Basic Plywood Boxes [video 445]

[@lincolndickerson1293]

There is nothing better than fine woodworking drawers made with complex, live for centuries, joinery. Except a simple drawer made with basic tools for the shop so we can stow our stuff and get on with other projects

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

👍👍

[@grumpywiseguy5992]

Fastest drawers in all of KZbin. Brilliant!! No dominos, dowels, or dovetails. Just glue and pin nails. Love your rebated fronts. Many ways of doing those, depending on what tools one has. Finish, I would go with either Arm-R-Seal or a water based something. I would have to mark everything or I would get confused. Thanks, stay safe and keep em coming!!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@stephenpalfreyman4755]

I really like your setup - I've been debating whether to buy a table saw but your setup with the plunge saw (which I already have) seems to work really well (or at least, you make it look like it's easy!)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! I do have a small table saw now and have to say it is a very convenient option to have!👍

[@nicowilson]

Nice change to watch over breakfast rather than lunch

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

But if a surprise for me too, Nico! 😂👍

[@2drsdan]

I'm amazed at the work you get done in that TINY shop and so grateful to God for my 5-hp Powermatic table saw.

[@jenspetterabrahamsen9333]

Cool trick with the flush trim against the template.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@radharcanna]

The joys of video production! The audio sounded just fine. Love the boxes.

[@tonylorentzen]

Peter - you have a serious router addiction! Lovely video once again!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

It’s only an addiction if you can’t handle it, lol! 😂 And thanks! 👍

[@KodyKimani]

Those are lovely drawers Peter

[@gioargentati7802]

Excellent video, Peter! Please consider making a video on building drawer dividers. Thank you!

[@jimbob78ify]

“More by luck than judgment” is now my new mantra for life. Well done video

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@hwood9783]

Shonky sound? That's a new addition to my vocabulary!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

😂👍

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Same here! It must be a British saying😁🛫

[@oneeyedphotographer]

@@TheFalconJetDriver It's well understood down under.

[@scalewarmachines]

Proud owner of some lovely Square Enough guides checking in! Thanks Peter.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Haha, Thanks Martin! 🙌 👍

[@willford8475]

I appreciate the high standard of video editing and fast forwarding of repeated work. To be honest I didn't notice the hiccough with the sound. A great series.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@LSLearmont]

Watching this with my 3yo daughter who just adopted you as her grandpa. Just so you know! Love the boxes as well, great job

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Oh wow! I hope the real grandpa doesn’t mind! And thanks! 👍👍

[@JF0913]

Awesome work once again

[@seanhenry744]

I never considered the 11 router system. 🤣 --> Great work on the shelving and drawer boxes Peter. Thanks for sharing.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

I’m thinking of upgrading to the 13 router system, lol! And thanks, Sean! 👍

[@cuebj]

11 visible on shelves plus 1 in the router table. Experienced addict knows if his counsellor takes away the obviously visible ones, he's got one to tide him over till he gets to the dealer

[@gordysevenzero3244]

@@cuebj We think there's another in the CNC machine next door, for completeness!

[@Geekolaus]

Yeah, Peter's quite efficient. Why bother with changing the router bits? Just get each bit its own router and you rarely have to change bits again. Just grab another router and off you go!

[@anakdalan8756]

I love watching your videos..i love doing woodworking but unfortunately i cannot afford power tools cause here in the philippines they are quite expensive...thank you for your videos..

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! Best wishes from London! 👍

[@markhoward324]

Another late evening treat for me. Thank you

[@saldogdave]

I just love the term “rebate”. Very similar to rabbet but so much more British!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@andrewbieger5004]

I am always waiting for someone to pay me something after I cut some 'rebates'!! For you non-Yanks, a 'rebate', at least on this side of the pond, is a token discount (after the fact) on a purchase.

[@normanboyes4983]

Nice one Peter, thanks for sharing.😀👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Norman! 👍

[@carllamb6711]

Hi Pete I just love how you make every job look so effortless and simple great content mate 👍👍👍👍 big fan

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Carl! 👍

[@richarddicktaylor219]

Just built a basic cabinet to tidy up stuff in my shepherds hut & while doing so used quite a few of the tips I've learned from your channel. Thanks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@SiAnon]

I'm going to be making a boot tidy for the car out of 18mm ply (got a ton of it for nothing so it's all i have and can afford at the moment) and you've just answered all the questions i had in my head. Boot tidy is still technically a drawer but used in a different way i suppose. Just hope it doesn't end up weighing a ton and knocking 10 MPG off the car hahaha

[@Sadowsky46]

Great, basic, easy - I like it.

