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As you can see in the picture above I had a real problem with storing my sandpaper. I would just pile it up in the cabinet and every time I wanted a particular grit I would dig through the pile. I finally got tired of this and did something about it. I designed and made this handy little storage box. There is now a place for each different grit as well as storage for different shapes of sandpaper and sanding belts.

Here's a picture of my solution.



Here's a list of materials you'll need to buy.

3/16" X 4' X 4' plywood
1/2" X 4' X 2 1/2' plywood
3/4" X 12" X 13" plywood
Glue
Finish nails

Cut out the following pieces:

3/16" Plywood
Name Dimension
Top left shelves 4 1/4" X 11 7/16"
Left big shelves 9 3/4" X 11 7/16"
Right shelves 5" X 11 7/16"
Back 15" X 12 1/2"

1/2" Plywood
Name Dimension
Left and right 12 5/8" X 13"
Top and bottom 15 1/2" X 11 5/8"
Top left divider 4 11/16" X 11 7/16"
Left horizontal 9 3/4" X 11 7/16"

3/4" Plywood
Name Dimension
Right vertical 12 1/2" X 11 7/16"



Next you will need to cut a bunch of dado's for everything to go together. Cut the dado's for the shelves 3/16" X 1/4" deep. Make all dado's 1/4" deep. Here are the interior dimensions of the cabinet.



For the corners of the box I rabbeted the corners 1/4" X 1/4".
To put the hole in the sliding shelves I marked the location on one piece, stacked them and drilled one pilot hole through the stack.



Next I used a 3/4" forsterner bit and drilled part way through each piece.



Flip each piece over and finish drilling from the other side.
Sand everything smooth.
Glue and nail the box together leaving the large shelves out of the box.
After it is dry sand the edges of the shelves so that they slide smoothly into the box.
You can apply a finish to it or leave it bare like I did.
I printed out labels for each sandpaper grit and glued it to the side of the box so I knew what sandpaper was where.



When you are done your sandpaper storage cabinet should look something like this.

Gallery

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· In Loving Memory
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Nice holder and very nice blog.

Good information!
 

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well done! a lot of work and thought obviously went into it!
 

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Wow… thank you very much for posting this project with this amazing level of detail. I had been considering building some sort of cabinet for my sanding supplies. Thanks to you I now have a great example to work from!
 

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Pretty similar to the one I started for my own sandpaper mess. I like this'n better; it's got more utility.
Showed me requirements I didn't realize I had.
Thanks.
 

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Nice shop tool.
 

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well done. The plans you have provided are excellent
 

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Nice! Great preparation, planning and drawings too.
 

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Man I have the "Before" picture for my gritz.
 

· In Loving Memory
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I made something similar quite a while ago, but now I wish I'd made it that good. Very nice. mike
 

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VERY VERY NICE! Think I'll build one in the future.
 

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Nice Job. Great design.
 

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I have something like this on m project list, nice work. Thanks for the details.
 

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Beauty! Great plan too.

always,
J.C.
 

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outstanding job!! I need to make the same thing for my sandpapers.
 

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great design. i think i should make one of those once my sandpaper collection begins to build up.
 

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Looks great, I have been wanting to build one of these for some time, I have the same problem you used to have with my paper.

Justin
 

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thanks for the post and the construction details. I may have to add one of these for holding my sandpaper.
 

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Thank u very much for posting such a useful project in such details. Like others I was also planning to make a box for my sandpapers. I am glad that I have not done it because your design is so complete. I wish all other LJs present their projects in at least minimum details so that non experts can understand their work. Hope u will present more such designs.
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thanks for the great details…i really like this plan and hope to build something similar now…great post!!!
 
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