DIY Filing Cabinet Out Of Wood

In the floating desk build we saw a few weeks ago I make some DIY Filing Cabinet Out Of Wood as the legs of the floating desk in the corner. I actually made two wood cabinets, one was a filing cabinet and one was more of a set of desk drawers with various different drawer sizes. These are a very simple woodworking project that are a huge improvement in space and looks compared to an old nasty metal filing cabinet. These are much deeper so you can put way more files in them but are an easy build that you can quickly complete and makeover your office space.
Filing Cabinet Plans (For the desk drawers and filing cabinet): www.diytyler.com/shop/filing-...
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📔📙All our Digital Plans: bit.ly/2Mm6slA
The cabinets are made from a combination of 1/2" and 3/4" plywood. 1/2" for the drawers and 3/4" for the cabinets and the drawer fronts. You will need a bit of edge banding, some drawers slides and a few other items that are all called out in the material list of the plans.
Some tools I like (some affiliate links):
Drawer Slides: amzn.to/2Yw38YL
Fuji Q5 5 Stage Turbine Spray System: goo.gl/ZAJF5g
Grizzly G0858 Parallelogram 8" Jointer: amzn.to/2SSVcim
Grizzly G0453Z 15" Planer: amzn.to/2zjz4GR
Kreg K5 Pocket Hole Jig: amzn.to/355jfOC
Kreg Forman: amzn.to/2OXvyaA
Kreg R3: amzn.to/2OZy8gc
Switchpod (mini tripod): bit.ly/2JUMET1
Moisture Meter: amzn.to/2SwBy9i
Mixing-Mate Paint Lid: amzn.to/2vXsq7P
Kreg ACS Track Saw: amzn.to/2OZXVVw
EDC Tool Belt: goo.gl/XZnWRx
Nail Puller Pliers: amzn.to/37frZUq
Miter Spring Clamps: amzn.to/2O8oYhv
IsoTunes Xtra: amzn.to/2NBu7zw
Kreg Drawer Jig: amzn.to/355rIBp
FastCap 16oz Glue Bot: goo.gl/X5aNZ0
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Swanson Combination Square: goo.gl/EYuGAn
Bessey Quick Clamps: goo.gl/jVAzeu
FastCap Tape Measure: goo.gl/t2lWJD
EDC Tool Belt: goo.gl/XZnWRx
Brayer Roller: goo.gl/bc5uIE
3M Respirator: goo.gl/ZexRQd
3M Respirator Filters: goo.gl/92Ejh0
RIDGID Stealth Force Impact Driver: goo.gl/K2jKgG
Katz-Moses Dovetail Jig: bit.ly/DVTJig
Titebond TiteWrap: amzn.to/2F9AALM
Mirka 6" ROS Sander: amzn.to/2Eijyfv
10 Million Dollar Stick: amzn.to/2SrKvjS
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[@austincantrell2542]

What a beautiful collection of clamps

[@brianbachmeier34]

Finally someone did NOT use Alex drawers from IKEA. I have been looking for this type of setup. Great job sir.

[@drumavenger83]

Perfect timing! I just sat down in my "office" to do some "paper work" ... this gives me something to watch! 👍

[@georgeeads8689]

I agree on the drawer boxes. I do the same thing. Great job as always Tyler

[@davidj.gallardo4553]

Tyler, still can't believe there were 7 people who gave you thumbs down. Your videos are very detailed and informative with step by step instructions and narratives. As a beginner I appreciate your help and guidance!!

[@shanecherniss]

It may be because the cut dimensions are not included

[@danconlan8735]

You are very talented Tyler, great job! Thanks, DC

[@TheAnt17r]

Man, that finish is gorgeous!

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Great looking filing cabinets. Really enjoyed watching you build them. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@celsojoven3525]

Pwd

[@jasonyoung4023]

This is one of the cleanest and nicest shops that I have ever seen. Great job!

[@gbjones54]

Looks great Tyler.

[@stevewalker7822]

Looks great

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Great work on the filing cabinets Tyler! Thank you for sharing the video with us!💖👍👌😎JP

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome work Tyler! 😃👍🏻🗄️👊🏻

[@garynagle3093]

Great project.

[@mavrick561]

Love your vids, man. They give me confidence and show me that projects like this really aren't so scary. Lol I dig some of the new camera angles too. POV stuff is a cool twist.

[@felixfromnebraska8648]

Great build Tyler! I was just looking at making a set of these myself. Thanks for sharing. Felix.

[@CharleSfromTexas]

Nice work. Looks good.

[@jessieferriol]

Nicely done Tyler..cheers!

[@tareylyncripe253]

I made the Murphy bed for my guest room, but I had to do it in two days so I had to cut some corners but it still works great! I did do the floating shelves for legs & that is super helpful for putting my candles on. Now I want to do these cabinets because the crappy "wood" filing cabinets that I bought fell apart during assembly!! (I just keep on repainting the metal filing cabinets that were given to me).

[@garrettlinehan467]

We like it alot

[@TwistedTwineWoodworking]

Great video! Definitely will help me out on a future project

[@thegerlachgirl]

These are stunning and I learned so much watching just this one video! Now to figure out how to make them myself without your amazing shop and only my basic tools...

