Shop Wall Cabinet

Looks real handy. They’d fit great in my shop.

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wow Fred, really nice job. Ya know, when I first saw them I thought that was chalk boards on the front of them for writing notes, measurements and stuff. Is that the painted panels you refer to?

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

As Chip says. I’d put blackboard paint and use that surface for notes and shopping lists etc.

very nice

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Very nice Fred. Since you’re using cleats to hang the cabinet, that means you have a small gap between the back of the cabinet and wall. I have seen one person use this space to slip a couple of squares behind it for storage. You’d have to put stops in the back so the squares wouldn’t get pushed too far back where they might become unreachable though.

-- There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't!

brilliant.
I like your plan of keeping everything hidden.

Hmmmm some CarverRog boxes!!!
and the idea of using blackboard paint is brilliant as well. I can see it now: “Rick, don’t forget to build a box to hold all your shop pencils”.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I never thought of chalk boards instead of painted panels. That’s a great idea.

The cleats (maybe I am using the wrong term) are attached to the inside and are flush with the back edge. There is no back panel.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Fred this looks great. My walls are pretty much bare right now, as I just re-layed out the shop when I bought the SawStop. I’d like to take your idea, and make one of those.

Thanks.

-- ICN, Bill, (http://www.beavercreekfitness.com)

I like the cabinet. I saw one like it in a woodworking magazine. I’m going to have to get busy, you guys and gals are posting projects at break neck speeds.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Great Cabinet Fred. I ran across it on Shuffle. It is inspiration for me to build one.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Nice cabinet. It holds your tools very neatly. You must have an uncluttered mind! Congrats!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Nice job Fred. Like Chip, I thought the front of the cabinet was chalk boards. I was expecting to see a list of new projects, wood needed, etc. That could still be a good idea, like Karson said, get some chalkboard paint and cover them over.

I like the extra storage in the doors. It gives you double the storage space without taking up a lot more room.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

That’s a design I will use when I redo my shop. It saves space. I do like the idea of the chalk board.

-- Bob K. East Northport, NY

Great wall cabinets. I, too, can use some storage similar to this.

-- Maplewood, MN

The first thing though as how cool that is to have chalkboards, have me fooled. Hell of an idea though.
I’d say you have made it way past a one
Nice design

-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.

Pretty dam good job I wouldnt mind having one of those in my shop

-- A. Molloy