Shop cabinet

I am running out of room in my shop. I need to build a couple of large cabinets for St. Josephs, but I don’t have any floor space. So I am going to take come of the scrap strips of maple from Rob’s end tables, and some plywood left over from the altar, and build a quick shop cabinet. This will give me a place to store my sprayer and a few other things that I want to keep off of the floor, and free of dust.

Laying out the frames

I have a lot of scrap hard maple in 1″ to 2″ wide pieces. I pick through them and select a couple of 2′ and 4′ long pieces. I ripped them down and cut them to length on the miter saw.

Drilling the pocket holes

I drilled picket holes in most of the boards, then assembled them.

Assembling the frames

I started by making the back and side panels, then attaching them together with pocket hole screws.

Attaching the frames

I use the pocket holes to hold everything tight and square. I really don’t intend to ever pull this cabinet apart, so I glue and nail a few support strips along the sides to support the bottom.

Adding support rails

Ripping the top and bottom

I ripped down a piece of 1/2″ wide birch plywood, and cut two pieces from it. The top and the bottom. I notched the rear corners of the bottom to avoid the frame.