I don't get why people still build drawers this way

[@BeneWoodworks]

“You can tell it’s birch plywood because of how it is…”. That cracked me up mate, you have a new subscriber! 👍🤣

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@jerryk8617]

You can tell this is an elephant because of how it is…

[@pctatc66]

and that statement told me to say. next and NOT subscribe

[@ScoobyAndFriends]

@@pctatc66 didn't even bother to finish the video.

[@surfandsnowbord]

​@@ThomasCustomWoodworkshow neat is that? that's pretty neat.

[@LWLillie1]

4:58 I saw a video 2 yrs ago from April Wilkerson and she put melamine edge banding for the drawers to slide like butta! Put them both the drawer bottom slide and the upper drawer slot. OR you can put Masonite. I hope this helps!!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Great tip!

[@edoeswood]

"You can tell it's Birch by the way it is", best line I have ever heard on KZbin. Thank You. I have suscribed.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Haha I’m glad you liked it!

[@EileenHeitman]

That’s like a “joke” my Dad used to tell 50 years ago when I was a kid. He used to say….”what’s the difference between a duck. One’s webbed and one is.” I’d hear this stupid joke and kind of zone out. But, it’s in my head all these years later. Dave in Omaha dba Dave the Carpenter

[@ericchevy67]

"You can tell it's birch by the way it is". And that is the exact moment where I subscribed! Isn't that neat!?

[@inspiringbuilds]

Lots of good drawer building options, nice work. I can confirm paste waste is awesome. I even use paste waste for my table saw and jigs. 👍

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback.

[@gregghernandez2714]

I haven't seen all the comments yet, but a tip that I have seen on this type of drawer slide before is to use thumb tacks. About 4 on each side should do the trick. Just space them evenly and it should glide very smoothly.

[@alabasterdrgn]

Something to keep in mind: My father tried for 40 years to build drawers with no slides. While the drawers were mostly successful there was always a draw back. When you live in an area with evaporative cooling, or with wide range of humidity, the draws will always stick. He tried waxes, oils everything except larges amounts of lard (like wooden wagon wheels). The only draws he ever made that didn't stick when the wood swelled from humidity were so sloppy in the winter he felt ashamed like he did a bad job. Even with slides the swollen wood would bind the slides sometimes. So before you condemn a method try to realize, there is probably something about it that you don't know, some aspect that you have not considered, probably because you have not encountered it yet.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Absolutely agree.

[@SquadSamdy]

Thomas, I'm a new subscriber for two reasons, I love your woodworking ideas and that you're a fellow Giants fan!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Welcome aboard!

[@rocksmountaindirt]

Misery loves company. Also new subscriber who needs an escape from the bad Sundays with Danny Dimes.

[@danjackman5100]

Also, do a video on how to layout and measure drawers ahead of the project.

[@paulsylvester1394]

I have a cabinet with self closing ball bearing slides. It works great in all weather conditions. Well worth the investment! The savings of not using slides saves you money at the expense of inferior operation.

[@zapa1pnt]

Hi, Thomas. For drawers with wooden slides, for which you are concerned about pull out, install a block of wood, on the underside of the structure above the drawer (be it a shelf or drawer separator) It will keep the drawer from pulling too far out and falling. For furniture with a stick frame (like fine cabinetry), the stop would be put on the underside of the back of the drawer, to catch the face frame, under the front of the drawer. Of course, that would not work, for a drawer which pulls out from both sides. I hope I have not insulted you. I didn't hear you mention a way to stop, wooden slide drawers. 😁🖖✌

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you for the tip! This is helpful.

[@sus8e462]

All drawers used to be without slides until they were invented to avoid the issues that wood on wood sliding has: binding. Or slop. (Or both in area with smbig seasonal humidity changes). Or making extra ways to keep drawer steady for full pull-out... Wax, silicone, low friction strips are ways to improve wood to wood sliding, but in a few years, you'll really appreciate good drawer slides!!😅

[@Wendy-ir6ww]

My thing on "what if I pull them all the way out" is, the way I like to clean things easier includes my wanting the option of doing so, or if I've lost something in a cluttered drawer, dumping the entire thing out, onto a sheet helps!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Great tip!

