LOL. Lucky You. I have been using my parents dresser drawers that were purchased in 1950. We have had a lot of rain lately, and I put some chocks under it to stop it getting wet. The mice really appreciated a dry place to sh*t. Not under it but thru ALL the drawers.
Thanks for the video, I've been looking for a tutorial like this for a long time. However, I initially struggled as I only have Photoshop and not Illustrator. I eventually figured out I could go 'image' - 'mode' - 'indexed color' change the 'Pallette' to 'Local (Perceptual' then choose the number of colors I wanted. I don't know if it is exactly the same as the illustrator part but it did help me only get rid of the in-between colors you spoke of. It did the job well enough and saved me from purchasing another piece of Adobe software that I'm sure I wouldn't get much other use from. Thanks for the video again!
Thats great!! yes theres many different ways to do things in Photoshop and Adobe and in general, glad you were able to do what you needed. Would love to see your project, tag me on instagram when youre done!
Hey Kev. Love the dimpled look and expect they feel great. Have subscribed and will watch more of your videos. Regards James One Handed Maker - Australia
Hey I'm thinking of a similar project, but I'd like to know more about how you made the centre circular hinge between the two panels. I tried researching a way to make two panels rotate like that,but cant find anything. You used a bearing, but how did you connect the pieces specifically?
So the center connection starts at 2:01 in the video I attach the bearing to triangle that will be on the bottom. the top triangle then gets that piece that I added on at 2:06 (but stated at 1:17 in the video I would have cut around but to fix that I glued on the additional piece) So now the bottom triangle with the bearing is overlapped by top triangle and they can be connected by the knob I installed. Hope this helps.
Very nice cabinet that will provide a ton of storage for you. Also it was a very nice video. I like videos with the right balance of talking. To much talking is sickening and to little talking with poor video makes you guess about the purpose of the video.
After building first an alpine patterned cheese board with multiple hardwoods including hickory which required a ton of ripping at 45° angles and building a solid hickory vanity with half lap and bridle joinery… I love hickory! For true joinery methods like bridle joints, etc. hickory is amazing to work with except sometimes the router pulls and rips on the grain but it was wonderful to build with and it’s stunning with the grain striations. Where it’s difficult and not beginner friendly or even pro is when fasteners are applied! My experience so far is avoid any and all screws and or nails because the wood is so damn dense I can’t tell you how many strong fasteners snapped inside the hickory so beware! And yes I pre drilled destroying multiple bits and used soap and wax for the screws and went very slow with the drill as not to overheat the fasteners yet majority of the time fasteners broke off or were imbedded into the hickory. So don’t do a project with pocket holes and hickory!!! Even the hardwood pocket screws snapped no problem into the wood
Thats good to know! I was having similar issues on the hinges for this so I totally get that. I've seen it worse in Jatoba which is much more dense. I guess screw companies dont worry too much about woodworkers using dense wood
That’s neat, I’m like that too. I scour YT or sometimes Pinterest for a design and I never buy build plans because I tend to build it as I go or figure out the joinery I want to include and move from there. It takes a lot of thought but really I don’t know I just get it and enjoy making it my own. I did that with Shara’s mid century styled white oak vanity or dresser with custom trim like she added. I wanted half laps, bridle joinery, etc. for a small bath vanity that I made from solid hickory. I’m still working on the drawers and doors but it’s just a fun, challenging project and I like that I could make it custom unlike I’d do if I followed plans
Saw a video of Woodrow Leehyun doing this about a year ago and it has been on my bucket list since then but couldn’t figure out how to do it without a CNC. Thanks for sharing the technique and great job.
Those stands are gorgeous! I love how the drawer fronts came out. I agree the push-to-open slides were the way to go so you can showcase them. Looking forward to seeing more of those backlogged projects! - Joe
If anyone re-builds this i recommend installing the drawer slides while the wood pieces are still unassembled. There is a reason why IKEA does this. It´s much easier if everything is measured correctly. But given that he got them after building the cabinet his order of operations was justified.
Sure you can do that, as long as you're right with measurements. IKEA is all mass produced, cut by CNCs , takes out the human error. Ill continue to do it this way
I dont get it, its a wood tool chest. Whats so wrong using MDF ? MDF has advantages over plywood Cost being the largest, then stability If your just going to put paint on it Set it up off the floor on a sub frame you do not need to cut a toe kick the 2x4 sub frame is your toekick it also gets the MDF off the floor, paint will protect it from water and the sub frame gets it off the floor. The Baltic burch should be saved for kitchen cabinets, no dam wonder its over 100 dollars a sheet. Your wasting valuable resources on Garage cabnits the next home owner will just tear out and trash. Shop finiture and equipment should be cheap lumber products. Not the higest qulity. Every project I see guy make for the shop are done with high quality materials its a waste.
Yep maple is going to cost ya, id try a cheaper ply. In the plans I put out I did alter them to use 3/4in ply and 1/2in ply to make it weigh less and hopefully cost less, but fully sheets of ply are still pretty high ever since 2020
Upon unboxing, I was immediately upset at how the rails were very noticeably bent. But I kept going, all tools needed to assemble were included ru-vid.comUgkxqtX4Dxs6aecAZEuz6GY5-d81YecKCshn and I had it set up in about 30 minutes. Honestly I love this thing, make sure to read the measurements and measure your space so you know if it'll work for you. I bought this to put inside my closet, underneath where I hang my clothes and it is absolutely perfect! It is VERY sturdy and all drawers glide easily and mine are stuffed, and they are still flush when closed.
