Workshop cabinets

I posted the first picture in another topic but after taking a detour through table making, I finally cut the rest of my pieces and assembled a tall cabinet to check its fit:

The rest of the pieces are all properly edge banded, back rabbeted, and ready for assembly:

I’m covered in sawdust and just thrilled with how the most recent pieces came out. I will post more pics as the cabinets come together.

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Great work, please do post more pictures as you go. How are the shelves attached?

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The fixed shelf and the tops and bottoms are attached with pocket screws. Ideally I’d attach them with dadoes but my machine is not quite tuned well enough to cut the dadoes to consistent depth.

The tall cabinet also has a moveable shelf with pins that I cut with the CNC.

Got everything put together. I cut the backs with the track saw.

First test fit of everything in the space revealed a problem:

Awesome, they don’t fit! I forgot to account for the baseboards. After debating my options I decided it would be better to have a small gap for a trash can or stool:

That’s probably enough for this weekend. I’ll think more about doors and drawers during the week.

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Travel, cleaning, buying + finishing the countertop for these cabinets, and work have kept me from the CNC for about a month. But now I’ve cut all my drawer box sides!


I’m using 1/4" single flute upcut bits from Spetool. Annoyingly, they only last about a sheet and a half before they get dull enough to wander and ruin cuts. The bits are warm-to-hot when I finish a full sheet of cuts. I think this means my RPM might be too high, but decreasing it too much causes shaking/stuttering. Maybe everything needs to slow down?

I’ll fuss with it more as I cut door/drawer fronts. Hardware is on the way. I’m really looking forward to getting these cabinets finished!

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