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So we just moved back to Belmont from California and cant really finish unpacking as we have way too many shoes between the 3 of us to just have them laying around – we need a shoe cabinet. So I wanted to make something to address that issue, but also supply us with some soft of bar-top near the entrance where we can put things down – the solution = a side board cabinet made of 3 sections, brought together with a single top. this way – we can always use those 3 cabinets for other things if we ever move, or decide to change things around.
the entire project is made of Birch Plywood, with just the face frame made of ripped hardwood maple that I had around. For the entire project I used a single 4’x8’ sheet, and some scrap leftovers from previous projects to make the shelves and drawers.
Up until this project I was using a cordless Circular saw as my main power tool but after this project I decided to buy a table saw to aid with repetitive cuts and less overhead of measuring and positioning the straightedge and later trimming all the pieces to exact same size.
I was planning on making the doors our of single piece of plywood, but since I ran out of plywood when it came time to make the doors – I opted to go for the frame-and-panel construction method – but still use the plywood that I had, basically to maximize the plywood usage by replacing most needed wood with a 1/4” panel. * Unfortunately – when you rip plywood to thin strips (to make the frame for the doors) it tends to get less stable, and warp -so some of the doors ended up being cupped I kinda anticipated that- and for now, these doors work fine – and since it’s only the doors- I can always replace them later on with hardwood made frame-and-panel version. so all in all – the cabinet turned out pretty nice, and works like a charm, and we love the unfinished color of it too.
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CharlieM1958
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#1 posted 1818 days ago
You really did a good job of squeezing something nice out of minimal materials.
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#2 posted 1818 days ago
could this be the next challenge: “what can you make out of a sheet of 3/4 birch plywood”
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cheller
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#3 posted 1818 days ago
Nice solution to your shoe issue.
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GaryK
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#4 posted 1818 days ago
My wife would like one of those. Nice job.
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Scott Bryan
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#5 posted 1818 days ago
This is a nice cabinet that not only looks good but it also is very useful.
Well done.
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jockmike2
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#6 posted 1818 days ago
Nice job of doing with what you had and making it beautiful. mike
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ShannonRogers
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#7 posted 1818 days ago
I think the most striking thing here is not using minimal materials, but you obviously put some thought into the grain patterns and where to use them. The drawer fronts really stand out and are all similar with that wavy face grain. The straight grain of the maple face frame and rails and stiles really set apart the drawer fronts and countertop. Really nice work!
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Bradford
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#8 posted 1817 days ago
Nice utility project. If that set of cabinets ever make their way to the wood shop, then the shoes will have to find a shoe rack. (maybe a column with 6”dowels jutting out at 45 degrees, spiraling down the column) But for now they have a good home. I also would put clear wood sealer (wipe on poly) or wood conditioner followed by wax, to protect them and make it easy to dust and clean.
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PurpLev
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#9 posted 1815 days ago
thanx Bradford, I actually have the quick-dry poly sitting out and waiting for the weather to be more forgiving + have the time to take the cabinet out to finish, dry, and bring back in… but definitely going to finish it with clear-satin (not a fan of glossy wood) poly.
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#10 posted 1731 days ago
I agree with Charlie, great job… Dug
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#11 posted 1471 days ago
Nice sideboard!
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a1Jim
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#12 posted 1471 days ago
Nice lines looks very good
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#13 posted 1281 days ago
good looking project.
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#14 posted 1205 days ago
Great design and workmanship – great looking project altogether!
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