Making File Cabinet Drawers

Certain file cabinet rail installations such as side mount will require a drawer with about 12 of interior width.

Making file cabinet drawers.

I like to use plywood to build my drawers because then i don t have to worry about twisted or warped boards causing me issues with alignment. Do you have an old beat up file cabinet that you still need to use for storage. We don t support landscape mode yet. I used glue and brad nails to assemble the drawers for my file cabinet.

They ve turned the file cabinet on its back removed the drawers and added pegboards for hanging storage. Add drawer pulls or handles as required. This week i am making a 2 drawer filing cabinet for my grandfather join me as i walk you through building this simple construction oak cabinet. Please go back to portrait mode for the best experience.

I built my drawer 14 wide by 10 deep. 7 roll out cabinet drawers you can build yourself family handyman updated. Make it over for free with pallets. Attach the bottom using glue and brad nails.

To apply the drawer face first prime and paint the drawer face and allow to dry. This rustic cabinet would look great in just about any room. If building a new drawer you can follow my simple drawer tutorial but adjust the size to accommodate the files. When planning your cabinet make sure to leave 1 clearance above the top of the file drawer so the hanging file tabs will clear the faceframe or drawer above the files.

A whole lot of making installing and building drawers is making sure things are lined up and square. Another important step to make a drawer into a file cabinet is to check your load ratings. Be sure both the drawer box and drawer slides are rated to carry the extra paper load. Custom made dovetail drawer boxes pre made drawer box blum metabox blum legrabox pantry drawer box cabinet doors and drawer fronts and cabinet hardware.

How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage. Please rotate your device. Also i make all my drawers using plywood for the box and plywood for the bottom. The dimensions shown on the drawing are to the bottom of the smaller upper drawers and the middle of the larger lower drawers.

Attach the drawer hardware according to the manufacturer s instructions.