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Well here is my first shop cabinet. This was as much as an experiment piece as a needed cabinet. I installed full extension drawer glides for the first time and experimented with matching grain patterns as much as possible. All-in-all a real fun project. I plan to make another one just like it but implement the lessons learned during this one (like don’t use the nice/expensive plywood for the whole dang project. If you can’t see it, go cheap!).
-- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellance, therefore, is not an act but a habit. ~Aristotle~
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Jimi_C
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posted 72 days ago
Wow, very nice. I like how the grain is continued from drawer to drawer. Did you resaw boards to do that?
jockmike2
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posted 72 days ago
Thats almost too nice for a shop cabinet. Nice work.
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Dan Hux
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posted 72 days ago
nice cabinet,,i’d like 3 side by side, with a 2” thick counter top for assembly and work space..great job
-- Dan Hux,,,,Raleigh, North Carolina
Rick Dennington
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posted 72 days ago
Great cabinet! I like it! Plenty of storage space. Reminds me of the one I made for my planer some years ago. Did you ever think about putting locking casters on it so you can roll it around the shop? I mounted 2 1/2” casters on mine. Plenty big to carry the weight. Rick D.
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mziem
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posted 72 days ago
Jimi_C: The drawer fronts are just nice plywood (from Lowes). I cross cut a piece 30” wide (the width of the drawers) and then ripped each drawer face in order (bottom first, then next drawer up and so on…)
-- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellance, therefore, is not an act but a habit. ~Aristotle~
BarryW
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posted 72 days ago
And I was wondering what I was going to do for more storage…yes, you gave me an idea.
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dustyal
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posted 72 days ago
nice… but if you did have this on wheels (locking casters), do you think it would tip if you pulled a drawer out? Does it need to be fastened to the wall? Seems with the toe kick, I assume a wall cabinet?
Two of these could be support pedestals for a workbench top? Lots of ideas here. Thanks.
-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...
Innovator
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posted 72 days ago
Congrats it came out great!
-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!
a1Jim
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posted 72 days ago
Super job looks great
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
huff
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posted 72 days ago
Nice set of drawers. You did a great job with the grain flow on the drawer fronts.
-- John @ Myrtle Beach
Napaman
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posted 72 days ago
i love the matching grain…dont change that on number two…then go cheapo on the rest…very nice results…
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
Skillet
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posted 72 days ago
Good grain matching for an experiment. Keep up the good work! I like it.
-- Skillet, Louisiana
WoodSpanker
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posted 72 days ago
Looks like it will do it’s job superbly!
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tooldad
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posted 71 days ago
Nice job, especially for a first project.
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 71 days ago
Nice shop cabinet.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker