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Recently completed some under bench storage. These are maple plywood casework and boxes with a walnut front and maple face frame, finished with shellac. Pretty basic but I thought they came out OK.
Short drawers are a must for frequently used tools: measuring, layout, chisels, saws, mallets, carving tools and so on. I like having storage on top of these units as well.
One surprise was these are rubber stoppered drawer slides, some cheepies from amazon, and they take a few pounds of pressure to open/close. When empty, they are so tight they would actually pull the unit off the shelf. So I had to screw the casework to the shelf so the drawers wouldn't end up on the floor. Oh well, a couple of screws from the bottom secured them.
Anyway, these are super handy with tools at the ready and add a little customized look to the workbench. And bonus: tools stay amazingly clean if I can manage to keep the drawers shut!
Thanks for looking.
Short drawers are a must for frequently used tools: measuring, layout, chisels, saws, mallets, carving tools and so on. I like having storage on top of these units as well.
One surprise was these are rubber stoppered drawer slides, some cheepies from amazon, and they take a few pounds of pressure to open/close. When empty, they are so tight they would actually pull the unit off the shelf. So I had to screw the casework to the shelf so the drawers wouldn't end up on the floor. Oh well, a couple of screws from the bottom secured them.
Anyway, these are super handy with tools at the ready and add a little customized look to the workbench. And bonus: tools stay amazingly clean if I can manage to keep the drawers shut!
Thanks for looking.