I don’t know about you, but as I buy more tools I end up with more boxes, containers and packaging .
Time to build a tool cabinet. Here are my design rules
- Nicer than a plywood box but,
- Not fine furniture
- Use standard dimensional lumber (I don’t have a planer or jointer)
I did some initial work in Fusion 3d – not a full design, just some concept stuff.
I did design a parametric drawer so that I could easily dimension the various sizes and positions
And on to construction
Here is what I learned:
- Use gauge blocks – I laid out the drawer rails with a ruler. Worked fine on the sides, but the inner ones were harder and got slightly out of line. So lots of drawer adjustment was necessary.
- Grain – I thought I could get away with cheating on the direction of the birch plywood to save material – in line with my no fine furniture rule. So the bottom two drawers look a lot darker.
- Don’t use standard dimensions. You can’t get two 24 inch pieces from a 48 inch piece. Should have cheated everything a bit smaller.
Still needs a bit of drawer orthodonture, but it soaked up a lot of tools and got rid of lots of stacked boxes