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Four-drawer, legal-size filing cabinet is made from solid wood (oak) with frame-and-panel sides and matching raised-panel drawer fronts.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER May-Jun 1989 (v.5#3) pg. 28

Four-way, two-drawer wooden file cabinet. Accepts letter or legal size folders in a side-to-side or front-to-back arrangement. The quartersawn white oak carcase features gracefully-bowed vertical legs. Est. cost: $400.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #77 Dec 1999 pg. 64

Desktop file holder. A holder for several hanging file folders is made from plywood and stainless steel rod.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #80 Jun 2000 pg. 36

Wooden-box address file has blocks in the bottom to keep address cards upright. Est. cost: $5.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1987 (v.65#7) pg. 72, 115

Desktop filing box with two compartments keeps your most-used hanging file folders close at hand. Made of Baltic birch plywood.
CANADIAN HOME WORKSHOP Feb 2002 (v.25#4) pg. 28

Wooden filing cabinet consists of drawers which pivot out for access (instead of sliding out on tracks). Unit contains 6 drawers in two sets of three. Drawer fronts and side are covered with padded fabric. Estimated cost: $210.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Nov 1980 (v.4#2) pg. 25

File cabinet hideaway. Two-door cabinet (42"x22"x31" high) is surfaced with melamine edged with oak. Two metal two-drawer file cabinets fit inside, slipping into place from the rear.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Dec 1993 (v.17#3) pg. 56

Legal briefs. Legal-sized oak filing cabinet (17"x24"x50" high) looks like a drawer-a-day lingerie chest.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Sep 1997 (v.20#11) pg. 52

Room divider designed by Frank Lloyd Wright features a built-in couch (sofa), two file drawers, book shelves, and a cabinet with four doors. Constructed of plywood over wooden frame.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #101 Dec 1967 (v.17#6) pg. 29

Building a file cabinet. Two-drawer wooden cabinet is designed to accommodate either letter or legal-size hanging folders. The styling is contemporary and incorporates several different dovetail joints.
FINE WOODWORKING #87 Mar-Apr 1991 pg. 44

Two file cabinets become a desk.
HOME CRAFTSMAN Jan 1963 pg. 69

Utility cabinet holds typewriter and file drawer.
HOME CRAFTSMAN Nov-Dec 1964 (v.33#6) pg. 42

Surprise storage. How to install cabinets and shelves in unexpected places. Ideas include a built-in bookcase, knee-wall file cabinets, stairway pantry, over-the-window storage shelf, and cubby holes.
HOME MECHANIX #790 Nov 1994 (v.90) pg. 50

How to build two and four drawer full-suspension file cabinets from plywood.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Mar-Apr 1978 (v.3#2) pg. 52

Build a two-drawer file cabinet from readily available particleboard, inexpensive softwoods, and plastic laminates.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Dec 1979 (v.68#9) pg. 34

Sheet metal project to keep index or business cards organized in a simple holder.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Jan 1981 (v.70#1) pg. 31

Portable wooden file drawer.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #416 Jan 1963 (v.59) pg. 115

Wooden, two-drawer file cabinet. Colonial styling. Un-suspended drawers.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #462 Nov 1966 (v.62) pg. 132

Build an Early American design two-drawer filing cabinet.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #515 Apr 1971 (v.67) pg. 110

How to build a roll-around file cabinet that can double as an end table. Top opens up revealing 22" of file folder space.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #570 Nov 1975 (v.71) pg. 80

How to decorate metal file cabinets by covering them with birch plywood and molding.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #621 Feb 1980 (v.76) pg. 80

Lowboy storage unit. A decorative cabinet with four large storage bins which tip forward for access. Well suited for use as a file cabinet.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1967 (v.128#3) pg. 136

Build a "classic" oak 2-drawer file cabinet.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1985 (v.162#9) pg. 97

Queen Anne style file cabinet with cabriole legs has a lower letter-sized file drawer mounted on full-extension slides. The top of the cabinet lifts up revealing storage space for letter-size hanging files.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1996 (v.173#3) pg. 72

Home office wall unit has a six-cabinet base (29"x109"x28" high). Four cabinets have adjustable shelving. The other two each have two letter-size file drawers. Open bookshelves (13"x109"x55" high) sit on top of the cabinets.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1996 (v.173#4) pg. 100

Wooden 3x5 card file has slanted front and back to keep cards from flipping over and to hold the desired card in view.
POPULAR SCIENCE Jan 1968 (v.192#1) pg. 144

A two-drawer metal file cabinet, purchased to store household records, can be made more attractive by adding a round wooden top and covering it with a table cloth.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1976 (v.209#5) pg. 144

Decorate an old metal card file by covering with paper and adding moldings.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 5 1982 (v.46#1) pg. 16

Stackable file drawers. The file drawers may be stacked to form a file up to four or five units high. A separate base and top completes the unit. Constructed of oak using traditional frame-and-panel techniques.
WOOD MAGAZINE #21 Feb 1988 (v.5#1) pg. 72
Correction WOOD MAGAZINE #22 Apr 1988 (v.5#2) pg. 11
Added Info WOOD MAGAZINE #25 Oct 1988 (v.5#5) pg. 19
Added Info WOOD MAGAZINE #31 Oct 1989 (v.6#5) pg. 12

Wooden 2-drawer letter-size file cabinet. Built from 3/4" plywood. Top of unit lifts up to reveal two shallow storage compartments. Overall dimensions: 24" deep, 31" tall, 16" wide. Drawers are suspended on metal drawer slides.
WOODSMITH #7 Jan 1980 pg. 8

Three drawer wooden file cabinet features frame and panel construction. Overall dimensions: 43" tall, 20" wide, 22" deep.
WOODSMITH #29 Sep-Oct 1983 pg. 10

Two-drawer roll-around desk caddy. One drawer is large enough for file folders. Overall dimensions: 17"x16"x20".
WOODSMITH #31 Jan-Feb 1984 pg. 12

Two-drawer, letter-size, oak filing cabinet features frame-and-panel construction with dovetail drawers and full-extension slides.
WOODSMITH #74 Apr 1991 pg. 6, 12, 29

Oak file cabinet. Contemporary style 2-drawer file cabinet is made from oak plywood. Ideal companion to desk featured in Mar-Apr 1981 issue. Dimensions: 29" tall, 16" wide, 24" deep.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1982 (v.6#2) pg. 34

Home office furniture. Cabinets are (1) a two-drawer letter-size file unit and (2) a typewriter cabinet that has storage for office supplies, a shelf to provide work space and a platform to hold a portable typewriter.
WORKBENCH Mar-Apr 1972 (v.28#2) pg. 36
Correction WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1972 (v.28#4) pg. 49

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