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Here are several pictures of the cabinet I recently finished that will live below my workbench. I made to match the theme of my tool cabinet above the bench. The case is made from Cherry veneer ply with hardwood edges, the door and drawer fronts are from maple, and the handles are cocobolo. The drawers were more practice with hand cut dovetails, getting better, slowly, but I seem to find new mistakes to make! I made the sliding shelf behind the door from solid cherry (mostly small left overs), more dovetail practice. The whole piece is just resting on the stretchers of the bench for now, may have to attach if it moves around.

Should provide good storage for a while.

Thanks in advance for looking, and thanks to everyone for their thoughts and ideas,

Gary


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PurpLev

301 posts in 99 days


posted 99 days ago

NICE!

This maple has such a nice clean look to it, and compliments the table so well.

-- My Drinking Club has a Woodworking Problem...

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CharlieM1958

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posted 99 days ago

This is ridiculously beautiful, and your shop is outrageously clean. You are making the rest of us look like slobs and amateurs. <g>

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Roper

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posted 99 days ago

very nice job gary,you need to show a pic of this to rand.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

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jeanmarc

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posted 99 days ago

very nice job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Freddo

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posted 99 days ago

Gorgeous! Truly awesome!

-- God bless! Freddo (Northern - NJ) Our Creator designed us to create - so use WOOD!

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blackcherry

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posted 99 days ago

Your love for woodworking shine nice and bright….Blkcherry

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Greg Wurst

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posted 99 days ago

What is it with people making furniture-grade shop furniture! ;)

If I scuffed that while working I’d cry!

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Texasgaloot

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posted 99 days ago

I’m going to have to second CharlieM!! Sweet, but please try to clean up a bit…

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

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jeanmarc

1691 posts in 167 days


posted 99 days ago

very nice job gary,

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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SteveKorz

1192 posts in 165 days


posted 99 days ago

Woooooooow…. That’s all I can say… What a beautiful bench (and clean shop!)... great job, thanks for posting!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

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Scott Bryan

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posted 99 days ago

Gary,

This is a gorgeous workbench. I daresay there are not many of us who would chose to use maple, cherry and cocobolo in shop furniture. Not only is the bench gorgeous but it also offers some much needed storage in your shop.

You have every right to be proud of this bench. Well done!!!!

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Billp

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posted 99 days ago

Gary does the local hospital use your shop for overflow surgery? Iam lost for words.

-- Billp

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teenagewoodworker

1950 posts in 219 days


posted 99 days ago

great job. it must be nice to have that extra storage there. thanks for the post.

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jcees

451 posts in 250 days


posted 99 days ago

Very nice, GaryB. Beautifully done. Great use of space.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

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Dan M

67 posts in 395 days


posted 99 days ago

My wide and I just closed on a new house and, I’m happy to say, a new opportunity to set up a shop .. one of these is definitely making its way into the design … <clicking>

-- Dan M, SW Suburbs, Chicago IL -- http://www.djay-crafts.com

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Weekend_Carpenter

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posted 99 days ago

EWWWWW!!! IT’S PURTIE!!! :) Nice Work, and workspace!

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SPalm

702 posts in 333 days


posted 99 days ago

Yow! You really do impressive work. I love it. Maybe on my second bench…...

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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ND2ELK

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posted 99 days ago

Very nice storage cabinet for bench. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Bob A in NJ

303 posts in 450 days


posted 99 days ago

Wow, I agree, this is one sweet bench! Well done.

-- Bob A in NJ

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gator9t9

282 posts in 155 days


posted 99 days ago

Oh yes ….great job …I love those drawers ….thank you so much for posting …
I wonder if we could get you to open all the drawers so we could see how your drawers are organized ….I have such a problem with organization …and to some you just naturally know how to organize your stuff …
thanks again

great looking bench, drawers, cabinet and shop…....I love a nice clean shop …

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

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BobR

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posted 99 days ago

Love the bench! The cabinet really sets it off. Well done.

-- Bob

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Kipster

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posted 99 days ago

Very nice Gary I wish I had one

Thanks for the post

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

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kjverlanic

54 posts in 101 days


posted 99 days ago

Beautiful Bench & Cabinet!!! But I am wondering what kind of coating you have on your floor????

-- “There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper … and the buyers who consider price only are this man’s lawful prey.” John Ruskin

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darryl

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posted 99 days ago

now that the workbench is done, I can’t wait to see the furniture you build!

and seriously, you need to scuff up that floor. how can you have a workshop with a shiny floor like that!!

great work!

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

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GaryK

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posted 98 days ago

Very nice! You did a great job.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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BarryW

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posted 98 days ago

I fit into the slobs and amateurs catagory…and while I’m comfortable in this place…and I can appreciate your great efforts…I secretly harbor a desire to be completely different…kinda like devils who’d prefer to be angels. So I’m going to call your workbench and storage…angelic.

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ http://thecreekviewwoodworker.blogspot.com

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MVWOODWORKS

141 posts in 165 days


posted 98 days ago

Very nice!! Your shop furniture is stunning,thanks for sharing.

-- Pat, Colorado

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jockmike2

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posted 98 days ago

Awesome, if I would have done that my workbench would’nt look so cluttered. Aw who am I trying to kid, it still would look just as bad. Great job. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Tim Dorcas

46 posts in 309 days


posted 98 days ago

Love it! Love it! Love it!

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Joel Tille

200 posts in 695 days


posted 98 days ago

Awesome Gary – great craftsmanship. Thanks for posting

-- Joel Tille

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Bradford

622 posts in 273 days


posted 97 days ago

Wow, I’d say that was a slam dunk of a job. I am bookmarking this bench.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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GaryB

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posted 97 days ago

Ok, allright, the shop floor is clean, but I had to clean it for the pictures. It is a 50 year old slab in my garage, that was repaired and coated with epoxy/urethane. It has held up very well for 2 years so far (yes it has a few chips and scuffs, but they are small enough not to notice). I am guilty of making my shop furniture too fancy, but I started both the tool chest and storage as practice for hand cut joinery, and figured what the heck. I also know that once made, I am not likely to replace for a long time. Both the cherry and maple are a mix of #2 and #3 common that I bought for around $2.50 a board foot (not much more than the cherry veneer plywood left over from a desk/book shelf project).
I do not have the drawers filled yet, but if anything creative happens, I’ll post some more pics.
Thanks for the kind words,
Gary

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Thom

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posted 89 days ago

Love the workbench!!!

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Schummie

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posted 71 days ago

A beautiful workbench, I think I’m jealous, I’m sure. I’m JEALOUS !!!!

Greetings from the Netherlands,

Schummie.

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