Lee Ludden
06-13-2010, 1:45 AM
I got a recent issue of Shop Notes (http://www.shopnotes.com/plans/pegboard-wall-storage/), and it had a plan in it for a wall mounted cabinet that used doors with double pegboard. I made a few modifications, and here is what I came up with.
My shop is my garage, so in addition to woodworking tools, I have the usual collection of handyman type tools. I wanted to keep things organized, but make room for my WW tools. The photos are from soon after I got it hung, so it is not yet filled.
Here is the cabinet all closed up. The frame is all 8/4 poplar. The pegboard measures approximately 24"x36". The front face will hold my most commonly used tools.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4695406842_3a14e099de.jpg
Opening this up, we see the next 2 door facings. These are some of my non-woodworking tools.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4695406706_5c3cbdaea7.jpg
Finally, we have the inside of the inner door and the shelves behind it. This last door is holding my finishing tools, with some of my consumables stored on the shelves.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4695406490_8da5968c39.jpg
I improved on the original plan by using the 8/4 hardwood instead of 2x big box lumber. I extended the upper and lower arms by 6" to give me room for the shelves in back. The sides are 1/2" thick poplar glued into rabbets. The doors were made with bridal joints with the pegboard screwed into rabbets for a flush mount. I decided not to glue the pegboard in case later I decide to replace it with plywood and build holders for each tool.
The rest of the carcass was built as per the plan with half lap joints glued and screwed. It looks to be real solid.
This is my first cabinet, and although there were a few bumps, it came out dead square and I am quite pleased with it.
My shop is my garage, so in addition to woodworking tools, I have the usual collection of handyman type tools. I wanted to keep things organized, but make room for my WW tools. The photos are from soon after I got it hung, so it is not yet filled.
Here is the cabinet all closed up. The frame is all 8/4 poplar. The pegboard measures approximately 24"x36". The front face will hold my most commonly used tools.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4695406842_3a14e099de.jpg
Opening this up, we see the next 2 door facings. These are some of my non-woodworking tools.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4695406706_5c3cbdaea7.jpg
Finally, we have the inside of the inner door and the shelves behind it. This last door is holding my finishing tools, with some of my consumables stored on the shelves.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4695406490_8da5968c39.jpg
I improved on the original plan by using the 8/4 hardwood instead of 2x big box lumber. I extended the upper and lower arms by 6" to give me room for the shelves in back. The sides are 1/2" thick poplar glued into rabbets. The doors were made with bridal joints with the pegboard screwed into rabbets for a flush mount. I decided not to glue the pegboard in case later I decide to replace it with plywood and build holders for each tool.
The rest of the carcass was built as per the plan with half lap joints glued and screwed. It looks to be real solid.
This is my first cabinet, and although there were a few bumps, it came out dead square and I am quite pleased with it.