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Shop Cabinet upgrade (almost) no MDF
I decided to replace my "most used" cabinet above my bench. The new cabinet is deeper and taller.
The old one - inset door, 1/2" square "ridge" around the inside. Shelves 2-1/2" deep, no-mortise hinges:
The new one - 3/4" marine plywood cabinet, 2" x 3/4" clear pine door frame (Woodhaven biscuits), solid brass piano hinge mortised into both door and cabinet. Shelves 4-3/4" deep. 1/4" MDF back (sorry
). Finished with 3 coats of wipe-on poly.
Left= test piece, 2nd left= rebated for the hinge. Miters and slots cut before 1/8" roundovers and center decoration:
Woodhaven miter biscuit jig - as usual, takes longer to set up than to cut the slots:
The old one - inset door, 1/2" square "ridge" around the inside. Shelves 2-1/2" deep, no-mortise hinges:
The new one - 3/4" marine plywood cabinet, 2" x 3/4" clear pine door frame (Woodhaven biscuits), solid brass piano hinge mortised into both door and cabinet. Shelves 4-3/4" deep. 1/4" MDF back (sorry
). Finished with 3 coats of wipe-on poly.Left= test piece, 2nd left= rebated for the hinge. Miters and slots cut before 1/8" roundovers and center decoration:
Woodhaven miter biscuit jig - as usual, takes longer to set up than to cut the slots:
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