New cabinets for my workshop's "Tool Crib"

[Randy Caswell]

Over the recent holiday break I got out my hand dandy Kreg Jig and built 16 linear feet of tool storage cabinets for my workshop's "Tool Crib".

Here are the base units. Notice the pocket holes in the drawers;

Here are the upper units;

Here are the units painted and installed looking down the room to the left. Notice the pocket holes up under the cabinets;

And here is the cabinets looking the other way;

My 77 year-old father-in-law helped and fell in love with the Kreg Jig.

Thanks for looking!

Randy Caswell
Merrimack NH

[Rod Lowell]

Great Job! That almost makes me want to buy another house just so that I can do that!

[Ken]

WOW!!!! Great job. I am through procrastinating about buildinng mine. Thanks for sharing.

[Rosemarie Wood]

That is a professional job, just beautiful.

[Randy Caswell]

The plywood is 7 ply. The inside dimensions of the drawers are 22" x 16". I chose that size because it is the common size of drawers for a normal tool box. This would enable me to use the various after market tool organizing trays that are available.

[John Magee]

Great job, thanks for showing us! Those drawers are awesome tool storage. Did you make the handles yourself?

[Larry Barnett]

Still in awe over your cabinets. The plywood used 22/32 ,Was it 5 ply or 7 ply? also what is the width of the three sets of drawers..

[Randy Caswell]

I thought of having the benchtop stick out a little further for that purpose or to attach a vice, but decided against it. This is a 6' x 16' are that I created off of my workshop this summer and its purpose was to serve as a tool crib and to free up a lot of space in the shop, and it did. If I need to clamp or work on something in a vice I can do so on one of the benches in the shop. Also, having the countertop stick out past the larger end cabinets would inhibit thier doors being able to fully open.

[Jim Carroll]

Just another thought.

Dont worry still love this set up and have started making plans to make something similar.

With the bench top could you have come out a couple of inches so you are not rubbing up against the handles and also somewhere to clmap down any projects etc

[Randy Caswell]

I used a 1/2 roundover for the drawer fronts and doors. I also plan to add halogen lighting under the upper cabinets.

[Veronica]

AWESOME! I think I found my next project!!!! :-)