[@martkt10]

I love the plywood look , i used to turn plywood into bowls on my lathe , they always looked good

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks, me too! (the look, not the bowls...) 👍

[@markrowland5393]

Excellent. Thanks Peter.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Mark! 👍

[@karlpopewoodcraft]

I love using tray style drawers so much simpler and less hassle than drawer runners😊 Workshop is going to look amazing when completed Peter. 😁

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Karl! And that’s the plan, lol! 😂👍👍

[@christycullen2585]

Boxes look fab

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! Well pleased with them. 👍👍

[@angellas.1314]

I like the exposed edges. Looks like pinstripes.

[@daviemaclean61]

I somehow missed this video three weeks ago, but I've seen it now. Now I know what to do to replace the assorted (no two the same!) plastic boxes in my shed which have ben annoying me for a while. Cheers

[@paulrowley71]

So simple, yet so effective.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

That's me! 😂 Thanks! 👍

[@terryt2910]

Nicely done. The rebate (rabbet?), beyond covering the exposed edge of the plywood, provides additional surface area for gluing and makes the joint stronger. (If you mentioned that, I missed it.) I will be trying these. Thanks, Peter!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! And yes, double the glue area on each side. 👍 💪

[@paultay23]

I watched this on Patreon Peter and again on here...something about making shop furniture... Nice one

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Paul! 👍👍

[@derekhansen7508]

Excellent video Peter. Functional and nice to look at. Just like your good self obviously.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

haha, Must tell Mrs 10 minutes that one! 👍

[@espnmk]

there probably only shop cabinets but I would gladly put in my home ... keep up the great work and thanks for the tips and tricks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 🙌👍👍

[@angieebabyy]

Love how clear and concise you are in this video! Gives me the motivation to finally make my drawers!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@mikeandlucky]

I really appreciate practical projects such as this one and appreciate all of the insights into how you do things as an expert cabinet maker. Thanks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@dsdome100]

I like the sides!

[@Mickmooreable]

Lovely boxes.

[@ghostanddiy]

As always, your movie is awesome. Greetings from Poland

[@awantamta]

They look very nice for workshop boxes.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@davidsneddon2242]

Brilliant as always Peter

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks David, 👍

[@JamesManCave]

Those look spot on, and tie in with the cabinet really well. 👌

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks James! 👍👍

[@daviddickson7494]

Great video and great work. Thanks for sharing

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@hansdegroot8549]

Very useful video. Thanks for sharing. Perfect details on how to do some things the other way than I do.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Hans! 👍

[@Thesidingsworkshop]

They look tidy Pete I like the white and wood look. The wood plinth you've added to the white carcasses look great 👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! Yes I was pleased with how they look - to as the KZbinr handbook says “ I’m super happy with how these turned out...” 😂😂👍👍

[@Thesidingsworkshop]

@@10MinuteWorkshop lolol 🤣

[@bikeridernz6169]

Excellent thanks Peter - more "workshop" makeovers please

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! And more coming! 👍👍

[@chriss4169]

Just wanted to say, really enjoy your videos! From across the pond in the states, Cheers! Keep them coming bud!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! And best wishes from London! 👍👍

[@MJ-nb1qn]

Great Stuff. Nice Drawer build. Some years ago I stopped at a neighborhood sale. The guy had 4 old oak drawers for sale. Well, I wanted the wood handles and did a bit of haggling. Final he said come into my garage. He had 44 more drawers! I bought them all for a song, and I’m still using them to make shop furniture. The drawers came out of an old office from the 1920’s. Thanks!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! Sounds like a great haul! 🙌👍👍

[@LouAdzima]

Nice work on the box fronts.

[@stevewalker7822]

I always appreciate organizing my shop. Great job

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Simple and effective. 👍

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@alistairstanger2940]

Finally someone with a video on single piece flush drawer fronts! I have been searching for the like for ages. Thank you! And with the added bonus of breakfast time viewing ... will probably have to watch it again in my usual Friday afternoon slot though ... :-)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍👍

[@pf5658]

Awesome! Will probably build some when I eventually build my well overdue workshop.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@pf5658]

@@10MinuteWorkshop - You’re most welcome sir.

[@WinoSnip]

Thanks Peter - most likely inspired by your videos I only recently invested in a (Senco accu-pneumatic 1.8mm) nail gun. I have always been into more joints and dominos/dowels/lamellos, but that is indeed labour intensive. Your videos are inspiration as well for me into the “how can I fasten up some work using nails instead”. And as a “let’s try” I will shoot some 1.8mm nails today in the side of some 9mm plywood to face my fear wrt the plywood splitting. I wonder...

