Making A Dresser

Apply wood glue to the edge of the side panel.

Making a dresser. Position the top edge of the panel flush with the top edge of the leg adjusting its location until the padding strips run flush with the inside face of the leg. How to build a diy dresser 6 drawer tall dresser 1. Fit a 3 4 plywood or mdf piece of plywood between the frames in order to increase the rigidity of the dresser. As you can see in the image you need to fit 1 2 strips of lumber between the two sides of the dresser.

Building the 2 x 2 frame. In this quick video i show you how i was able to build my own dresser from scratch. Learning how to build a dresser on your own can be an affordable choice and a fun experience. Make bottom and stretchers.

If cutting the wood yourself you will need safety gear. Using glue and pocket hole screws connect the pieces. Shanty 2 chic has a diy dresser plan that uses wheels and hardware to really make the wood stand out giving it a little bit of an industrial look. This video is part one of a two part series.

Select the cut pieces. If you re just joining us i m building a 9 drawer. The sides of the diy dresser are. Trim out the side panels.

How to make a dresser. Stand the panel on edge on the leg as shown. In this step you will need to use the 2 x 2 pieces. Select the front.

Make sure you subscribe so that you don t. The free plans include general instructions a cut list a materials list diagrams photos and tips. How to build a modern dresser with few tools step 1. Step 1 assembling the basic frame.

Place the assembled face of the dresser s body onto the work surface facedown. Published on jul 31 2016. There are 6 drawers in the dresser giving you plenty of storage room for all your clothes. In this video i start building the dresser to match a crib my wife had bought.

Select the 2 material. Cut two pieces 1 5 x 48. Use a carpentry square to make sure the corners are right angled. Cut five pieces 2 x 33.

I m going to be splitting this tutorial into separate parts because i want to share all the blood yes there was blood but it s not what you think sweat buckets of it thanks to the brutal southern summer heat and humidity and tears because i am a girl after all it took to build this beast of a dresser. I cut two pieces of trim to size to finish off the outside. The diy dresser is made from plywood and dimensional lumber. Build the dresser sides.