A Flexible Way to Showcase Your Cool Stuff

A Flexible Way to Showcase Your Cool Stuff | I Like To Make Stuff

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I made this display cabinet, or hutch, to show off my prize collectibles. The french cleat system allows you to showcase odd sized items all together, like trophies, fine china, or cool vintage toys. Make one using our plans at bit.ly/3GbE4dA
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@blackmarketoutpost 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic idea love the French cleat flexibility as many of my props and dioramas never quite fit a standard shelf setup !!!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Someone gets it! This is the thesis for this project.

@Geeksmithing 2 жыл бұрын

freedom cleats :P

@salvatoreattinello3942 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! The French cleat system is a great idea. So many options to display my Star Wars collection using that one idea.

@philipctruman9624 2 жыл бұрын

One thing I always appreciate about your videos is you include when you make a mistake. It's so easy as a less-experienced maker to compare yourself to content creators who seem to make "perfect" projects for their videos, when in reality, we all make mistakes! Accidentally flipping the dado blades is something I know a lot of people would cut out.

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not special, I make mistakes. I assume that someone else out there may make the same mistake.

@matteomatwallace 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Mad respect for the transparency. It makes everything feel more accessible because if someone more practiced still makes mistakes, I can forgive my own mistakes without beating myself up over them.

@gregwilson2245 2 жыл бұрын

I work with a guy who’s been making for 25 years and made furniture for Buckingham Palace, he made mistake the other day. Sometimes it just happens!

@TheCHRISCaPWN 2 жыл бұрын

I never thought of utilizing a French cleat INSIDE of a cabinet. That is a clever idea that I will certainly take advantage of!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

That was our silly revelation. It is such a simple and logical thing to do

@TheSmugglersRoom 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful display Bob and gang! Very cool way to utilize french cleats!

@C3DPropShop 2 жыл бұрын

I HAVE TO MAKE THIS! I have hundreds of power rangers megazords and transformers from the last 3 decades of collecting. Never displayed them because I wasn't happy with just having a conglomerate of figures on a shelf. This is a beautiful idea! Thanks Bob, Anthony, Forby and Josh!

@Ins0mnia97 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to move into my place. Been watching ILTMS for a few years and I’ve been so excited to find a house to start taking inspiration from some of your projects. Thanks Bob!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!!

@TheIdeanator 2 жыл бұрын

Dude same! Refinishing the floors is the last thing that needs doing before moving in and getting to the really fun stuff.

@Ins0mnia97 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheIdeanator nice man good luck! I bought the plans for his miter station and that’s gonna be first build. It’s crazy the things we consider fun as we get older. I never thought demo’ing houses and refinishing floors would be things I’m excited about years ago, but here I am ready to make this house my own!

@HollywoodHaunter 2 жыл бұрын

Love the adjustability of the cleated shelves and your right it does blend in nicely. I think this idea will work great to display different items for sale at an antique booth. Thanks

@jasonarthurs3885 2 жыл бұрын

Great work Bob. I work at a small regional museum and use French cleats regularly for exhibition and storage purposes. We have a gallery space designated for temporary exhibits; cladding the walls of the gallery in French cleats would not only increase flexibility and security of artifacts displayed, but they would also reduce the unavoidable, repeated need for wall repairs. This has inspired me to put a proposal together.

@TheSalemCrow 2 жыл бұрын

This was great. I LOVE the French cleat idea. I have a variety of different scales of things I collect, and that's a great way to be able to display more of them in the same unit. I'll add this to my favorites list so I can come back to it when I actually have a house with a room I could build something like this for.

@BoomerKeith1 2 жыл бұрын

Love this idea! Not only can you make it as big or small as you'd like, the ability to use the cleat system allows you so much flexibility with what you can display.

@SQLJedi 2 жыл бұрын

Love the cabinet. very timely for me as I am in the process of building a 16' wide x7 high display cabinet for my family room. Great job as usual Bob!

@miguev_makes 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this cabinet, there's nothing like building your own furniture to display your collection of LEGO/toys/props/etc, that's how I first got into woodworking without even realizing :D One thing I'd suggest changing: make the doors meet in the middle without leaving a gap, with some soft material that seals the gap and keeps the dust out (in case you ever do anything that kicks dust up in that room).

@saintjproductions 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!, I've been thinking of doing something similar to this but couldn't find a nice way of making it work. but your execution would solve a lot of the ideas i wanted to do in my space.

