Making File Cabinet Drawers

How to make drawers for any cabinet or other woodworking project where you need storage.

Making file cabinet drawers.

Attach the bottom using glue and brad nails. Make it over for free with pallets. 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.

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. I built my drawer 14 wide by 10 deep. The dimensions shown on the drawing are to the bottom of the smaller upper drawers and the middle of the larger lower 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.

If building a new drawer you can follow my simple drawer tutorial but adjust the size to accommodate the files. Add drawer pulls or handles as required. Do you have an old beat up file cabinet that you still need to use for storage. 30 2019 add rollouts to your kitchen bathroom and workshop cabinets to maximize storage space provide easier access streamline your cooking save your back and simplify clean up chores.

Please go back to portrait mode for the best experience. This rustic cabinet would look great in just about any room. Please rotate your device. A whole lot of making installing and building drawers is making sure things are lined up and square.

We don t support landscape mode yet. To apply the drawer face first prime and paint the drawer face and allow to dry. They ve turned the file cabinet on its back removed the drawers and added pegboards for hanging storage. Also i make all my drawers using plywood for the box and plywood for the bottom.

I used glue and brad nails to assemble the drawers for my file cabinet. Attach the drawer hardware according to the manufacturer s instructions. Attach the drawer face onto the assembled drawer box using short screws slide the completed drawers into the cabinet. These diy drawers are easy to build with pocket hole joinery.

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