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More space is what is required in my ever shrinking workshop, this cabinet of very standard 1/2 ply construction. I also used it as an experiment for exposed dowels, which I learnt a lot about.

The cabinet sits against the ceiling in my workshop and is just out of the way of head height walking space.
The drawers needed to be easily removable so as they could sit on the bench whilst being used. The handles had to be easily gripable to be able to pull a heavy drawer out and get it on the bench without dropping it down the stair well.

The only real special thing here is in actual fact the hand made handles from Beech dowel and Mahogany ends.
Anyways I was thrilled how they turned out , I've added a picture of the jig I made. I used it to get holes with no tear out in the mahogany ends which house the dowel. I then used a fine tooth back saw to rip each small end by hand and sand them up. Honestly, I don,t know how you model makers do it. Working with little pieces of lumber is frustrating for me. (((which reminds me , I,ve got to get the rifle finished at some point.)))

Thanks for reading ,
Regards
Anthony

These two pics are of the jig required to get no tear out in the half inch holes of the handle ends.



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Again you've found space to store things - good job Anthony

Now I understand the query about open face dowels.
 

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Again you ve found space to store things - good job Anthony

Now I understand the query about open face dowels.
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Cheers Dick,
Yes those end 1/4 dowels into the 1/2 ply just work, but they aren,t great.
Regards
Anth
 

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Nice… You remind me on me… every space available used
 

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Nice… You remind me on me… every space available used

- majuvla
s available.
Thanks for the comment
Kind regards
 

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Nice… You remind me on me… every space available used

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Thanks Ivan,
Yes space comes at a rather large premium here in Hong Kong, its definitely worth using all that's available.
Thanks for the comment
Kind regards
 

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Looks good and functional. Clever idea on the mahogany.
 

· In Loving Memory
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Looks great. I especially like the drawer pulls.
 

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nice work buddy
 

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Looks like a good solution for a small space. And sharp-looking, too!
 

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Nice one Anthony.
 

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LOL. Starting to look like my shop too. If it fits, it sticks and then some. Nice looking shelves buddy.
 
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