Twenty-Drawer Hardware Cabinet

This is extraordinary combination of natural wood and white colour.I like those dovetailed drawers - so cute.

That is very nice work, looks great, the kind of storage unit I would want in my own shop. About how many hours do you reckon it took you to make this?

Hey Ron. Looks great. what are the dimensions of the drawer fronts? I started building Roy Underhill's nail cabinet from popular woodworking but the drawers seemed awfully big to me. Yours look to be a better size. Thanks.

This is extraordinary combination of natural wood and white colour.I like those dovetailed drawers - so cute.

- majuvla

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Thanks, Ivan. The little drawers were a lot of fun to build!

That is very nice work, looks great, the kind of storage unit I would want in my own shop. About how many hours do you reckon it took you to make this?

- IantheTinker

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Thank you, Ian. How many hours? Let's see … about 2 hours in design, 8 hours in the construction of the case, and another 10 hours building and finishing the drawers … 20 hours in total.

Hey Ron. Looks great. what are the dimensions of the drawer fronts? I started building Roy Underhill's nail cabinet from popular woodworking but the drawers seemed awfully big to me. Yours look to be a better size. Thanks.

- JADobson

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Thanks, James. The outside drawers measure, 3" Wide x 2-7/16" High x 5-1/2 Deep. The middle drawers measure, 4-1/8" Wide x 2-7/16" High x 5-1/2" Deep. Thanks for asking!

Fantastic project dear Ron, the color contrast is sublime. Have you thought about adding a back stop to the drawers, maybe just a screw? I congratulate you and thank you for sharing all your work. This is an excellent teaching and example for me, my friend!

Very nice cabinet, unique, functional, and extra storage.

Very nice cabinet, unique, functional, and extra storage.

- Bobsboxes

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The Montana guy summed it up very well!

Fantastic project dear Ron, the color contrast is sublime. Have you thought about adding a back stop to the drawers, maybe just a screw? I congratulate you and thank you for sharing all your work. This is an excellent teaching and example for me, my friend!

- Daniel Solowiej

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Thank you, Daniel. I hope you are doing well. The camera on my phone does not do the Ambrosia maple justice. There is a slight curl in the maple that looks awesome. I didn't consider a stop at first. I do, however, like your idea of a screw … perhaps in the center of the backs … I may give that a shot. Thanks for the suggestion!

Very nice cabinet, unique, functional, and extra storage.

- Bobsboxes

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Thanks, Bob!

Very nice cabinet, unique, functional, and extra storage.

- Bobsboxes

The Montana guy summed it up very well!

- ralbuck

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Thank you, Ralbuck!

Looks quite fine Ron, but just one pic after all that work?

Guess your fingers were tired!

Looks quite fine Ron, but just one pic after all that work?

Guess your fingers were tired!

- theoldfart

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Thanks, Kevin. May I assume you are referring to the half-blind dovetails? I posted a few photos of the drawer construction in the comments section of Mystery Cabinet #7: Mystery Solved ... I figured if you've seen one little half-blind dovetailed drawer … you've seen them all.

I'm thinking about further subdividing some of the drawers like Smitty did on his Nail/Screw Cabinet ... we'll see.

That is outstanding. you did a great job…..I never tire of seeing your work. Thanks for sharing.

That's one way to get a lot of dovetailing practice. Looks great.

That is outstanding. you did a great job…..I never tire of seeing your work. Thanks for sharing.

- Kelster58

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Thanks, Kelly!

That's one way to get a lot of dovetailing practice. Looks great.

- wrenchhead

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You can say that again … Thanks! Trying to keep them all looking the same is not as easy as it looks.

Yes Ron, I was referring to the 80 or so DT's.

I have a repurposed library card file that I will be making subdividers for the drawers. I need to finish packing up and move out to California then build a new shop. Maybe then I'll get them done.

Still say that is one outstanding piece of work you made.

Yes Ron, I was referring to the 80 or so DT s.

I have a repurposed library card file that I will be making subdividers for the drawers. I need to finish packing up and move out to California then build a new shop. Maybe then I ll get them done.

Still say that is one outstanding piece of work you made.

- theoldfart

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Thanks again, Kevin. Having just two pins and two tails per side helped with consistency … and yes, my fingers are tired!

Oh wow … I love those old card catalog cabinets … can't wait to see it. California bound are you? Good luck with that and safe travels.

That is one good looking storage cabinet. Love the dovetails, just a great job. Thanks

That is one good looking storage cabinet. Love the dovetails, just a great job. Thanks

- Joe

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Thank you, Joe. I'm so glad I decided to paint it white to match the walls of my shop. I'm now considering going back and painting my Wall of Tools white. I think it would help brighten up the shop!

Thanks, James. The outside drawers measure, 3" Wide x 2-7/16" High x 5-1/2 Deep. The middle drawers measure, 4-1/8" Wide x 2-7/16" High x 5-1/2" Deep. Thanks for asking!

- Ron Aylor

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Thanks for the info. I like the look of the Underhill cabinet so I'm going to try to scale it down to your size. I'll call it the Ron Underhill nail cabinet

Great project and sequence, Ron-thanks for the detailed picture journey!