[@aggiefan3947]

Really nice work, Tyler! And your video/edit skills are sharp. 👍🏻👏🏻

[@bernhardtammen4463]

Sehr schön

[@giovannipetitti1588]

Great.👍👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

[@photog1529]

The use of aluminum angle was a great idea for holding the hanging folders.

[@bluedragonfly5]

I came across this video the day after my 50 yr old oak veneer wooden file cabinet fell apart. The particle board broke after too many moves. Im not a woodworker, so wont be making a replacement one. Wish i had your skills and tools!

[@robertvaughn1869]

Love to watch your projects! So practical!

[@uknowulikethat4042]

you always get a great finish on your projects, I make a mess spraying deodorant

[@Adamz992]

Awesome video Tyler, great content as always! I do have a question for you though. Do you mind explaining why you use a 1.0mm tip when spraying gf white poly? I will be using this finish on a kitchen rebuild and planned on spraying with my Mini Mite 4 and a 1.3mm tip per the manufacturers specs. Have you had better luck using a 1.0mm tip? Thanks in advance for your response!

[@Slries10]

Oh no! I can't find the plans for this cabinet! It was just what I was looking to build for my.home office too!

[@LiloUkulele]

Awesome job!...Subscribed......the timing of finding this video is spooky...designing a built-in secretary desk and the woof wants a file cabinet in the bottom. Such a nice clean execution!.....any tip-over problems? Link to handle jig? Link to paint lids?

[@mysticvalleywoodworks2777]

How do you figure the size and number of drawers for the opening? I always struggle with that part.

[@robsandstrom9854]

Nice build Tyler. I noticed your use of the Fuji Sprayer. I plan on purchasing one in the next week or so. I seem to recall you had an earlier video on the 3M system addition for using your sprayer - I may remember that wrong. Not sure I am ready to go to the full cost of adding the 3M system. But, I did notice you using different types of spray guns on this project, gravity feed vs. the 1 qt bottle. Now that you have been spraying for awhile, which type of spray gun would you start with gravity feed or 1 qt can sprayer (not sure I am using right terminology (T-60 or GPX in Fuji terms)? Using the sprayer for small cabinets and small wood working projects. Once again good build. I like the idea of the separate base allowing you to adjust height after your other parts of the build were finished. Keep up the good work.

[@daveerickson5313]

What do you use for your cut lists?

[@ahunt2117]

Hey Tyler, what did you use for your riving knife on your custom table saw insert?

[@fillanes6393]

Cual es el nombre de tu banco de sierra. Lo he visto en muchos carpinteros. Saludos y un gran trabajo por cierto!

[@world8600]

I wish I had all those tools.

[@daveerickson5313]

I see you went from Kem Aqua to GF Enduro Poly. Which do you prefer and why?

[@ScottScharnhorst]

Tyler, did you need to put a primer first before the white poly?

[@bjessome2945]

I watch another youtuber that does their drawer bottoms the same way but he runs a chamfer bit around the edges and it hides the plys. Just replying to a comment you made about seeing the plys. Enjoy your channel

[@rkilgore3607]

Tyler, good plans but I just found (I think!) an issue with the cut list. You show a total of four 1 1/2" x 14 1/8" rails on the 3/4" plywood cut list. Since there are two cabinets there should be a total of eight, four per cabinet, correct? Not a big issue but a small irritation I discovered just after I put the tablesaw away...:-)

[@Ashley-lr1zs]

Same! Also didn’t have any triangles on the cut list so I had to go back and do those as well.

[@rkilgore3607]

Tyler, another question. In the cut list for the drawers (1/2" plywood) the heights of the front and rear of the two large drawers (green and pink) are different. For the green front and rear pieces height is given as 6 5/8" while for the pink side pieces height is given as 6 9/16". I did not discover this until after cutting. I assume 6 9/16 is the correct dimension. My bad for not double checking the cut list for inaccuracies or perhaps there is an updated list?

[@MrBubbajohnson1]

Tyler ,where did u get the aluminum for the top of the drawer/ tnx for great videos!

[@ahunt2117]

That's just aluminum angle that you can but and cut to length and drill your own holes. I hope this helps.

[@Ashley-lr1zs]

Wait where did those triangles come from??

[@jessec103]

What’s that song in the intro?

[@heatherwinmill3838]

What are the metal pieces that you used to turn to drawer into a filing cabinet?

[@benjaminu12]

I would like to know this too

[@rkilgore3607]

www.amazon.com/Stanley-National-N247-270-N247270-Aluminum/dp/B0028ATD44/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=National+N247270+Aluminum+Solid+Angle&qid=1598878140&sr=8-1

[@kevinwilliams8581]

Using your plans (paying customer here!) and some arithmetic, I come up with a 1/2" space between the bottom of the drawer and the top of that bottom cross-piece. At 10:07 of the video you have a spacer that looks more like 1/4". If I am just wrong please set me straight. Otherwise, please advise on which is best. I really like your approach to building stuff and your videos but a little more detail and a longer video would be appreciated. Never mind, I see my mistake. I am thinking that gap is 3/16" and the side gap is 1/8".

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Hey Man, May i know do you need the best supplier of Steel Furniture from China?

[@coffeefortwosolly]

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[@cm1133]

Am I the only one who hates edge banding? All it does is chip and peel off.

[@GongaDuck]

Great build as always, but I had to notice one thing. Nice Bunker Branding hoodie there, Tyler!