Router Bit Cabinet

Here is an image of the drawer-lock joint that I used for the drawers.

I like this! Looks great and serves a great purpose.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

sweet storage cabinet : )

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Excellent set-up!!!

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

That’s something I really can use. Thank you for sharing Jim.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

I like the lock joint on the drawers. It gives a much cleaner look than a tongue & groove, & eliminates the need for a false front. How did you cut it with just a straight bit?

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

Excellent

-- jeanmarc manosque france

That is a sweet cabinet.

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

Very nice. When will you be send me mine? ;-)

-- Scott in Texas

Very handsome cabinet and a much-needed addition to my shop! Guess I’ll have to get busy and try out the drawer-lock bit I recently picked up on sale. I’m worried though that if I make it as nice as yours my wife will be jealous.

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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This is very nice and practical too. I need one of these!

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GraveDigger, I’m sorry I haven’t responded to your question about the lock-drawer joints sooner.

The Baltic Birch was approx 15/32” thick and this would have been a lot easier with full 1/2” stock. With a 1/4” Spiral Upcut bit, I routed out the large dado in the front piece, leaving a 1/8” tenon at the rear and, thus, a 3/32” overlay at the front. I held the front against the side and carefully marked the location for the 1/8” dado, then cut it with a 1/8” Upcut spiral bit, depth of 1/2 the thickness of the side. Trimmed the length of the rear tenon to fit the dado and then did some (a lot!) of sanding to make everything fit.

I would do it again even though it was quite a bit of work. I feel it is a very solid joint and it looks good, too!

Jim

Jim,

You hit the lucky roll and I am glad for it as I have now discovered a dandy way to store my router bits. The timing was perfect as I am in the middle of re-organizing the shop and with limited space the wall mounted approach is my best option.

Thanks for sharing, like your drawer lock joint as well.

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Very useful looking cabinet. Great job.

I use drawers under my router table for my bits, but this looks like just what I need for my drill bits and things for my drill press.

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