@pixelgecko 2 жыл бұрын

i got into miniature painting several months ago, and i think this type of display would work really well to showcase my miniatures. excellent work, sir!

@WhiteysWickedWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful shelf. Having the French cleats really allows you to be flexible and change it up as you might get sick of something and want to look at something else. Thanks for video!

@TimmyKGames 2 жыл бұрын

The background at r2 and 3po is so convincing. I absolutely love it.

@chaossdragon 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching Bob when he's "Bobbing" things up...

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

I cannot tell if this is dig or a compliment

@chaossdragon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Iliketomakestuff Yes, I mean to be fair it's a bit of both... Love the content you put out and the projects you have made, duplicated your pool noodle throwing axe/knife thing. Mistakes happen and can be comical but also a learning experience, best to share so others can learn when they do happen.

@TheBrickGP 2 жыл бұрын

This is an absolutely brilliant idea. The French cleats is a great touch and allows for a huge amount of flexibility in terms of how you display differently sized items.

@matthysloedolff 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bob and team for this video! This is exactly what I needed to see. I have been thinking of some sort of display shelf for my large Lego sets and something like this would work really well.

@grandmaraps 2 жыл бұрын

This project came just in time for me. Thank you so much. I've been sitting here trying to figure out how to display my African art and collectible dolls and now I can do that. 😀

@kennycreten 2 жыл бұрын

I love the design and simplicity of this build. I'm thinking of using it for my car trophies in the garage. Might wanna beef up the wood of the deviders in that case with all the marble.

@annbrookens945 2 жыл бұрын

This it so perfect! Exactly what I need!

@philabot 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing idea, thanks for the build!

@mikebonvie7423 2 жыл бұрын

yess. I had that G1 Metroplex as a christmas gift soo many years ago, was a good day

@Sidecutter 2 жыл бұрын

OK, I may just try this in the near future, this looks great and it can custom-fit anywhere. Couple thoughts - What about using LED strips with LEDs that put out light at a pretty typical 120 degree angle, and mounting them inside the doors with the 45 degree aluminum channel? And routing out wiring slots in the door frames to make the wiring more subtle would be my other suggestion. I think this would distribute the light more evenly all across the case. You could add a non-angled row at top and bottom to fill in those dark spots, as well. My other idea would be to make your shelves be exactly where the cleat is, and then make backdrop pieces that have their own cleat and match up to the shelves, then you could mix and match multiple backdrops on a larger shelf, single backdrops to single shelves, etc.

@patrickstar6533 Жыл бұрын

It looks absolutely amazing. This cabinet would be perfect for the large range of sizes of my collection.

@TheShavingWoodWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Great display case Bob ! I really like the cleat idea for this, it makes everything so flexible.

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Ha, we just discussed calling these flexible and how someone would perceive that word.

@ParentsandProjects 2 жыл бұрын

Love this Bob. I will totally be trying to build one of these for my boys bedroom when they get a bit older. Being able to move the shelves around is great!

@komobabo 2 жыл бұрын

Such a simple idea but you really made it your own!! The touch of the diorama was great as well. I'm not a builder or maker but I am going to try and modify an existing closet in my house with French cleets to better organize the little space I have. Thanks for the awesome idea Bob!

@daso34 2 жыл бұрын

Bob's house is slowly just becoming a giant collection of display cases and shadow boxes. Great project though, learning something every time!

@joerodriguez3338 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos. Lot of good ideas. Also I like the out takes at the end. Thanks.

@Brianb_ie 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bob. What a cool idea. I’d love to see a video of you talking us through some of the items in your display cabinet too. Metroplex and Omega Supreme 😀 so awesome.

@Spotnorb 2 жыл бұрын

I'll just echo one of the top comments here but for real, the fact that you include "mistakes" in your videos and explain how you fix them and how it's actually not a big deal is really useful, because on youtube anything seems perfect since they usually just show the perfect result, often omitting all the failures, while in real life, especially when you're learning, nothing comes out perfect on the first try. These are actually the little things that make me try and mess around a little, otherwise I'd just think that I'm not good enough. Good job!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that, it honestly makes me REALLY happy to hear that! Failures are just a part of it, for EVERYONE, whether they want to admit it or not!

@terracolunga1923 2 жыл бұрын

Love this!!! Been wanting to make something like this to display the map to my book, and maybe a few BIONICLE figures from childhood.

