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The key to making this handy desktop filer is accurate cuts. I used 3/8" and 1/2"-thick Baltic birch ply for mine, but you could use more traditional plywoods, medium-density fiberboard (MDF) or even solid wood. With a few adjustments you can size your project to fit more (or fewer) files. For legal-size files, make the box depth 9 1/2" from the top of the aluminum angle strips to the box bottom, with the metal 15 1/8" apart. Everything else is open to your interpretation, so have some fun!

Download the illustrated desktop filing box plans here!

You
Will Need
Part Size Qty.
Sides 3/8" x 6 3/4" x 10 3/4" 2
Side
lining
1/2"x 6" x 9"2
Front/back 3/8"x 9 1/2" x 16 1/8" 2
Bottom 3/8"x 6 3/4" x 16 7/8" 1
Pocket
fronts
3/8"x 5 1/2" x 7"2
Pocket
sides
3/8"x 2 1/2" x 7 3/8" 2
Pocket
bottom
3/8"x 2 1/2" x 12 3/4" 1
Aluminum
angle
1/2"x 1/2" x 6"2
Pulls Lee Valley 01A57.222
(all parts - Baltic birch plywood)

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