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I finished my tool cabinet today it’s from wood magazine, worked out pretty well though I’ve learned somethings I will do different on my next cabinet based project. Most importantly the varnishing, I plan to varnish before glueing everything together. I have a really hard time varnishing these large cabinets once they are assembled just because they have to be sitting on the floor just for me to reach the inside center area.
I made a few mistakes but they’re all cosmetic things, nothing that prevents it from being an awesome tool cabinet. I used 2 coats of shelac to finish it, I would have liked to use more but it was such a pain to varnish this thing I decided 2 coats was good enough.
Now I need to build the shell of the tool chest that this will be mounted on top of.
-jeremy
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nobuckle
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#1 posted 860 days ago
Very cool. You’ve got all kinds of room in there. I won’t take long to fill it. Which volume of Wood Magazine?
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steliart
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#2 posted 860 days ago
Very nice.
I remember this from the magazine, I have done the same cabinet but I cheated, I simplify the double pegboard doors with a single plywood door. Still the same storing area but just plain.
Very well build
-- I am not so rich to buy cheap tools.
devann
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#3 posted 860 days ago
Pretty cool. I drew up plans for one almost the same 2-3 years ago and have never gotten around to it. My plan is to have a plywood back and pegboard sides with a place to hang some of those plastic bins under the bottom. Thanks for posting the pictures, now maybe I’ll get to it.
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Ken90712
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#4 posted 860 days ago
Nice job on this, I saw the same article and thought of building it. Well done!
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GaryD
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#5 posted 859 days ago
Nice looking cabinet. Thanks for posting
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Splinterman
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#6 posted 859 days ago
Looking good…nice job.
bigike
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#7 posted 859 days ago
great work, now time to fill it that’s gonna be another project. LOL ;)
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dbhost
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#8 posted 858 days ago
Very nice build!
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greglwood
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#9 posted 858 days ago
I’ve been wanting to make one ever since I saw it in the magazine. Post us a few pics after you put some stuff in it.
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Jeremy Greiner
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#10 posted 856 days ago
@nobuckle
Sorry for the long delay, it was wood magazine issue #172
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woodspar
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#11 posted 856 days ago
How are you going to hang it? French cleat?
-- John
Jeremy Greiner
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#12 posted 856 days ago
@woodspar,
Originally that was the plan, but I had difficulty finding a good place to hang it so I made a cabinet for it to sit on http://lumberjocks.com/projects/44357 .. I’m going to add some drawers and such to the bottom portion.
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azipin
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#13 posted 815 days ago
I intruduced this site from my friend. I worked in capentry shop in Korea. Nice to meet this site…
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#14 posted 815 days ago
That’s really nice and it looks like it will hold a lot of tools.
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