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CD/DVD Storage Cabinet

Project by Lenny posted 386 days ago 885 views 0 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I just completed this CD/DVD storage cabinet. It is made of solid red oak with red oak plywood for the door panels and 1/4 MDF for the panel that separates the two sides. It is two-sided and spins on a lazy susan. The “tower” stand 4 feet tall and is about 16 1/2” wide. I used biscuits to join the carcase of the unit and had my first experience with pocket hole joinery for the door frames. The pocket hole jig is a neat tool and the end result is a solid sharp looking joint. The shelves (14 of them) are 1/2” oak plywood with an applied veneer strip to the edge that shows. The finish is Minwax golden oak and I used Minwax wipe on satin polyurethane to finish it off. This was my first use of a wipe on poly and I am not sure yet whether I like the results. It is great for applying the poly to the vertical surfaces. You don’t have to worry about drips, assuming you don’t overapply it.

The “exploded” picture gives you an idea of the parts involved. This is a gift for a brother and sis-in-law.

-- And on the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop!


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Dusty56

3458 posts in 581 days


posted 386 days ago

That is a great job and I’m sure that they will love it ! Did you have any issues installing those door hinges ?

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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woodworm

8184 posts in 483 days


posted 386 days ago

Very nice and sturdy cabinet.
Thank you fo the post

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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Lenny

126 posts in 420 days


posted 385 days ago

Hi Dusty,

My only problem with the hinges was unfamiliarity. I was putting them in backwards, I couldn’t get the door piece to connect with the piece on the unit at times. But it was all an issue of understanding how they work and the adjustments that can be made. They adjust in 3 directions. They are good sturdy hinges and I probably could have gotten by with just two. Thanks, and thank you Woodworm too.

-- And on the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop!

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3fingerpat

906 posts in 561 days


posted 385 days ago

Excellent job, I really like the idea with the lazy susan.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

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Rxmpo

119 posts in 638 days


posted 381 days ago

Great looking project and I could not agree more with 3fingerpat about the lazy susan. Nice work.

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Dusty56

3458 posts in 581 days


posted 380 days ago

Nice . thanks for the feedback on those hinges.

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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Beginningwoodworker

4123 posts in 566 days


posted 362 days ago

Thats a nice CD/DVD cabinet.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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lenzo

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posted 330 days ago

Nice job, did you use a Kreg jig?

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Lenny

126 posts in 420 days


posted 330 days ago

Thanks Lenzo. Yes, I own a Kreg K3 system. As I commented, it was my first time making pocket holes and I am quite happy with how it worked and the end results.

-- And on the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop!

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Dick, & Barb Cain

7034 posts in 1192 days


posted 168 days ago

A beautiful cabinet, everybody should have one like this.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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a1Jim

16684 posts in 470 days


posted 168 days ago

Looks great well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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frankzen

10 posts in 214 days


posted 168 days ago

Beautiful job. Did you work from plans or fly by the seat of your pants :)

-- --I belong to too many forums --

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Lenny

126 posts in 420 days


posted 168 days ago

Thanks Dick, Jim and Frank. I appreciate the comments. My brother and sister-in-law were delighted with the gift. Frank, I fashioned this cabinet after one sold online. It’s basically a four sided box that is split down the middle to give me the two sided affect and doors applied. Of course I had to pretty it up a bit so I routed the edges of the top and bottom. The one sold online had the lazy susan and I liked that idea so incorporated it too. In short, I had no plans but I did have a basic concept I wanted to carry out.

-- And on the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop!

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blockhead

292 posts in 201 days


posted 51 days ago

Wonderful job Lenny! One or two of those would come in handy for the shop too. Load it with screws, nails, finishes, sandpaper or whatever. Of course that one would be way too nice for the shop and I would just use it exactly as you planned. Again, great job!

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.

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