Building tool box drawers

However, it can hold just about anything less than 10 inches long, five inches wide and two inches tall. It boasts a hard shell exterior yet has a soft interior lining and no-catch zips around the edges. Plus, the color scheme makes this case stand out from its surroundings. Designed for organizing craft supplies, the Stalwart Compartment Stackable Organizer can do an equally good job at organizing your toolbox. The set includes six storage boxes of various sizes.

Combined, these boxes boast 73 compartments, but they can be used individually in different drawers of your toolbox or different parts of your garage. The Tool Assort Plier Organizer Rack solves that issue with its specially designed support bar to keep your tools closed and upright.

Each rack has five slots for spring-loaded pliers, four for wide handled tools and six slots for normal pliers. This pack comes with two organizational racks. Because most toolboxes are made of metal, a magnetic panel can be a very useful addition for keeping your toolbox organized. This panel can attach to any metal drawer or hang on the exterior of the toolbox. It then holds metal tools in place using a magnetic force.

Alternatively, hooks and adaptors can be added to the slots in the panel to hold plastic or other non-metal pieces. This thick foam is designed to lay inside your toolbox, allowing you to cut holes out of the foam in just the same size as your tools. Then, all you need to do is slip your tools in the foam for an excellent way to organize the toolbox.

Not all the tools in your toolbox take the elongated shape of wrenches, screwdrivers and bits. Sometimes, the hardest tools to keep organized are those that come in spray cans, like WD40, wasp removal spray or brake spray. The Olsa Tools Magnetic Can Holder gives you somewhere to keep these aerosol cans so that they stop getting in the way. This holder uses magnets to attach to the exterior of a standing toolbox, and it has three round cut-outs to hold three cans of your choosing.

Of course, you can also add more holders to your toolbox if you have more cans to organize. Not only does the thick material ensure a soft landing for your tools when you set them down, but it also sports a textured grip and non-adhesive surface which can be wiped down for easy cleaning. In addition, the tough build quality is made to last and comes in two different-sized rolls, depending on your storage needs. Rather than having a hundred small boxes full of hooks, pins, bolts and bits, store them all in one place with the Akro-Mils 24 Drawer Hardware and Craft Cabinet.

Its rugged, high-impact-plastic frame gives the cabinet plenty of durability, while each near-unbreakable drawer provides just the right amount of space for your storage needs. There are 24 drawers in total inside this USA-made organizer, which is great for crafting, fishing and other hobbies in addition to toolbox organization. Is your toolbox at capacity?

Is it jammed full of wrenches, nuts, bolts, bits and seemingly everything else under the sun? These organizers attach to the exterior of metal toolboxes to hold aerosol cans, screwdrivers, paintbrushes and other small bits.

The extra strong, rubber-coated magnets protect the paint on your toolbox while ensuring this shelf can hold heavy stuff, like tools and full cans. In addition to three different shelves, this multi-pack also includes a magnetic paper towel holder for your convenience.

Rather than wasting your time searching through a messy pile every time you need a socket, why not keep them in order with this Olsa Tools Portable Socket Organizer Tray? There are two different sizes and two different colors to choose from.

Plus, the socket pockets are magnetic, meaning you can mount this tray to the side of your cabinet and the sockets will stay in place. The mesh design makes it easy to see the contents of the cabinet as well. Both shelves slide out for easy access, and you can store items on top of the shelf. It comes in a few different sizes, and the small model has four larger cells for storing tools and two smaller cells for storing bolts and other small pieces.

To promote easy sliding, apply paste wax to the drawer guide strips and the grooves in the drawer sides. We also lined the drawers with heavy pool-table felt. Use a utility knife to cut the felt to size and simply lay each piece in a drawer bottom.

To make a chisel rack, bore a series of 1-in. Rip the strip through the center of the holes see photo and cut it to fit inside a drawer. You've now created a beautiful and well-deserved home for your woodworking tools. I found the cut list for this project today.

I hope this helps someone. Box , Wilson, WY ; I just made a 3D model of this in Sketchup and copied the parts list over into Excel. I'm planning on using these to make this, but figured I'd share the model in case others want it.

Reply 5 years ago. The Butt joints are hard enough but at least they're concealed. The Dove tails????? Really how many wood workers today can make quality dove tails. It's an art or a craft that very few would have. The fact that you have chosen imperial units of measurement and the results you get clearly indicate that you sir are a seasoned craftsman. I think this project is well beyond the abilities of the average hobbyist.

Personally, with all the modern bonding agents I would choose anything over dove tails. Some time setting some templates and a power tool would so much easier. All in all, an excellent build. The best I have seen for a long while. I don't mean to disrespect his work, he's far better at carpentry then I am, but I know quite some people who have made equally good if not better results, while none of them was using the imperial units, simply because those aren't the ones they grew up with, and because those aren't the ones in which they were taught their craft.

Chris Schwartz advocates spending minutes at lunchtime making a dovetail a day. In 30 days you'll be making dovetails like a pro. Reply 7 years ago on Introduction. Dovetails are a sign of a craftsman but they are not that difficult to make if you are careful. Of course they are even easier with one of the many jointing jigs available these days.

Don't be put off, give it a go. Lovely box and well made. Reply 8 years ago on Introduction. I used to feel dovetails much as you do - that dovetails were beyond the ken of mortal men. Now that I've learned to cut them I'd say they were on par with learning to weld or solder. If the first time you try it you're working on something very important to you, you're making a terrible, terrible mistake.

There's lots of advice on how to cut dovetails out there. Here's advice on how to learn to cut dovetails. There's a ton of them out there. Be prepared for people to disagree on how things are done as there are like five ways to do everything in woodworking.

When people get all religious about pins first or tails first, feel free to roll your eyes. Most straight back saws are too big and have too few teeth per inch.

Ideal a tpi saw filed for rip cutting is what you want. A decent chisel or so is also necessary. A coping saw can be handy too. Learn to make a chisel to where you can shave your arm with it. Rip saws sharpen different from cross-cut saws. That matters. As I said, just like with welding or soldering don't start with a project, start with scrap until you get good enough that you can produce reasonable results.

I got a cheap pine 1x4 pallet wood would have been fine cut it into 4" pieces and every night cut a set of three tails and four pins. The only line that is critical is depth of cut. Uniform angles and spacing are nice, and when you are doing a real project it makes sense to lay them out just so, but for practice? Keep reading. Follow this amazing guide to do so! It is super detailed with real-life images to make it easy for you to understand the project!

A few basic tools will be required for this simple project. Imagine having a truck pull-out kitchen! Does that sound like a dream? Well, you can turn this dream into a reality by following this guide. Having your storage spilled all over the place can look very messy. An excellent way to avoid that can be by making a sliding truck bed with some plywood! It will fix all of your problems! You can hide the mess underneath it and sleep on top of it.

Having a DIY truck bed storage is a great idea. Especially if you love traveling and camping! You can turn a simple pickup truck into something super cool! Follow this super detailed guide to make it. Use angle iron to bolt the frame together! Table saw, straightedge, gauge nail gun, and a few other basic tools wi be required for you to nail this amazing project.

Galvanized L-brackets, truck bed liner, and a few other materials will be required for this DIY truck bed storage system.