Hand Tool Cabinet

Looks great, have fun filling it up!

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive

Great looking cabinet Bret. It appears you have a nice selection/collection of hand tools and now, a place to keep them all. Thanks for sharing.

-- Doug

Great functioning cabinet, and well executed too! I just am in process of completing my own hand tool cabinet, and have a question. Re the inner doors, what type of hinges have you used? Thanks in advance. Happy Holidays!

-- -Gerry, Hereford, AZ ” A really good woodworker knows how the hide his / her mistakes.”

Doesn’t it feel good to try and be organized…...........

-- mike...............

Gerry the inside hinges were just regular hinges. 2 1/2” long x 1 1/2” wide which is for both leafs. So each side is 3/4” to fit the pylwood flush. I did cut dados so the door would sit flush against the side. The outside doors have piano hinges.

Bret

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Redryder I have to be organized. One I have OCD, second I hate trying to find something for 10 minutes. Plus I have a bad memory so organization keeps me sane. LOL

Bret

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Nice way to get orgainized, I like that cabinet. Agreed what a bad memory can do to you. Once I built two drawers into my workbench and then not a few days later spent time looking for (an ultimately giving up looking for) a chisel that turned out to be in one of the new drawers I had just built!

-- Don, Royersford, PA

This unit can store a ton of tool for sure, I’ve had mine for some years now it been a great organizer for me. You did a nice job on the build, I would recommend some carpet cut off for the plane storage areas, this way you won’t have to retract the blades each time you store your plane away. Enjoy your new storage unit and stay safe my friend…BC

Well done !!

-- Mike, Missouri --- “A positive life can not happen with a negative mind.” ---

This looks great! Do you happen to remember which issue of Fine Woodworking you found the plans in?

Shannan,

It was a special issue Workshop Solutions 2008.

Bret

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Thanks!

You have built yourself a fine tool cabinet and it will serve you very well. Congratulations.

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