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Wino! a let me know how it goes! 👍👍

[@HDRW]

Drat! Two days after the video, the ClampGuides are all sold out!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Hate to say it, but 2 hours after the video the guides were sold out! There are more coming. 👍👍

[@MINGLE2008]

HI Peter, i enjoyed watching how you make the drawers so quickly. I would appreciate if can show us how you set the router under your workbench. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

I’ll be remaking that bench soon, so all will be revealed then, but honestly it’s very simple - just a big Triton router bolted onto the bench, and a couple of slots cut for the fence to clamp onto. Nothing at all fancy. 👍👍

[@MINGLE2008]

Thank you.

[@AndyCPugh]

They look really nice!!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Andy! Well pleased with them! 👍👍

[@Phenrica]

I used dovetails on my plywood workshop boxes, so OTT but look so nice 😉

[@FritsvanDoorn]

That looks good. Simple and effective.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Frits!

[@shlomojesus971]

Great video - thanks for sharing

[@murtdowling]

Looks fantastic love it

[@rfrisbee1]

As always, a well executed and pragmatic approach to making furniture. For those without a pin nailer 3 or 3.5mm diameter screws could be used instead. If looks are important then after the glue dries the screws could be removed and drilled out to take 6mm dowels that are flush cut. If using screws then making a simple 90 degree corner jig out of three pieces of mdf or plywood to clamp the draw sides to while drilling pilot holes for the screws and assembly makes alignment a lot easier!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Robert! Yes, screws then dowels are a good way to get a nice finish - but now we’re just previewing the forthcoming ‘draw boxes and runners’ video... 😆👍👍

[@ogatkinson6274]

Enjoyed video, will try this method for some basic drawers I need for my shop. Thanks. South Texas

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@Th3CoolPeach]

They look good 👍👌

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@positiveandhealthy2728]

Awesome healthy hacks right there! This can really help a lot of people have the best health ever. 😊

[@olivepressdesign]

LOVE your videos Peter. Been following for a while now and they just get better and better. Smashing quality. ❤️ 🙏 🪵

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 🙌👍

[@mrkrause3]

Great job...simplicity! Thank you for sharing.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@theduftmeister]

Man alive. That's twice Peter, (one of my favourite KZbinrs) has posted a video on something I did a week before. MDF cabinets being the last one. I'm now about to proceed and watch this to see where I went right and wrong.... Seriously though, thanks Peter, really love the vids! :)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Timing is everything! 😂 So should I speed up, or you slow down?? 🤔🤷‍♂️👍

[@garenne0169]

very interesting way to make drawers, i've learning something more today !!! thanks Peter

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@roberthatcher2773]

Great work as always Peter, thanks.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Robert! 👍

[@bobso7638]

simple and perfect

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thank you! 👍

[@michaelkaye4998]

I loved “hopefully they fit” 😂.

[@robgullen]

. . . I usually number the back edge of drawers and their corresponsing apertures, to make sure they all fit and can be returned to the right place - just in case!

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

Looking better every day! Well done

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

Sounded just fine watching on my phone

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 🙌👍👍

[@davidsmith824]

Those are very good, simple but workmanlike. Having seen your previous videos on cabinet making I decided to make my own rather than spending £400 on 2 of those metal workshop storage units. I'm in the process of trying to turn my 'Tardis' of a garage into something that will also take a planer/thicknesser. So I removed an old workbench and started on what has turned out to be a big job - don't know why really' - of 6 cabinets, 3 of which will take shelves, with 1/2 size doors so they don't open too much into the space for the 'new tool', and 15 drawers in the other 3 cabinets. I thought - tool storage therefore strength is required - and opted for 18mm hardwood plywood - perhaps over the top in hindsight. So the 6 cabinets were put together with glue and pocket hole screws (about 30 in each cabinet) and I'm sure they will be there long after I'm gone! The drawers I wanted to do - strength remember - with 1/2 blind dovetails but being in 18mm plywood I didn't think they'd look that great so rather than have the dovetails visible from the sides, I did them so you'd see them only from the back as each drawer has a false front - BIG mistake. Why - because I had to work out precisely the end resulting width of the drawers so they would run easily and accurately in the drawer slides I'd bought. BUT making those joints that accurately has proved costly as some of the drawers are mm out from the correct width and I have had to pack them out. Oh well, lesson learnt, if you are going to try and be clever, stick with the tried and tested method of always making the fronts and backs the correct width first and swallow your pride on dovetails in plywood. Sorry this is so long but I wish I had seen this video earlier - you make it look so simple! Thanks for a great video again.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Hi David. Great comment, thanks! You're a braver man than me to try dovetails in plywood, though! Total respect for cracking on and getting the job done! 🙌 👏👍

[@alan36753]

Accepting the fact that you are creating an aesthetic backdrop for your videos I would always tailor-make the storage around the contents or at least stagger shelf heights by 30mm as there’s always something that is 10mm higher than the shelf height. Just my 2p

[@paulmaryon9088]

Thanks Peter, brilliant as always! Keep 'em coming and stay safe

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Paul - you too! 👍

[@michaelplays2449]

Looks Good, Peter!!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Michael! 👍

[@eggsngritstn]

Reclaimed cabinet or furniture plywood is great for storage like this. Thanks for the tips!

