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20 ShopNotes No. 1)2

main workshop

Section

FIGURE

(g)BACK

To get started on your own one-wall workshop, you'll need to choose and install a set of wall cabinets like you see on pages 18 and 19. Then you can build the accessories to fit them. (You may have to modify a few dimensions to fit the cabinets you use.) The drawing in the left margin shows the heights I used for mounting my cabinets.

You can start with the lower section, as shown in the photo above. To save space in my shop, 1 used wall cabinets mounted as base cabinets. They aren't as deep as standard base cabinets. Plus, I mounted them off the floor to prevent damage from moisture and to make it easier to clean underneath them.

Open-Front Storage. The challenge with a small work area is finding a place to store tools like my bench grinder, circular saw, and router. That's where an open-front cabinet comes in handy. It fits on top of the three lower cabinets (photo above).

Building a Case. Figures 1 and 2 will show you everything you need to know to build the open-front cabinet. Dadoes and rabbets are used for all the joinery.

After gluing up the case, add the filler strips on the bottom. They give the screws a place to grab when you fasten the open-front cabinet to the cabinets below.

Face Frame. The face frame serves two purposes — it both

DIVIDER

BOTTOM

(15^ x 71)

FRONT VIEW

FRONT VIEW

FILLERS

note: ALL PARTS (EXCEPT FILLERS) ARE %s" MDF

note: NO

EDGING AT TH if END OF TO^ ATTACH TCf FLUSH TO CABINET END

FIGURE

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(t'4 MDF)

front edging

end

<£)edging

outer stile

SIDE SECTION VIEW

^ -#6x114" (_ FhWCODSCREW

ROUND-OVER

StUD WALL

©rail

XD stile

3. TOP SECTION VIEW