HAND TOOL CABINET Pp

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SKILL LEVEL Beginner ✓ Intermediate Advanced Expert HAND TOOL CABINET What’s Included: ■ Detailed measurements

This is a great shop project that can be personalized to accommodate your tool collection. Tom McLaughlin uses simple joinery for the case. The interior can be customized to hold any collection of tools. Size: 11 in. deep by 30 in. wide by 28 in tall Pp

©2018 The Taunton Press Hand Tool Cabinet from Rough Cut with Fine Woodworking By Tom McLaughlin Drawings by David Richards Materials Qty Description Thickness Width Length 2 Case side 3/4 in. 8-1/4 in. 28 in. 2 Case top/bottom 3/4 in. 8-1/4 in. 29 in. 1 Shelf 3/4 in. 7-1/4 in. 29 in. 4 Divider 3/4 in. 7-1/4 in. 5-1/4 in. 1 Case back, plywood 1/2 in. 27 in. 29 in. 2 Cleat 1/2” 5-1/2” 28-1/2”

4 Door frame side 3/4 in. 2-1/2 in. 28 in. 4 Door frame top/bottom 3/4 in. 2-1/2 in. 14 in. 2 Door panel 1/2 in. 14 in. 27 in. 4 Inlay strip 1/8 in. 1/8 in. 26-1/4 in. 4 Inlay strip 1/8 in. 1/8 in. 13-1/2 in.

32 Plug 1/4 in. dia. 32 Screw #8 by 1-1/4 in. long 2 Continuous hinge 1-1/2 in. by 30 in., cut to length

1 Plane till back panel, plywood 1/2 in. 12-1/2 in. 15 in. 5 Plane till divider 3/8 in. 5/8 in. 15 in. 2 Filler 3/8 in.

1 Saw holder 2 1/2 in. 5-5/8 in. 6-7/8 in. 28" 1 Card scraper holder 2 in. 3 in. 4-3/4 in.

1 Chisel rack 5/8 in. 1 in. 13-1/2 in. 1 Door divider rail 1/2 in. 1 in. 13-1/2 in. 6 Rare earth magnet 1/2 in. dia.

30" 8-1/4" 2-1/2"

Page 2 Hand Tool Cabinet from RoPurgohj eCcutt Twititlhe Fine Woodworking Overview Copyright © 2018 The Taunton Press, Inc. Case top, 3/4 in. thick by Case side, 8-1/4 in. wide by 3/4 in. thick by 29 in. long 8-1/4 in. wide by Back panel plywood, 28 in. long 1/2 in. thick by 27 in. wide by 29 in. long Door frame top/bottom, 3/4 in. thick by Inlay strip, 2-1/2 in. wide by 1/8 in. thick by 14 in. long 1/8 in. wide by 13-1/2 in. long

Door frame side, 3/4 in. thick by 2-1/2 in. wide by 28 in. long

Shelf, 3/4 in. thick by 7-1/4 in. wide by 29 in. long Inlay strip, 1/8 in. thick by 1/8 in. wide by 26-1/4 in. long Case bottom, 3/4 in. thick by 8-1/4 in. wide by 29 in. long Door panel, 1/2 in. thick by 14 in. wide by Wood screw, 27 in. long Divider, #8 by 1-1/4 in. long 3/4 in. thick by Wood screw, 7-1/4 in. wide by #8 by 1-1/4 in. long 5-1/4 in. long

Plug, Plug, 1/4 in.dia 1/4 in.dia

3/4"

Plane till

28"

69° 1-3/4"

3/4" 1/4" 7-1/4"

4-3/4" 5-1/4"

1/2" 1/4" 3/4"

5-3/8" 5-1/8" 5-1/8" 1/4" 3/4" 3/4" 1/4"

29" 30" 2-1/2" 8-1/4"

1/4" 1/4" 1/8" Inlay of 1/2" 1/2" contrasting wood 1/4"

1/8"

1/4" 1/4"

Back panel plywood, 1/2 in. thick by 27 in. wide by 29 in. long Tongue, 1/4 in. thick by 1/4 in. wide on all for edges

Door panel, 1/2 in. thick by 14 in. wide by 27 in. long

Cut grooves for 1/8-in.-square inlay after door is assembled

Cleat, cabinet side, 1/2 in. thick by 5-1/2 in. wide by 28-1/2 in. long

Cleat, wall side, Opposing bevels 1/2 in. thick by cut at 40° 5-1/2 in. wide by 28-1/2 in. long

1-1/2" 5/8"

1-7/8" 4-3/4" 6-7/8" 10° Saw block

2" Saw kerfs to fit card scrapers 2" 5-5/8" 2-1/2" 3"

Plane till

Door divider rail, 1/2 in. thick by Plane till divider, 1 in. wide by 3/8 in. thick by 13-1/2 in. long, 5/8 in. wide by protects chisels 15 in. long, spaced to suit planes

Plane till back panel, 1/2 in. thick by 12-1/2 in. wide by 15 in. long

Chisel rack

Card scraper holder

Mortises in bottom rail, 1/4 in. deep, diameter to fir chisels, spaced to align with rack, above Magnet, 1/2 in. dia., in mortises behind dadoes Chisel rack, 5/8 in. thick by 1 in. wide by 13-1/2 in. long

Filler, 3/8 in. thick, width and length to suit, cut top end to fit heel of plane Dadoes, 1/4 in. deep, width to suit chisels Chisel rack