[@JamesWilliams-en3os]

Yeah, I love me some California glue. LOL Great video, great humor. Color me subscribed as of 35 seconds ago.

[@Ginger-g8j]

Have you ever thought of mounting metal to the sides and then magnets on the drawers just a thought

[@jimviau327]

Great ideas 🎉

[@robgoffroad]

This is great. I want to build a pair of wide but not very deep (10" max) drawer chests that will sit on top of the fender wells of an enclosed trailer. Those drawers will hold tools and the idea is to reduce tongue weight, as I currently have all the tools up front. Problem is, I'm a noob at this and most everything I make ends up inaccurate at best, and sucking at worst.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you! Don’t worry if it doesn’t turn out perfect, just do your best and try to get a little better with each project.

[@Sebastopolmark]

The slide broke BUT the drawer held. After all, that's what this video is all about! !! !!!

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Absolutely!

[@gregmize01]

I like #2 the best and thanks for the lesson on Baltic Burch!

[@retired_badger]

Definitely not Baltic Birch - it typically has more ply’s than what he’s using. This stuff looks like the cheap stuff you’d get at the big box stores. He did call it birch plywood, but not Baltic Birch.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks! Yes this is shop birch plywood from my local lumber yard, not baltic birch.

[@MansterBear]

Hey that's pretty neat! How neat is that!?

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

The perfect comment.

[@snowboy720]

What brand and size trim head screws do you use for Drawer #3 assembly?

[@jakecurri3737]

Always informative. Another great video.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you sir! You cook great steaks.

[@michaelhopf3249]

New subscriber, good video. Best regards from Germany.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@janussQv]

VGG doing woodworking right now? I'm in

[@jimrosson6702]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks for watching!

[@mattmatt222333]

This guy is the Tony Hinchcliffe of woodworking

[@chrisvanduin5456]

If you go to any antique shop and find drawers that only use wood to wood you will find two things. I pile of saw dust where the two surfaces rub and the wooden slide will be worn away. Of course, not an issue if you don’t intend your work to become an antique.

[@AC-bz5br]

Where are the plans for the sled??

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

I don’t have plans for them. I watched the video Jonathan Katz-Moses made about making a crosscut sled.

[@YTubeSDD]

Be kind, be awesome, apply wax, and pull out! 😂

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

The perfect upgrade to my catch phrase.

[@TankedShelf]

For the wood to wood contact, Good Ole Tom Silva will say use a cheap bar of soap

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Awesome tip!

[@Choedron]

That does not look like birch with the large lines in the wood and the color differences. It looks like pine. Birch has much finer lines due to it being much more dense and have thinner growing rings. Else it is splint wood is from the outside of the tree, which does not last as long.

[@kencochrane8795]

I prefer ball bearing slides. You can open a heavy drawer with a pinky

[@mikec6111]

Sure. But that price does add up.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Absolutely. I think the wooden drawer slides would be perfect if you have a lot of drawers and want to keep the cost down.

[@fin3125]

I paid the few $ for the full extension. Im sorry i didn't do it sooner

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Full extensions are nice.

[@nonplayablecharacter4815]

This was very funny

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thanks!

[@Ginger-g8j]

I hate those ball bearing drawer slides. I hate them with a passion.

[@TheCarpenterGirl1984]

Oke lắm xin chúc mừng 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you!

[@tedpuckett2779]

Well…maybe just my current situation but this one really was enjoyable. I pick up a bit of humor with the old Dave Letterman style minus the nasty liberal undertones. Oh the build types were good for sure but I know that it takes a lot more effort to slide in the humor in post edit. Kudos and I’ll need a link please to purchase packs of half playing cards and half baseball cards..

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@kwiknikk]

How neet is that? That's pretty neet.

[@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty7303]

I see you like to go on _neature_ walks.

[@ThomasCustomWoodworks]

I do!

[@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty7303]

@@ThomasCustomWoodworks That’s neat! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Coffeesurgeons]

I dont get why you felt the need to do a video about it.

[@paulcunningham4147]

Pocket holes are a badge of incompetence

[@rickkinney1249]

ca glue is NOT "California" glue------do more research and you will be correctly accurate

[@csaganaro4177]

😂