@mrfaffley4479 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. The design is ideal for displaying Lego builds to keep them dust free and well lit. I'm definitely going to the vebsite to grab the plans. I like the LED strips too, very compact and flexible.

@UncleJessy 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh balls! I gotta make one of these!! A lot of these!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

DO IT!!!

@weekendstuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea of "porting" the french cleat to a cabinet. Enjoyed watching as always.

@kevinetheridge6153 2 жыл бұрын

French cleat inside the cabinet's a good idea. Kudos on that one. One of those ideas I've never seen, and seems so totally practical and a good idea. Well done, as always.

@davetaylor2088 2 жыл бұрын

I love this - nice work mate.

@SchysCraftCo. 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice job. This turned out very unique and really cool. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work. Keep making. God bless.

@brgear07 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I would love to make one for my modular Lego. Love it!

@AtrumNoxProductions 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a cool build, Bob!

@Saavik256 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you don't shy away from the mishaps you do, that makes you a great maker. :) Love the video, it's awesome as always, stay safe, stay awesome, and much love! Happy holidays!

@SouthernStyleDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Display Case! Love the LED and French cleat integration. The Star Wars scene give me an idea for a future project as well. Awesome as always!

@esschuele6336 2 жыл бұрын

That really is cool. Perfect build there

@Jediaxle 2 жыл бұрын

Love that design. My 2022 goal is to figure out how to best display my collection and will keep the French cleat design in mind. That is so smart and fix’s my different height issues.

@ericorange2654 2 жыл бұрын

French cleats for a cabinet interior, love that!

@andyiliff7793 2 жыл бұрын

This is super rad! I dig it! It's so cool. Minimal and the modularity is 👌 This is definitely something I'll be making in the future 👍

@jehbaker 2 жыл бұрын

One of the things that makes Bob and team great video producers are their music pairing. It's so subtle that it never distracts, but subtly helps make a twenty minute video hold your attention all the way through. I've always loved the guitar tracks, but the retrowave/outrun vibe of some of the music in this one was a welcome addition to the music library.

@crashalot63 2 жыл бұрын

If someone told me; "You need to unsubscribe to all the youtubers you follow, except ONE" I would without doubt keep "ILTMS". I'm not very practical or crafty but the projects you guys do, gives me some ideas of my own.

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that means a lot! Thank you!!

@tdooz8400 2 жыл бұрын

The cleat system is so smart!!!! I need to make something like this!

@m.maclellan7147 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the note about light placement. I have a similar, but smaller cabinet. Wanted to light it, but never liked the way things are lit with light facing toward you. Light facing IN to the cabinet is much better!

@twisted_seraph 2 жыл бұрын

I am designing a Lego storage unit with 3D printed bins for organizing my pieces by piece and color. But I love this idea for displaying my UCS collection. French cleats makes it modular and not all equal spacing but is flexible for the various sets.

@weeb-ubreafs1382 2 жыл бұрын

This is super cool I definitely might try to make this

@TechChucker 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool project. Was skeptical of the french cleat system at first but it really looks great.

@patrickwburnett 2 жыл бұрын

REAAAAALLLY cool idea with the french cleat system. I need to make one of these!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

You should! we've got digital plans available at bit.ly/3GbE4dA

@atlanticcable 2 жыл бұрын

Love the LED lighting. Looks like some I found in IKEA. Would have been a lot easier to use them on my display cabinet but they hadn't come out yet. Ended up using self-adhesive LED strips, cut at corners with push in corner connectors. Works OK, but could be neater and occasionally the corner connector comes loose, so one strip is white but the next is red.

@HugeHeadedGaming 2 жыл бұрын

could watch this stuff all day, my tutor showed us your videos in college a few years back, fantastic stuff. love from the uk mate

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks

@maudragon007 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Bob, thank you very much for all the ideas I love the videos I collect transformers and I also made my own shelves and the idea of French cleats will be very useful to improve the distribution of my collection

@caw216 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! I like the Lego UCS Slave 1 in there.

@TheCobraReport 2 жыл бұрын

love the display idea and nice deep cut x-wing pilot t-shirt

@JkCanvas 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video. I have been trying to figure out a display for my son's Lego collection. I will build this now.

@jacobrich7785 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic!

@danagriffith1950 2 жыл бұрын

I want one, great job! Going to try and make one when I redo my room.

