Shop Cabinets - Pics

[Denny Lawson]

I finally got started on my shop cabinets, It seems other projects have always pushed ahead of this one.
My incentive to get going is actually the next project, I had never done raised panels on a router before, previously I had always doen them on a shaper. I have a couple of cabinets to build for my daughter so I decided to make a test run first.

The cabinet is just a plywwod carcas with Red Oak fronts and frame. I haven't completed the finish yet, The weather turned cold and I got impatient watching the oil dry http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowrolleyes.gif so I decided to hang the thing and finish the finish on a warmer day.

http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albup64/Cab1_resized.thumb.jpg

I plan to have several similar cabinets for the shop, this one is just for general storage stuff.

http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albup64/doors_open.thumb.jpg

The drawer fronts used to match, until some bozo dropped one http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowrolleyes.gif, and he had to remake a front.

http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albup64/Cab1_front.thumb.jpg

Sorry for the fuzzy pics....Thanks for looking http://www.forums.woodnet.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yellowyes.gif

Denny

[Donnie Raines]

Good lookign shop cabinets!! They always say...nothing but the best for the shop.... :cool:

[Jim Hinze]

Those are very nice indeed... looks like the belong in a kitchen!

[Jerry Olexa]

Good job, Denny! Looks like they should be in the house...

[Tyler Howell]

Pretty nice for the shop!

[Christian Aufreiter]

Nice job, Denny.
You could probably need a couple of new tools ;)

[Peter Stahl]

Denny,

Nice looking cabinets. What did you do to hang them? Is it hanging on the cleat I see in the picture? Did you use cleats with plywood over them? Hoping to get around to making some cabinets soon too.

thanks, Pete

[Denny Lawson]

Denny,

Nice looking cabinets. What did you do to hang them? Is it hanging on the cleat I see in the picture? Did you use cleats with plywood over them? Hoping to get around to making some cabinets soon too.

thanks, Pete
Thanks

The cabinets hang on a french cleat, there will be four cabinets on the wall pictured.
I probably overkilled when I mounted, the cabinet is hung on the cleat, then there are two screws at the top through the cabinet back into the cleat. At the bottom there are two 3" screws at the stud locations.

Denny

[Lou Morrissette]

Nice job, Kenny. You should have no problem with your daughter's.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Nice cabinet Denny! If the LOML sees those....she'll want those in her kitchen!

[Jim Becker]

Very nice...and I like that you put the drawers on the bottom. Very handy, yet out of the way.

[Gary Whitt]

Good job! French cleats are great for cabinets!!!! :D

[Dave Moran]

Great job Denny, they look a LOT nicer than the ones in my kitchen

Dave

[Kelly C. Hanna]

Excellent job! They look better than the ones in my kitchen!!

[Denny Lawson]

Very nice...and I like that you put the drawers on the bottom. Very handy, yet out of the way.
Jim, thanks..when thinking about the storage needs in my shop/garage, my goal is to keep everything off of the concrete so that I have room to move the bigger mobile tools around. But I also wanted some drawers...I hadn't seen one like this before, so I decided to give it a whirl and see how it works out:)

When I tried explaining it to my dad over the phone, I said just think of a kitchen lower upside down, with the drawer turned over:p ..

I didn't mention it before, but the dimensions are 36"w x 40"h x 17 1/4"d, I came up with the odd depth because I needed 16" clear inside.

Thanks guys for all of the nice feedback.
I know that some folks go pale when they see shop cabinets made of hardwood, not to mention raised panels:eek:

But I see it as practice....and I need lots of practice:o

Denny:)