[@wherewewent]

Nails or screws?. Which is better?. Thanks for the video.

[@smnhpkns]

Thanks for sharing Pete

[@Halbmond]

Without a router, I can’t cut halfway into the edges of the front like you did (6:26). My plan is to make an inner front piece that goes between the sides and a face plate front piece and glue them together. This shouldn’t reduce the stability too much, should it? 🤔

[@fricknanklin]

I was thinking exactly the same. I think that would be fine!

[@hythewoodworkdesigns]

Well that was a pleasant surprise.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Less pleasant for me, Gary! 🤷‍♂️😂

[@ChristianN-]

I'm so glad for these videos, so useful. Thank you!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Christian! 👍

[@ryanbailey112]

Thanks for sharing great cabinets for a shop. Looking forward to the next videos on the make over. It’s very helpful as I’m building out my shop now. Cheers.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! Yes, more to come! 👍

[@greedypnuthurst4112]

Did not notice any filming problems. Good video as normal.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@ED-yy1rl]

Great idea for the fronts, saves wood also by not having to use more materials to cover the end grain.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍👍

[@DocteGaby]

Looks good! Looking forward to the rest of the series, I love things tidy and organised and vicariously enjoy this kind of video!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@darren990]

nice video peter

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@Chris-op7yt]

at what depth of drawer would you consider changing to swing hinge front, which would somewhat change the build?

[@ronboe6325]

I thought you were going to use MDF for the drawer fronts, then you switched to ply. Keeping viewers on our toes! Somewhere I read that, even though cabinet makers look down their noses at pins & glue (or staples) for kitchen cabinet drawers, in real life they seem to work out just fine. For your shop, they will likely out live you........ :)

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! No, birch ply boxes with MDF fronts would be a bit of a waste! And I agree - for workshop storage they’ll be fine! 😂👍

[@alan36753]

That was a mock up. Much cheaper to use full size joiners rods!

[@toucanproductions2935]

Simple, yet very satisfying.

[@jefflemay66]

Love the simplicity and clean look! Thanks for sharing!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks! 👍

[@chm1701]

Would love to see you make a client spec draw box, Peter, unless you can point me to a previous video? Thanks. Oh and by the way, with regards to the beeswax and the application rags, do the rags have to be stored safely in case of spontaneous combustion? Cheers.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

I haven’t done anything specifically on drawer boxes, but I do have a video planned. And no, no need for ‘safe storage’ for beeswax cloths. 👍👍

[@eps1253]

Brilliant video Peter!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks Matthew! 👍

[@BensWorkshop]

Nice work Peter, early release too!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Cheers Benedict! Yes, earlier than planned - there goes the analytics on this one, lol! 🤷‍♂️

[@BensWorkshop]

@@10MinuteWorkshop Yes. oops. Still, you can see how doing a midnight raid helps. Probably won't though. Be interested to hear.

[@VaQm11]

Great idea!

[@johnsammut8540]

Hi Peter, Thank you for another excellent and informative vid. I am building some alcove units for my daughter in 18mm and 12mm bb/bb birch ply and I was surprised at the amount of repair patches in it. No problem for most of the construction but it made choosing four panels for the fronts of the four, 4 drawer units difficult and wasteful. Other than that it’s good quality ply, I just dont recall having this many patches in the past. To get ply with one unblemished face is really costly

[@johnsammut8540]

Sorry it was b/bb, not bb/bb. There was a reduction in patches on the b side!

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Thanks John. Yes, B/BB you should have one face with minimal patches; with BB there will always be some, though the Birch ply my local timber yard gets in seems good overall, it does vary batch to batch. 🤷‍♂️ 👍

[@stephenhull7120]

Peter thanks so much for all this, you've given me the confidence I need and I've taken the plunge and bought a (very expensive!) Sheet of birch to make a chest of drawers. My question is about sanding. I bought some 320 for the faces and using this alone seems to make a nice smooth finish. Would you start lower down and work up to 320 or go straight in at 320? It's B grade. For the edges I was going to do 180 then 320 but The Internet says NEVER SKIP GRADES. I'm sure things were easier in the past when knowledge was passed in person! Hope you're well 👍🏻

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Well thanks, and congrats on finding some Birch ply! 🙌 I’ve never sanded higher than P180 unless it was going to be sprayed, or a clear lacquer on Birch, then I’ll finish with something ridiculous like P2000 just to get that silky smooth topcoat. But that’s a final sanding, it between coats.

[@stephenhull7120]

@@10MinuteWorkshop Jennor Timber, Ruislip! And I'm finishing with water based poly.