How to Build a Wooden Cubby Unit

Wooden cubbyhole units are used for storing various items. They are used in classrooms for organizing papers, homes for storing nicknacks and offices for storing files. These types of cubbyholes function as a universal organization unit. Building a wooden cubbyhole unit is not a highly complicated task and can be done in a few hours spent in a workshop. Using wood such as pine will make the job easy because it is a soft wood that is easy to work with and will not compromise the strength of the cubbyhole unit.

Tape measure
Square
4 pine stock, 1-by-8-by-48-inches
4 pine stock, 2-by-8-by-50-inches
Hand saw
Hammer
Chisel, 1-inch
Miter saw
16 wood screws, 3-inch

Instructions

- 1
  Measure 11 ½ inches away from the end of a 48-inch board and make a 4-inch deep cut that is perpendicular to the edge. Make another 4-inch deep cut that is perpendicular to the edge and 12 ½ inches away from the same end. Make one more pair of cuts that are exactly like the first and 11 ½ inches away from the opposite end. Knock out each section of wood using your hammer and chisel. You will have two 1-by-4-inch notches in this board. Repeat this step on the last three 48-inch boards.
- 2
  Set two 48-inch boards on edge, parallel and 12 inches apart so the notches are on top. Set the two other boards with the notches on top of the first pair so the notches fit into each other. These are your cubbyhole areas.
- 3
  Cut the end of each 50-inch board at a 45-degree angle using your miter saw so the boards have a trapezoid shape.
- 4
  Set the 50-inch boards on edge so they make a square with the inside measurements of 48-by-48-inches. The angled cuts will be against each other for this. Screw four screws through a pair of parallel boards so two screws enter each board that is perpendicular to them.
- 5
  Set the set of 48-inch boards inside the frame and screw through the frame into the end of each 48-inch board using one screw for each end.

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