Some may recognize the oak rib and re-used poplar flooring from an oak rib chest I blogged a couple weeks ago.
Same wood, same caul and clamp construction.
It’s a rite of passage to build your own cabinet as a woodworker. Besides, I prefer these dimensions.
The only innovation I attempted was the clamp rack construction on the cabinet’s back side. When the cabinet is in placed against the wall, these teeth-like hooks leave enough clearance to finagle the clamps in and out. The idea has worked well so far—an answer to limited shop space.
Final note: No picture, but the door gap is now resolved

The old conference table was a freebie, left by the landlord who didn’t want it.
Perfect, I thought, for my first workbench. Flipped the glossy top over, cut off
the oval sides, added supports on the base and installed the vise. Voila!
Well, it has helped me with all projects, but I am now constructing a heavy duty
western style workbench. The converted bench is too low, which results in a back
ache after a length of work. Secondly, even two layers of MDF have given way
to sag with the weight of the heavy front vise.
I’ve glued 4 sticks together as a start on the new bench, but I can see that these
twisty sticks are going to cause me lots more time and effort. Will post the new
bench when it’s finished.
Yes, I’m a lefty.

Friends in town were in desperate need of a rack. Sometimes that’s all I need to get started on a
project.
Their two boys worked tirelessly for over an hour plane-scrubbing and even smoothing a long piece of
red hardwood I picked up from the countryside of Hunan.
What a reward for them to have the result of their first foray into woodworking now mounted on their wall!

This is, after all, one of the big payouts for making your own furniture; you get the dimension and material and quality you desire. This shoe rack project was the first I tackled in our current apartment.
We love it. I made the mistake of not sanding the shelf racks, thinking it would be too busy with shoes. Guess what the first thing friends do when they realize I made it—yes, they run their hands along the horizontal racks.