Garrett's Small Tool Cabinet - Pretty much done

[glenn bradley]

I receive email from FWW magazine. Garrett Hack was doing a video series on a small tool cabinet (http://www.finewoodworking.com/how-to-build-a-tool-cabinet/)with sliding dovetails. Since I just finished a sliding dovetail project, it caught my eye. Garrett sized his off his trim. I sized my prototype (built from old pallets and construction lumber) off an LV #4 smoother I am hoping Santa will bring me.

The idea of using story sticks and sizing parts off of pieces already cut is comfortable to me so following this method was welcome:

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Garrett cuts a lot of pieces oversize and then planes or chisels them to final size. I'm OK with cutting to final size on my tailed tools but, I'm game, this is fun stuff:

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A dado and a stopped dado are cut for the lower section divider and then the basic case gets glued up:

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[glenn bradley]

Moving along I cut the hinge mortises prior to adding the stiles to the cabinet.

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As in the video I made some cove moulding by profiling two faces of a larger board (a pallet runner in this case) and then ripping the profile off the larger piece. I use a plane to match up the faces:

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I made a scratch stock from a scrap of maple and an old SawZall blade while I was watching glue dry. I put a pencil mark along the edge to receive the bead. As I see the pencil line disappear, I know I am close to my finished depth:

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I then check to see how I like it. the moulding is a bit thick, front to back, for my taste. As this is a test build I won't bother fixing it but I jotted this (and other stuff) down so I'll remember during the next build:

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I'll get the rest of the moulding ready to glue up and start the door next time.

[John Keeton]

Glenn, that is a neat little project! I like your scratch stock holder.

What happens if you misunderstood Santa, and it is a 22" jointer?!?!:eek:

[lowell holmes]

I've been watching his video and thinking about building the cabinet my self. It's a nice job your doing.

[glenn bradley]

Glenn, that is a neat little project! I like your scratch stock holder.

What happens if you misunderstood Santa, and it is a 22" jointer?!?!:eek:

I am completely willing to make a larger cabinet :D:D:D

[Walt Caza]

Hi Ya Glenn,
Very nice lil cabinet, and very nice thread.
"pic heavy"? Boy, you sure know how to please!:D

You always do such a great job, and contribute to our community.
So you like the LV#4? I went LV BUS and like it plenty.

As usual, I'm with Keeton... I like your scratch stock holder!
Some day, I hope to have my thoughts together well enough to
mount hinges to the stick before assembly!

By the wayside, how did you post 15 total pics in two Creek postings?
Does the 5 pics max per post limit not still stand?
It seems you uploaded these pics to the Creek,
rather than a Photobucket or such upload elsewhere...
because the Creek photo handler lets me view larger pics, then the next, thru them all.

And hey... you always have colourful sig lines, and you keep us amused
by often mixing them up, but I'm afraid I need this new one explained?!?
I'll include it here, so when you change it, this will still make sense.
'Somebody's gotta go back to town and get a whole mess-a dimes':confused:
good show & good sharing,
Walt

ps I gotta say, your Rebel output makes great photos!
I gotta try to get me one of them there lil machines.
Don't get too excited J.K., the Rebel in question is a camera...:p
hehe

[glenn bradley]

Thanks everyone.


By the wayside, how did you post 15 total pics in two Creek postings?

Seems we can do 8 per post now(?) Thanks goodness. You don't know how many of my previous threads have been picture weak due to the awkward method of posting pics here at SMC. :)


And hey... you always have colourful sig lines, and you keep us amused by often mixing them up, but I'm afraid I need this new one explained?!?

Slim Picken's (as Taggert) line at the discovery of the "toll booth" in Mel Brook's 'Blazing Saddles'.


ps I gotta say, your Rebel output makes great photos!
I gotta try to get me one of them there lil machines.

Thanks, the new version comes with image stabilization for not much over what I paid for mine. The best price for the IS lens as an add-on is over half what I paid for the whole kit! The tripod, lotsa light and wired remote do the trick for me but with IS you can literally just point and shoot.

[Joe Cunningham]

Looking good, look forward to seeing the whole project come together.

I've been following Hack's project on FWW online. I think it might be my next project for the new year (finishing up a chest of drawers right now). I've never done sliding dovetails before so that will be a new challenge, and his banded molding would also be a first for me.

[gary Zimmel]

Looks like you are in the process of having one fine cabinet Glenn.
Make sure to keep us up to date with the progress..

[lowell holmes]

I downloaded the plans. Is there anyway to capture the videos?

[glenn bradley]

I downloaded the plans. Is there anyway to capture the videos?

Not that I know of. I just guesstimated the dimensions from watching the video. I then re-watched parts of each phase as I wanted to follow his sequence of parts creation and assembly. There used to be a product called Snag-It that would capture anything playing to your screen(?).

[glenn bradley]

Like the other parts of this build, the door panel is made from scrap. An old piece of luan will provide the door panel (and the back for that matter). I just need this good enough to get a feel for things I want to do differently or the same. I used the Mortise Pal for the door frame because; One, I have it and Two, it is too easy.

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I got the moulding too thick for my taste so as an experiment, I am trying to disguise it with a little trim. The nail sticking out of the sac-fence on the miter gauge acts as a repeating register.

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My smaller bandsaw comes in handy for this sort of thing. I'll post the result of my attempted fix after the door frame dries a bit.

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[lowell holmes]

I would be quite happy to pay for the video. I've always admired Garret Hack's projects. I think his sense of design and proportion is special. The plans cost me $12. I will not be able to start the project right now and I was concerned it might be dropped after a while.

[glenn bradley]

I'm going to give the drawer a go and find some method of keeping the door closed that this material will tolerate. The bullet catch Garrett uses would self destruct in this soft stuff; maybe magnets(?).

Anyway, here's some shots with some random stuff inside to show scale. I am feeling pretty good about a mission brown QSWO version as being something I would like. The mismatched materials and lack of a raised panel door don't really do the design justice but, I enjoyed going through the process. Garrett's build sequence is so logical. Hope I picked up a good habit or two during the fun.

[David Gendron]

Great little cabinet! I realy like small cabinet, it seems easyer to organized!

[John Keeton]

Glenn, it is coming along well! I may have missed it, but what wood did you use for the top cornice trim? Looks like it is figured?

Nice proportions, and the dentil molding is a nice touch.

I have not had good succes with magnet catches. The least amount of movement in the door and they will not hold.

[glenn bradley]

Glenn, it is coming along well! I may have missed it, but what wood did you use for the top cornice trim? Looks like it is figured?

Thanks John, It is a mystery wood that came from a pallet skid (note the nail holes). Much of this "junk" wood that I make prototypes out of appear to be from some hardwood species but of a quality relegated to the service industry (that is, pallets).

It often has the figure and color of the wood that the cheap kitchen items one gets at Wal-Mart or Target exhibit. Some of it can be quite nice looking with a little TLC but you rarely get more than a foot or so without some sort of defect in the path. The kinda creepy color of the wood in the pics is unfinished.

[John Thompson]

This thing is shaping up well Glenn. Looking forward to the finished product!

[Cody Colston]

The cabinet is looking great, Glenn. That's a perfect example of how a good design and good craftsmanship results in a good looking piece even though the wood is recycled pallets.

Looking forward to seeing it completed.