Closet Chest

[Yonak Hawkins]

I finished up and installed this chest for my wife's bathroom closet. The "drawers" swing out to interfere less with the hanging clothes.

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[Jim Becker]

That's really kewel, Yonak!! Great idea with the way the drawers open!

[Will Boulware]

Very nice! Great idea, and some good looking execution to go with it!

[Jim Becker]

BTW, the integrated handles are really a nice touch...and strong from all appearances.

[Mike Ontko]

Brilliant! That's a fantastic way to store a lot of items in a small space.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very nicely done Yonak!

[John TenEyck]

I don't get how the pivoting drawers interfere less than normal ones, but they sure are cool, as are the design elements. Very nicely done, Yonak.

John

[Bill McNiel]

Creative design and well executed sir. Nicely done.

[Steve Lansing]

I really like your design!
Is the trim piece on the drawer faces covering screws?

[Jamie Buxton]

So explain your hinge or pivot?

[George Bokros]

Very nicely done. The swing out is a neat idea. Interested in how you did it.

[Yonak Hawkins]

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words.

Is the trim piece on the drawer faces covering screws?

Yes. The end panels of the drawers are on an angle so I couldn't cut dovetails for the joints and I couldn't figure out how to easily cut an angled dado so I used screws and covered them with trim.

So explain your hinge or pivot?

Interested in how you did it.

There is a hinge at the back corner. The attachment area is rather thin and I couldn't find individual hinges that narrow, but I did find a narrow continuous hinge at McMaster-Carr which I cut into sections for each drawer. The hinges are pretty robust and I used 2" screws so I believe the drawers will support a good bit of weight without sagging.

[Steve Lansing]

Thanks for sharing and answering questions.