Matt's Hand Tool Cabinet

[Art 252]

51 minutes ago, gee-dub said:

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.  

 

No problems.  I'm always happy to have Americans appreciate the great sport of Hockey!

[Chestnut 4745]

15 hours ago, Art said:

Not at all.  I think it helps that I'm not sweating all over the clamps.  It honestly makes them much better to use.

I must have been thinking about something else. Now that i think about it there was only ever small amounts of goo left over on the bottom of the stick. Good hockey tape can grip really well i remember the leather palms of my gloves never won the battle against it.

[Art 252]

I've only been able to get a few hours in the shop each week lately, so things have slowed down.  Having said that, I've made some significant progress, but unfortunately, it doesn't really show.  I've finish sanded and glued up the main cabinet, as well as cut the back panel.  I used Old Brown Glue, mainly just to try it, but also for the longer open time.  I liked it, but keeping it warm is a bit of a pain. 

 

I've also cut all the door joinery and finish prepped the parts (after this photo), but no glue yet.  Overall, I'm  happy with the way it's progressing.  I'm just using 1/2" cherry ply for the panels, but I have some ideas to dress up the cabinet fronts.  The plan right now will be to try carving some crests, but realistically that won't happen for a while.  This was a lot of dovetails for me, but you definitely get efficient at them:

[pkinneb 3046]

Really digging this build!! Awesome job!

 

[woodbutcher 153]

I really like the look of your cabinet. The second row of drawers, and the side cubbies look really cool.

[Art 252]

Progress!

I've applied finish (ARS) and mounted the doors.  The doors aren't perfect by any means.  I screwed up when gluing up the outer doors.  I didn't follow Matt's advice to use the main cabinet as a template for gluing the doors to ensure consistent geometry.  I simply forgot to do it in my rush to get them glued up.  The end result is that outer doors are slightly out of square relative to the inner doors and main cabinet.  Having said that, they hang and swing nicely, so overall I'm happy.  As well my drawers are recycled from a previous project, so they don't fit exactly, but are fully functional.  I still have to make all the tool holders, but at least it's on the wall now...

[gee-dub 3042]

She looks great and ready for some goodies.

[Art 252]

I'm going to call this one done.  I've mounted most of the the tools that are going to live in this thing.  I still have plenty of room for growth, and the front of the outer doors are still very rough.  The plan is to carve some panels for those, but given that I've never done a lot of carving, I should learn to to do that first!  I've been watching some of Mary May's videos, so over the next few months I'll get to it.

Anyway here it is:

[Tpt life 2670]

What’s the green tape on your chisels for?

[Art 252]

41 minutes ago, Tpt life said:

What’s the green tape on your chisels for?

To remind me those need sharpening...

[treeslayer 3066]

Well done sir! I only wish it was mine  

[Art 252]

Thanks guys!

[Coop 6844]

The organization would be a shock to my shop, family and friends! Great job Art! 

[Art 252]

5 minutes ago, K Cooper said:

The organization would be a shock to my shop, family and friends! Great job Art! 

Oh believe me, there's a reason I took close ups.  The rest of the shop still looks like the aftermath of a tornado.  I've just accepted that my shop will never look like Kev's.

[Coop 6844]

Yeah, there are a couple of guys on here that concern me. Actually more than a couple! To be honest, I’m probably in the minority as far as being organized. Glad to hear I have company 

[pkinneb 3046]

That turned out great Art!!

[Art 252]

1 hour ago, pkinneb said:

That turned out great Art!!

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[duckkisser 421]

Looks really good Better then anything in my shop frankly my shop furniture is as basic as you can get lap joint and screws made from ply.  Don’t even use pocket screws just drill it in from the face.  Shoot half my cabinets don’t even have handles

[Chestnut 4745]

I think the tool cabinet turned out awesome! It's always good to have room for expansion unless you want to limit the number of tools you have. For some people that might be a good idea. In order to buy a new tool they have to sell one to make room.

On 6/15/2019 at 9:58 PM, K Cooper said:

Yeah, there are a couple of guys on here that concern me. Actually more than a couple! To be honest, I’m probably in the minority as far as being organized. Glad to hear I have company 

Naa you probably aren't what you never can see is the mess that is behind the camera. It's pretty easy to keep moving the mess behind the camera for each picture .... giving the illusion of a perfectly clean shop.