French Cleat Caddy // How To - Woodworking

Описание: Introducing the French Cleat Caddy!!
I picked up (2) 8 x 4 sheets of plywood from the big box store. One was a nice sheet of 3/4 inch maple and the other was the 1/2” white wood plywood. I also used a half sheet of 1/2" oak plywood for the cleat partition. Knowing my dimensions ahead of time, I went ahead and had the sheets cut it the store. I measured my final dimensions and used the Makita Track saw to cut to length. I cut the (2) side panels as well as the bottom panel for the caddy base.

The base construction is built with regular 2x4s that I’ve cut to length and milled on the jointer and planer. I put my Kreg K5 to good use during this build and here I’m preparing the base frame by adding pocket holes to create the rectangle bottom.

I started milling up the stock for the cleat partition and the top of the base frame. I secure the base frame trestles with two 1 1/4 inch screws for each corner and then I started measuring for the center point to begin constructing the clear partition.

The partition is basically 2 pieces of 1/2 inch plywood sandwiched between the four partition posts. Which are just (2) 2x4s ripped down the middle. Some of the stock I used to build this was what I had on hand so there is a mix between 2x4 studs and a 2x4 yellow pine

Since i had marked my center point and the thickness of 1” for the plywood partitions, I was able to continue to mark my lines for the partition posts using my WoodPeckers 36” rule.

Using my Kreg clamp I secured the posts by pre-drilling and then driving in 1 1/4” screws. I just used what I had in the shop.

Then I slipped in the 2 sheets of 1/2” plywood. These were actually the oak plywood. Like I said, I tried utilizing whatever I had and these were originally intended for a corn hole board but my caddy takes precendence.

I completed the sandwiching by securing the partition with 2” wood screws up and down the posts.

I took the walnut over to the jointer of course to get it square and then began shaping it for the caddy base top. Once again i’m using glue and 1” pin nails. I flush trimmed the edges where necessary and then gave the trim a round over with the Makita cordless router.

Now it’s time to cut the french cleats. My cleats are 2 & 1/8” for the back face and just under 2 & 7/8” for the front face. I placed them 6 inches apart. The 6 inch measurement is from the bottom tip of one cleat to the bottom tip of another cleat going all the way up the partition.

I used glue and pin nails on these but I also decided to secure them even more because the caddy partition is an isolated unit not attached to the wall. I used the FastCap flush mount drill bit and the HighPoint 1 and a quarter inch screws in black from WoodCraft. You can also use the FastCap screws but I just went with what I had on hand.

It was time to start on the drawers. I cut the plywood to the proper dimensions using the Miter saw and the Table saw and occasionally the Bandsaw for more awkward cuts. I assembled using the Kreg K5 Pocket holes and 3/4 inch screws. The fronts are the maple plywood and the sides bottom and back are the quarter inch whitewood plywood.

I picked up whatever soft close slides I could find at the big box store and installed those on both drawers. I left enough space in between them so that I could view inside the drawers and that’s the same reason I decided against drawer fronts.

I used the Kreg Draw slide Jig to mount the inside piece of the slides and it was helpful to have a 2nd hand when installing these.

I finished the build by creating what I call the Cleat Caddy tool trays.

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► Tools and Supplies Used:
3/4" Maple Plywood 4 X 8 : https://www.lowes.com/pd/Top-Choice-3...
1/2" White Wood Plywood 4 X 8: https://www.lowes.com/pd/SurePly-1-4-...
1/2" Oak Plywood 2x4 (for the partition): Get at either of the big box stores
Makita Track Saw: https://amzn.to/2Lvvopj
Milwaukee Drill/Driver M18 with One Key (1 left!): https://amzn.to/30bjdll
Milwaukee 12" sliding miter saw: https://amzn.to/2LuXZuw
Kreg K5 Pocket Hole Jig: https://amzn.to/2N9TLuH
Kreg Right Angle Clamp: https://amzn.to/2NZ9hcu
Kreg Automaxx 3" Clamp: https://amzn.to/2NXs8o5
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Senco Finish Pro 21 Pinner: https://amzn.to/2I4BXgf
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Incra Rule 12":https://amzn.to/2ZZY0zS
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