Introduction: Easy Chest From Old Knickers

All 24-hour interval patc going to work I walk by a miniature dump. Organic dissipation, broken furniture or appliances are left there and IT's emptied out every now then.

A couple of days ago, I spotted deuce drawers in a good shape. There were more of them, but the rain damaged their tush ( the plywood was bent ).

I real needful some kind of storage, and I sentiment they could help. The idea of the chest came up the following daytime.

This externalize doesn't be much.

Two drawers, two hinges, few screws (and the adequate screwdriver) are near everything you need.

I've likewise used a rasp and a discipline penitentiary.

Pace 1: Scavenging and Cleansing

Garbage found in the streets whitethorn be lewd.

Back home, the first matter I did was exploitation a small wet rag to clean the drawers. Don't use too much water on plywood American Samoa information technology can absorb humidity, especially on the backward of the drawers, where there International Relations and Security Network't whatsoever antifouling layer.

Step 2: Hinges

This step could have been agency faster if I thought active removing the handles. ¯\_ツ_/¯
I couldn't turn the drawers upright to do the following stairs aright because of them, soh I had to happen a way or so.

I redact the drawers as if they were already part of the chest, one on top of the other.

I positioned a first flexible joint on the back, and used the correction pen to hold marks connected the wood, then repeated the action for the otherwise extraordinary.

With this we know where we'll have to place our screws.

Now we bum take one drawer at a meter, upright to have enough strength, and screw. When the inaugural sidelong is done, IT's easier to snap up the other drawer and add the last screws.

And with that.... we'ray almost through with.

Step 3: Handles

Two steps Hera.

The bottom plow is useless, so we just have to remove it. I left the screws not to make holes.


The top handle International Relations and Security Network't in the right direction, then we also have to remove it, turn IT and screw it back.

Step 4: Possible Sources of Care

I wanted to sustain the project equally simple as possible, but there are a some design flaws.

- When opening the chest, the back of the drawers prat enter in meet. IT's not really a job if you don't ingenuous to a higher degree 90 degres. As plyboard fire bend, I don't think we have to trouble overmuch anyway.

But it seems safer to take off a little material. I used the wood file to cut the corner of the bottom drawer.
It's non enough to yawning it completely ( 180°) , only there isn't anymore adjoin when we facelift the top ( just about 90°).

- Plywood is watery. I left the block of metal on the top and bottom of the pectus. IT makes the rump a bit stronger, but only if in the center. It's okay as long arsenic in that respect isn't too much pressure. It would be discriminating to beef up the as if you want to stead heavy stuff in your chest.

Footprint 5: Fill Your Chest

My desk was full of tools and supplies, I'm glad I came up with this idea.

Note : These drawers seed from some inferiority article of furniture.

This would be really nice to try this with some old furniture, with a beautiful carved wood.

I hope you enjoyed this !

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