Skewdge
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Registered: 04/18/08
Posts: 205
Loc: Houston, Texas
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A perfect woodworker's tool cabinet, beautiful, nice workmanship and very inspiring.
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pjm
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Registered: 02/03/10
Posts: 47
Loc: St Paul, MN
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Eric, very nice!! Is the plane table two separate pieces? It looks like they can be opened individually. I am making a tool cabinette now. My plane rack is 19 inches wide and I am now wondering if that is going to be too heavy after seeing yours. I have been looking at many tool cabinettes to help me in my design and yours is the best I have seen by far!!! I am going to revise mine and borrow some of your ideas if that is alright.
Peter
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esanford
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Registered: 11/30/01
Posts: 18089
Loc: Plane Oak, TX
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Morning, Gents. Thanks for the nice words. I picked up a lot of ideas from various sources, and of course the Studley chest was an inspiration, although this hardly compares in complexity (or quality of workmanship)
!!Martin S. said:
How did you get the plane shelf to come up?
I mean, are the "sticks" hinged, or just set into mortises?
You did a great job!
Martin, the supports are hinged in the bases with a dowel as a pivot. I just lift the tray and tilt the supports back against the rear. The bottom tray is actually split into two sections because I was worried about trying to lift all that weight. As you can also slightly see, I have a swing arm that spans the two sections for a little extra support when the trays are raised.
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FordPrefect
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Registered: 12/17/04
Posts: 2290
Loc: Manitoba, Canada
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I've been needing inspiration for tool holders in my new cabinet. I am going to study your cabinet and be inspired by - AKA directly lift - a few ideas 
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jgourlay
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Registered: 12/06/02
Posts: 9830
Loc: Houston, Texas
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Beautiful work!
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FishmanDave
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Registered: 11/01/08
Posts: 1477
Loc: Washington
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Really nice cabinet. a lot of thought went into designing this one too.
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mdhills
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Registered: 11/27/06
Posts: 1262
Loc: Silly Valley, CA
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Thanks for the extra detail on the tray support -- I hadn't noticed the split or the swing arm in my first examination.
Is the cabinet back solid wood?
Matt
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jussi
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Registered: 09/17/07
Posts: 1342
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Man that is beautiful work. You should definitely be proud. I'm going to make a tool cabinet one of these days and this will definitely be one of my inspirations. Again, congrats.
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anotherBob
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Registered: 05/17/10
Posts: 253
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esanford, beautiful job on your cabinet! Three of my favorite woods too: quilted maple, cherry and jatoba... gotta love it, use it in good health. Some folks go spartan on their shop tools/bench/storage... I get that..., some folk go to the other extreme on their tools/bench/storage, I get that too... if given a choice, I'd choose inspiration-inducing stuff like your cabinet... well done!
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Acorn
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Registered: 04/17/07
Posts: 656
Loc: Georgetown, TX
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Great job. An inspiration for the rest of us.
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