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Monster Bench...(Part IV)
Saturday, April 24, 2010
With the construction on
my
new woodworking bench completed I started
to focus my efforts on the woodworking tool chest
that will reside beneath the bench top. The
idea to include tool storage beneath the bench top
came out of necessity as my shop is only 400 square
feet and storage space is at a premium. Nevertheless
I was heavily influenced by the article in Scott
Landis' book titled "The Workbench Book". In his
historical perspective on work benches, a full
chapter was dedicated to the 19th century Shaker
bench that includes an integrated storage system
that acts as the foundation for the bench top.
My
woodworking tool chest is going to reside beneath my
new woodworking bench but will not be an integral
part of the bench framework. The main assembly is
3/4" sanded plywood and features dado joints and
custom dust panels between each drawer. The drawer
openings will allow for the following drawer sizes
whereas h = height of drawer, w = width of drawer
and d = depth of drawer:
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4 drawers 3½"h x 15"w x 23"d
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2 drawers 3½"h x 21½"w x 23"d
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4 drawers 5½"h x 15"w x 23"d
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2 drawers 5½"h x 21½"w x 23"d
This configuration will allow for the storage of
full sheets of sandpaper, larger woodworking tools
and long items.
The
corners and edges of the plywood are dressed with
Cherry to hide the end grains of the plywood and to
provide decorative appeal.
Figures 1-8
below illustrate my new woodworking tool chest on
the bench and as it sits beneath the top of my
woodworking bench.
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Figure 7 Figure
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If you have any
questions or comments about this blog entry please
do not hesitate to
send me an e-mail. Thanks and be
safe when working with tools!!!
Burgie
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Robert Burgoyne, also known as "Burgie",
has been doing woodworking for nearly 30
years. He started learning at an early
age in his grandfather's garage and
continued while working with his father
in construction. The hobby has now
become a business with Creative
Landscape Accents. Burgie builds
high quality woodworking projects for
the outdoors and also enjoys making
decorative accent pieces for inside the
house. While not working in his shop
doing woodworking Burgie enjoys
computers, restoring his old
1964
Chevy C60 2-ton dump truck and
riding his Harley-Davidson Road King
throughout beautiful Colorado.
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