Bed storage build

Hi, my first time posting something but I figured I’d share. So mainly my boyfriend built this for me since he’s laid off. Wanted to share the materials and tools along with pictures of the build. For my 2017 OR 5ft bed. Material total around $302.50. You will have extra wood left over.

Materials:
4- 23/32 4x8 Radiata Pine ($146)
200- 1/4 washers ($24)
20- 5/16-18x2 hex bolts ($22)
10- 5/16-18x2.5 hex bolts ($6)
30- nuts for the bolts ($5.50)
40- 3/4” screws ($12)
1lb box of 1-1/4 wood screws ($11)
1 bottle of wood glue ($3.50)
4- 1x1 steel tubing ($57.50) local metal dealer
40- bearings ($15) 100count on eBay

Optional Materials:
2 Lockable handles ($57.50) personal preference
2qts of “Minwax True Black” stain ($15)
1qt of “Minwax Fast Drying” semi gloss polyurethane ($11)

tools:
Sawhorses
Circular saw
Drill
Kreg pocket hole jig
Bench saw
Drill bits
Jig saw
12” wood clamps
Tape measure
Grinder/hacksaw


Picture above is the base of the box. Board up against the cab is 42-3/4” Long 4” wide. 3 boards in the middle are 4’4” long 8” wide. Board by tailgate 52.5” long 4” wide.


Cut the upright boards: against cab is 42.5” long 7-5/8” wide. The 3 long pcs 4’10” long 7-5/8” wide.



Bolts on the middle board are 10 longer bolts


put 5 washers in between each board and bearing.


We are putting dividers that are optional. Cut boards for drawers the bottom of the drawer 57-3/4” long 18” wide. Walls are 57-3/4” long 6-1/4” wide. Back wall of the drawers is 16.5” long 6-1/4” wide.


Cut 4 metal pcs at 57” long. Drill pilot holes every 8” all the way through on one side open the holes so the screws and drill bit can go inside the tubing (sorry have no picture of this part just the end result) after your done drilling clean metal of all oil and dirt. Primer and paint if desired. When mounting the metal to the drawer measure from top of the first bearing to the base board and subtract 1/4” this measurement is how high you need to mount metal onto the drawer.


this is what we did for the front of the drawers. We made them 2 different sizes so you couldn’t see bearings and the middle board.


the back of the lock. Going to use the extra metal tubing to lock it in somehow.

 

Looks good, nice work

 

put me down for one. I'll pay you $400, lol jk but that thing came out nice.

 

HA! I saw the same article (online) the other day and was planning this out. Nice to see someone else doing it.

 

Looks great!

 

sweet

 

That looks really nice!

 

Very cool!