@joshsewell3282 2 жыл бұрын

I love the way it turned out! I think it would be really cool to embed magnets to the shelves to make interchangeable backgrounds!

@skulls1213 2 жыл бұрын

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!

@trykersaurus9082 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best example of a toy box build ever! 🤣 This is awesome and givers me some great ideas for some existing shelves we have! Good work sir!

@alkalinedale 2 жыл бұрын

Just got the course and love the set up and instructions, really well done and highly recommend to others.

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!! I really hope it's helpful!

@danielmuscatell3603 2 жыл бұрын

Very clever idea and great video!!!

@willgk82 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing... great video! Wish I had the equipment to do something like this, that would go fantastic for my Funko Pop collection!

@tylerhuttosmith 2 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah! I need to make this for my film cameras and gear

@Zeusdiosdeolimpo 2 жыл бұрын

Love the black!

@snbsmtb 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Bob!! Modulear design is way better than normal design!!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

It sure is!

@TrapperWorks 2 жыл бұрын

Looks so good!!!

@becausetoys 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely cabinet!

@anarablehill5691 2 жыл бұрын

I'm building a cleat wall for my shop right now. I love that joint. You might consider some more densely packed LEDs as those are very dated looking.

@yinn2yang 2 жыл бұрын

nice to see all your stuff

@danielysushow 2 жыл бұрын

Great Idea!!! Thank you!

@j0annamerica 2 жыл бұрын

Love this one

@jsimonfabien 2 жыл бұрын

you're awesome Bob!

@DirkieB 2 жыл бұрын

Ooooo that classic metroplex and omega supreme. Veeeerrryyy nice. Cabinet is nice too :)

@garythree 2 жыл бұрын

Great work as usual Bob! I might have to try this one out!

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Go for it! There are digital plans available at bit.ly/3GbE4dA

@digitalbaka7722 2 жыл бұрын

Omega Supreme...loved that thing! Now I'm going to have to go find all my old Transformers.

@LonelyWolfJ 2 жыл бұрын

Actually made my own display case just a few months ago But this French cleat just gave me an idea, because I always wanted to build my prop wall and this will be a great way of displaying my prop and airsoft guns on my wall!

@tomd.benjamin762 2 жыл бұрын

Bad ass!! Cleats were a brilliant idea.

@mrbruce307 2 жыл бұрын

wow...that is nice...good job

@southmcwow 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking for just the right shelf to display my Gundam models I’ve recently built. I have cats and have to keep them up high on my current shelf so it’s tough to see them and enjoy them. This would be absolutely perfect. I’m going to purchase your plans and find someone to make it for me. I don’t have the space or tools to do this. Thanks for sharing.

@TheBowdy666 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great

@reptileman262 2 жыл бұрын

totally going to make something like this when I have my own home office!

@86abaile 2 жыл бұрын

That's a really cool build. I wasn't sold on it being painted black to begin with, but it grew on me. Definitely needs more lighting though. One change I would make however is having a central post behind where the doors meet. Light leaking between them doesn't look great and with a central post you could easily seal the cabinet against dust.

@Mat0s0 2 жыл бұрын

BOB YOU ABSOLUTE GENIUS!!!!! I've made a shelf a long while ago and realised I designed it very poorly to where it became unusable for displaying collectables! A French cleat would solve my problem!! This is exactly what I'll try and recreate now! What an amazing project and amazing video Edit: I wish I could share what I made for displaying collectables, would be insightful on what not to do I guess-

@Iliketomakestuff 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I hope it's helpful!

@RonDavidowicz 2 жыл бұрын

Great build!

@HerringUSNA 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fun video and the Case looks great :) I will have to see if I can retro fit some old furniture with a French cleat system ;)

@kevinvitale8980 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome project… I’ll need something similar, but smaller… for my display items

@astevenagee 2 жыл бұрын

awesome. I like this idea

@rebeccajesse4604 2 жыл бұрын

awesome idea! This is the best idea for making a flexible way to flex my nerd gear! thank you!

@jeffjpg0124 2 жыл бұрын

At the time I watched this there were 100K views. And the fact there were no “dislikes” really tells you something. ILTMS group - you guys are killing it. Keep it up!

@stuartleckie 2 жыл бұрын

You had me at Tron. 😃 Great stuff as always Bob.

@ReggieRooner 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the plans and can’t wait to build this! What are your thoughts on either a gloss black, or even gloss white/ivory to let colors/light show the items better?