Popular Post Art Posted March 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 So now that I've finished my bench, I'm getting to a project I've wanted/needed for a couple of years - a wall hanging tool cabinet. As with SawDustB I also considered the one from FWW, and even bought a set of plans from Lee Valley, but finally decided to get the Guild project. Having watched the all the videos so far has been instructive, but I will be deviating from Matt's plan a fair bit, which I think is expected with this type of project. The dimensions will be different to fit my space, and the internal storage areas of the main cabinet will be quite different. I don't have a huge plane collection (yet...), and I wanted some room for some books, so although the idea is similar, the final product should be quite different. I don't think I will be doing the mitered through dovetails. It will be just plain old dovetails all around. As well, at this point I don't think I'll be making the outer doors, mainly because I really don't have that many tools, and I figure that it will be open most of the time, so outer doors don't seem critical to me. In the future it will be easy enough to add outer doors for when I really need them. The main wood will be cherry. I've had a bunch of really crappy cherry hanging around for a while that I'm hoping to use up, but when I started measuring, I realized I could really only get the doors done. These particular boards had a lot of knots, sapwood, etc that precluded long clean stretches. The scraps from these pieces should be useable for the internal stuff. I ended up getting a pretty good deal on some really nice 5/4 cherry, 10' long, 11' wide and very clean. This will be used for the main cabinet. I didn't even really attempt to grain match as all of these boards are likely from different trees... All I've done so far is rough cut to length, with the help of my able assistant: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Awesome! I'll definitely be following along. I'm building mine mostly to the plans, aside from altering some joinery details a bit. I did find that the online plan right now is a bit light on details and dimensions, but it's possible to figure it all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Look forward to following along and picking up tips for when I build myself one! Looks like you have great help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 I am looking forward to watching this one too. I am just going to say this, I hope you all come up with better door front material selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Chet said: I am looking forward to watching this one too. I am just going to say this, I hope you all come up with better door front material selection. I'll do the same as Matt the second I finish my bandsaw mill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Art Posted March 29, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 29, 2019 Not a huge update, but I finally got some shop time today. I got everything milled down to final dimension and started on case joinery. The original plan was to use a Leigh jig that I got on clearance, but by the time I found all the parts, read the manual again and realized I would have to mill my parts thinner, I said the hell with it and just went with hand cut dovetails. I also decided to try the mitered dovetails as per the plan. Anyway, this is where I finished today: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Art Posted April 2, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 I managed to the all the joinery for the main case finished today. The mitered dovetails turned out quite well. One corner has a bit of a gap, but it's nothing a bit of glue and sawdust won't fix. All the rest are nice and tight. I'm now playing with the layout of the internals. I don't every see myself getting any huge planes, so I don't need that much vertical space. I want to put some books in there, and I've already got some drawers from a previous project that didn't get used. I'm not sure what the final layout will be, but I've got a few days to think about it now. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 3:32 AM, Chet said: I am just going to say this, I hope you all come up with better door front material selection. I'm glad someone said it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 I'm curious, what are the overall dimensions of the case? I'm a little limited in wall height where I'd want to mount it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Jfitz said: I'm curious, what are the overall dimensions of the case? I'm a little limited in wall height where I'd want to mount it... Matt's plans end up at 39 1/2" by 29 1/2". I had some size restrictions as well, so mine will end up somewhere around 35" x 29". I'm using his plans mainly as a guide, and adjusting as needed for my own situation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Art Posted April 6, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I got a good chunk of the interior done. I'm using some drawers from an old project, so I'm trying to fit the case to the drawers, rather than the other way around, so the fit likely won't be perfect, but I'm ok with that. I've discovered that the router and I simply don't get along. It shouldn't be hard, but I really struggled with the dados for the interior dividers. A project like this is a good one to practice on though as any mistakes can be easily hidden, and it will never leave the shop. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 Coming along nicely! Looks great with your bench!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Art Posted April 16, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 So this is where I'm at now. Main case dry fitted. Drawers are from an old project (my daughter rejected them ). Next up is finish prep, glue-up and fitting the back. The large cubbies on the sides are for books. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, Art said: So this is where I'm at now. Main case dry fitted. Drawers are from an old project (my daughter rejected them ). Next up is finish prep, glue-up and fitting the back. The large cubbies on the sides are for books. Very nice! Yours looks fantastic. I like the adaptation for the book shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Looks great Art, very nice work! Makes me wish I had more than 2 hand planes, thoughts on finish and pulls yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, treeslayer said: Looks great Art, very nice work! Makes me wish I had more than 2 hand planes, thoughts on finish and pulls yet? Actually, I only have two hand planes myself (so far) The finish will likely be ARS, and the pulls will be these from Lee Valley (since I bought them when I first made the drawers): 13 minutes ago, SawDustB said: Very nice! Yours looks fantastic. I like the adaptation for the book shelves. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Wow that looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Art Posted April 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 5 hours ago, pkinneb said: Wow that looks great! Thanks, it's coming along. The problem is that once I've finished this, I'll have to start making real projects... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 8 hours ago, Art said: Thanks, it's coming along. The problem is that once I've finished this, I'll have to start making real projects... You and me both. I've got a painted pine book shelf and some other kid projects, so I'm in no rush to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 @Art I like your cabinet it's coming out great I was just wondering what you have wrapped around your F style clamp handles? And is it just for looks or a better grip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 hours ago, higtron said: @Art I like your cabinet it's coming out great I was just wondering what you have wrapped around your F style clamp handles? And is it just for looks or a better grip? It's hockey tape. I got the idea from Rob Cosman. It must be a Canadian thing... It makes for much better grip. Here is a video:https://www.google.com/search?q=wrapping+the+end+of+a+hockey+stick&rlz=1C5CHFA_enCA701CA703&oq=wrapping+the+end+of+a+hockey+stick&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.7136j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Man i haven't taped a stick in a decade..... Never really liked how it got gooey over time. Do you have that problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Man i haven't taped a stick in a decade..... Never really liked how it got gooey over time. Do you have that problem? Not at all. I think it helps that I'm not sweating all over the clamps. It honestly makes them much better to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Decent hockey tape doesn't seem to get gooey. It's electrical tape that can be horrible for that, especially if it's not applied properly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted April 17, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: Man i haven't taped a stick in a decade..... Never really liked how it got gooey over time. Do you have that problem? Another hockey tape guy here. No gooey residue from 3M. I did try some "sports tape" from one of the big box sports stores and it was pretty pathetic. I did cut grooves and use some Plasti-dip long ago: Although the Plasti-dip held up great, the hockey tape with the "cord" wrap gives me a better grip. Sorry for the minor thread-jack. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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