking of mounting it to a lazy susan swivel so I can turn it.
Wow this is great. You just saved me some money! I saw this for $80 on Amazon!
love this. On my way to start my puzzle board. Thanks a bunch.
YAY! Let me know how it turns out for you! I need to make myself a new one. I gave this one to my mom. :)
This is a great idea! I never start a puzzle because of covering the table. This is definitely going on my To-Do list!
You are calling that material MDF. Its actually HDF (High Density Fibreboard) more commonly called hardboard.
Awesome job!
I just started doing puzzles again. Nice project!
I noticed at the end of the video, one side of the puzzle board does not have the pine trim and there is a carrying handle on that side. Is the trim left off to be able to slide the puzzle off that side of the board after it has been put together?
Great simple design! I'm going to try it out on a bigger scale!
Such a great project, so useful, well done. 😊👍
Thank you for posting!!
i so enjoy your videos!
God bless
Love this!! Would be a great Christmas present!!
Like it. Going to give it a try. Will convert your inches into centimeters.
Great project, i thinking of making this project too
You should! I am thinking of making another one, for myself this time. I gave this one to my mom.
I have several puzzles that are waiting to be framed. One was 2000 pieces, the others 1000-1500. I'm about to start a 1000 piece soon. I love puzzles and would definitely benefit from this.
HI Serena. Miss you.Great diy.
I paid $80 for a board like this in a puzzle catalog. Your board is much nicer and more user friendly. I think I may try this.
looks great I am going to make one for myself
I love doing puzzles also. I started out getting them for my great nephews when they would come to my place and I have been doing them ever sense. I could use a good puzzle table like yours. I have mine on a table in my family room but no place to put all the pieces. This would be great so I could lay it on the floor and push under my bed when I am not working on it.
I’m astonished with your diys and I have a question where do you find all the furniture?
I love it, but I would like someone else to make it for me. Lol 😆. Great job!!!
Great idea!
Awesome video and great explanation. This is exactly what I need to start making. Thanks for the inspiration. I have an old one but I like the little details you added like the drawer knobs. Someday I'd like to revamp this for a more mobile puzzle service.
Go for it! I made one for my mom and I made one for my friend. My mom loves hers! She keeps it on her coffee table. :) Good luck!
Muchas gracias, realmente eres un genio, sigue adelante 😊
I love puzzles. And would love to crest something like this for my puzzles so that they are not everywhere on the table. And possible pieces lost which of course is the most disappointing part of a puzzle when putting it all together. Thanks for the idea.
You're welcome!!
I love your handiness and skills! Great project! My sister may need this. I just think it would be super expensive if I built it and then shipped it from Massachusetts to California.
Ước gì tôi cũng có một cái bàn để ngồi làm Puzzle như thế này, tôi rất thích làm puzzle 🧩👍🏻
Hi there from Germany,
Thanks for your awesome Explanation. After viewing your vid, I am planing to do a Puzzle Board of my own, to fit it my way. But i've got a question left: why didn't you do a closed railing on top? Is there a reason you left the bottom "open" without a railing?
Thank you 🎉
Hey , Selena...this is gorgeous. Love your videos they have been very useful.
Would you please show us how to make a simple DIY live edge coffee/side table
Great video. How do you prevent the board from sinking into the drawers?
I am searching hard on video and blog, but a cut list would be most helpful….for instance..the wooden strips are 34 inches by 1 inch by what exactly - no size is given as far as I can see. Panel boards are not all the same you see.. sorry to be picky, but I cannot start without a full list of materials and the rest is sooo good.
I love puzzles, but unfortunately I also have an extra table that I can work them on so I don't need one of these boards 🙁😆
I will consider making them for friends...if I get started now I might be done in time for Christmas, lol.
Nice video. Looks like you have a new guide/saw system, perhaps you could share that in your next video. : )
Do you sell these?
What practical and unique gifts these would be. 💟
Just going out now to buy the bits, looks doable even for me. . . .hopefully
I just heard of these! It came up as a recommended buy on my Amazon. They charge over $70 for them. I love doing puzzles but my cats make it hard for me to do them.
Lol, I had the same issue. 🤗
Cats are the reason I don’t do puzzles! 😂
Have you thought about adding a cover to it?
I’m going to make this but I’m having a problem finding mdf in large enough sheets. Home Depot only carries 3/16 or 1/4 inch in 2’x4’ sheets. Do you think underlay would work?
I love it! You have a new subscriber...🎉
It just so happens, I've been wanting to get my daughter one, but I'd rather make it due to the prices... Thank you for sharing...🤗
Yay, glad you subbed, and you'll enjoy making this!
What can we put on the top, if we want to cover the unfinished puzzle (for another time) and we can' t leave it horizontal but we have to storage it vertical? Is there any solution? Something to hold it in place? How we can make It like case? (Sorry for any language mistake) By the way, its awesome!!!
I also am a puzzle lover
may i ask if there's a way to prevent the drawers from falling out when you want to move the puzzle board? if not, you have carry it flat. is there a way to stop drawers from sliding out? thanx!
Love this project! But I got saw envy. 😕
How heavy is this? I've made one before that was too heavy to carry around. Would like to make ont that's also light weight.
Where did u get the track saw from?
You can also use a chop saw to but nice vodeo
I really want to do this. I love puzzles, but having a 4, 2, and 1 year old makes it quite difficult for me.
Love the DIY video just would love to know where you got the price of $20.00 or less. 3/16th MDF for the amount you used by itself is $40 or more from all stores I've seen. wife and I just built one about the same size with some drawers and it was just at $100 for everything.
I just priced as well but my calculations differ. 2 pieces of tempered DMF $24; 1 piece hobby board $5. So, not $20 like I figured, but $30+tax at Home Depot is still reasonable. I need the tools too so I’ll be spending well over $100 I’m sure. Hope your board came out great and how you wanted!
*Get the materials list on the blog here:* thriftdiving.com/diy-puzzle-board-with-drawers/
This would also work for certain types of scrapbooking! Sorry, but I detest puzzles LMAO!!!
I am going to make this for myself can never find something to build my.puzzles on
What thickness of MDF board did you use? Love this idea and will definitely be trying to make my own!
What brand is your T Square?
If it's the red one, it's by Woodpeckers. They make good stuff! Expensive, but it's unmatched in quality and will last forever.
can u tell me the dimensions and how many of the wood i need in total
I really need someone to make this for me. I don't have the tools.
Could it be? Am I first?
WOOHOO! Looks like you are!! :)
Great idea and tutorial. I try to be supportive and watch ads all the way through, but I had to skip the ad I encountered on this video. I know your keep your channel family friendly, but my ad was a music video with a dude rapping/singing about women's genitalia. I know that's not in line with your channel so I wanted to make you aware in case there's something you could do about it. Love your content!!
Who’s we?
Oh ya, super simple to make with "just a few simple tools you probably already have around the house" ... great tutorial, but anyone who already has those tools and equipment won't be the ones watching.
Great tutorial when you shut the sound off.
How to ruin your sanding table in 3, 2, 1. Did nobody ever teach you how to set a depth on the saw or use insulation under it to protect your table?
Rather rudely put….work on your social skills.