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It isn't that quick, or maybe it's just me. I'll be making tool holders for a while and a I just couldn't wait to post the finished cabinet

Got the plans from FWW. I modified them to make the case shallower so it would take too much air space over my bench. Even though it is downsized this thing is massive. I'm 6'2" and I have to tip toe to reach the top shelf. I'm going to need to make a step stool. It is not easy to get onto the wall either.

I used crappy birch ply (not Baltic) so i had to edge band everything since the ply's had ugly pink glue. I'll spring or the Baltic Birch next time, it will save time and cost about the same because you save money on the banding. I did use Baltic birch on the drawers though.

I used rare earth magnets or the door catches.

I used Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene for the drawer slides. Since the slides have to be fitted pretty tightly I was afraid of wood expansion locking my drawers shut. I had this stuff laying around and it worked out great.

It is finished with three coats of Minwax Wipe-on Poly and dark wax.

Hope you guys like it and that is serves as inspiration for someone else.

Regards,

Mauricio

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Awesome job! Yeah, it wouldn't be "quick" in my shop. I really like the details and the fact that the jointer gets his own parking spot. I particularly like the textured visible dovetails. Very nice indeed.
 

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That would be far from quick in my shop…. Nice project though…
 

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This came out sweet, it is just what every shop needs tools with in arm reach.


Enjoy many years of access, as you can see I have…lol…BC
 

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Thanks Bertha, I could stay quiet and let you think my drawers are dovetailed but, they are box joints. But I made them with my shop made box joint jig!

BC. I know your happy with that cabinet. I see you went for the deeper carcass and shallower doors. Worked out well! How did you hang it? French cleats? how many studs are you screwed into? I'm attached to two studs and I'm still scared it will fall off.

Before I had this thing organization was an issue. On one project a square fell off the pegboard and dented a table I was planning. After that I knew it was time for a cabinet. It's great to have all the stuff you use most at your fingertips and easy to find. I was so sick of that pegboard, too much visual noise.

One thing that helped me too was to take a bunch of seldom used tools and stuff them away into tool boxes. Now I just keep the real woodworking tools in the cabinet. I was able to fit so many things in the drawers too. Most of them will eventually get tool holders made for them.

Now I have to do something about the OSB workbench! LOL
 

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Mochoa it just screwed into studs and cleats, my pic are from when I had just made the cabinet. Today cabinet has a full set of draws and plenty of tools stuff to the rafters. I can't say enough about this unit it a real time saver and storage unit.
 

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What a fine tool cabinet.
It looks so good with your 'secret' room where the planes are hiding.
I'm sure this will serve you for years and years.
Best thoughts,
Mads
 

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Nice cabinet, i'm sure those drawers slide nicely on the UHMW, good idea.
 

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Nice looking cabinet, very attractive, and looks highly functionable.
 

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I found your tool cabinet after doing a little research on LJs in preperation for building my own version based on many great examples and ideas found here. Your cabinet looks very functional and well thought out. Thanks for sharing.
 

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All those matching tools… sigh…. Very nice cabinets (and tools!) on this thread.
 

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Thanks Doug, have fun building yours. I really like mine, when I'm working at my bench I open up both doors and it doesn't take up all the airspace over the bench. I also would rethink the shelves in the middle, but they are pocket screwed in with no glue so I can move them if I want.

Also I would have used inexpensive pine instead of plywood, it would have been a lot more fun to use more hand tools on it, that's not an option with plywood. Ironing on edge banding isn't very fun. I would also have cut dovetails on the corners instead of making and using a box joint jig which took me a lot of time.

Smitty: Jersey does have a very nice collection of tools there. They look very nice in that cabinet.
 

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Are you wearing my wife's black evening dress?
 

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Sorry you had to find out this way Scott. ;-)
 

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I really commend you on this wonderful cabinet it looks like a real beauty. Alistair
 

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Thanks Alistair! It is much better than the peg board I used to have. No I have to get rid of the OSB Bench!
 

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Mauricio,

I have just ordered the plans from FWW to try to tackle this project myself. Would you have any suggestions for me? Especially any building tips? Here are the ones I have picked up already:

1.) Spring for the good baltic birch plywood.

2.) UHMP for the sliders is brilliant!

3.) Be ready to spend a lot of time on the tool holders…

Is your case shorter? You didn't do the slots for the hand planes. Any reason why?

~Peter
 
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