A Place For Everything

I finally finished my wood storage cabinet. The stenciled front panel was an afterthought. I like it.  :D

Now I have a place to store wood, dowels, foam core, cardboard etc. Someday I might add casters to the bottom so I can roll it around?  Right now, it is what it is, where it is, and it's done!

"A place for everything and everything in its place" - Benjamin Franklin

Now I need to go clean up the mess I made building this!  Hope you have a great day!

Back To The Wood Shelf

I hit a snag while building the frame for the wood storage cabinet this past weekend. I know a few things about working with wood but nothing about working with MDF.

I tried using things I have on hand - my trusty Craftsman drill, wood glue, wood screws and nails.

My first attempt was to attach the frame to the MDF with nails. I ended up with a lot of bent nails!  Then I tried pre-drilling holes and using the wood screws I have.  Much better, but I will need to go get smaller screws made especially for MDF.

Seems like there is always something else I need to buy before I can finish what I'm working on.

If you want to know more about working with MDF go here. Maybe after one more trip to Home Depot I can do this?!

Hope you have a great day!

Weekend Project

I'm building the frame for my wood storage cabinet.  Things are going along nicely but I have encountered these challenges:

1.   Hand cutting HARD wood dowels is not easy.
2.   Using a miter box on the floor makes your back hurt.
3.   Adding a new drill bit with the chuck attached to the cord is crazy.  Is it legal to remove it?  I did.
4.   Dividing 9 1/8 x 2.  I need to go back to math class.
5.   One very old L-square ruler had so much rust on it that I couldn't see the numbers.
6.   I have no corner clamps.
7.   One level is too short. One is too long.
8.   One dog insists on being right in the middle or on top of everything. (Not shown here, but believe me, he was!)
9.   Working on a project that is 36 inches long in a doorway that is 30 inches wide...

I decided to turn the original bookcase on its side. I'm building a top frame with 5/8" hardwood square dowels.  I will add a small support for the wood in the center on the right. On the left is where the wire shelves will go to hold dowels and strip wood.

I hope to finish this today.  I'm calling this a "weekend project."
I wonder how many weekends it will take?