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I made this cabinet to store my hand tools, all of the material except the hinges was recycled. The case is pine, the door panels are box elder, most of the tool holders are maple. The painted panels are 3/4” plywood to make moving the holders around easier.
This was my first attempt at dovetails on a project so you’ll have to forgive any gaps. The pulls are homemade out of 3/16” rod and cotter pins.
I finished the outside with a couple of coats of shellac, no finish on the inside.
-- Brian, Jericho Vermont
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MayflowerDescendant
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#1 posted 931 days ago
Great job Brian! I love it. In particular, the layout and custom, maple tool holders. Thanks for sharing.
-- Glen - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
a1Jim
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#2 posted 931 days ago
Super job well done
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
brianinpa
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#3 posted 931 days ago
Beauty! A real show piece.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
lilredweldingrod
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#4 posted 931 days ago
Wow, great cabinet! Those dove tails look good to me. Nothing to apologize for here. Rand
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#5 posted 931 days ago
It sure looks sturdy. Congratulations on a job well done and a peice you will enjoy for many years.
-- Rick, Tennessee, John 3:16
sras
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#6 posted 931 days ago
It takes a lot of time to plan a layout for all your tools. I built my cabinet years ago and still need a good layout. Yours looks great! Well done!
-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive
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#7 posted 931 days ago
Very nice.
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#8 posted 931 days ago
GREAT JOB.
-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -
SgtSnafu
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#9 posted 930 days ago
Great looking organization.. Well done..
Thanks for sharing
-- Scotty - aka... SgtSnafu - Randleman NC
GaryD
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#10 posted 926 days ago
Wow now that is a cabinet, very well done !!!!!!!!!!!!
-- Gary, Little River,SC I've Learned that the Lord didn't do it all in one day and neither can I
SC_Galoot
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#11 posted 923 days ago
Amazing tool chest. This is what I’m looking to build for my shop as well.
Brian, would you mind sharing the Length/Width/Depth dimentions if possible so we can get a better grasp of it’s size?
NBeener
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#12 posted 923 days ago
Agreed: GREAT job.
Simple, clean, highly functional.
From my seat, looks like you did a heck of a job on your dovetails, too !
-- -- Neil
helluvawreck
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#13 posted 923 days ago
That’s a very nice tool box that you have built there. Nothing short about it at all. Good job.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
Beginningwoodworker
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#14 posted 922 days ago
Nice looking tool cabinet, Brian.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
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#15 posted 904 days ago
Now that’s action pack, just a great arrangement in such a small space.
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