Once my tool cabinet was upgraded I needed to find room for several things that were on the former shelves in there – specifically my respirators, hearing protection and safety glasses. Also, pottz had posted a project to hold his box of disposable gloves. So it was time to build a cabinet for my Personal Protection Equipment (PPE).
I had a piece of cherry and couple small ¼” panels of curly maple. I found the curly maple first. The panels were not very big and were going to need to be used for a smaller project – like this one. And if I was going to use curly maple then I needed to go for the cherry! A few hours of design time and I was ready to build. I was so focused on this build that I forgot to take any pictures along the way.
The cabinet is roughly 13”x23” and 7” deep. I added a couple of center rails to the doors since the maple panels were a bit short. I think it looks better than a single panel on each door.
The case is 9/16” thick and the shelves are 7/16” thick. The black hinges are 1.5” tall.
I decided to hang my shop glasses on the handles. I found this latch while browsing on Amazon.
I used 4 coats of General Finishes wipe on varnish.
I hung the cabinet where I had my paper towel roll hanging so I made a vertical towel holder. I used some of the cherry cutoffs.
I have to admit that this is as nice (if not nicer) than cabinets in the house. But it really looks good in the shop and I spend a lot of time in there. The whole project took less than 40 hours.
Update: James had asked about a view of the handles. I thought I should add that here in the description. They are held in place with a single screw.
That’s a very attractive cabinet, Steve. Using multiple panels per door was a nice save for the too-short curly maple pieces. I think it looks better than single panels would have too.
Nice...too nice! 😉 Now my random boxes and tupperware-type storage options seem totally inadequate (and tossing my mask on my work table at the end of a shop session even worse). 🙄
Nice. As a person who manages a OBGYN / fertility medical clinic, PPE takes on a different meaning. Masks and gloves dominate our storage cabinet but we also have sample collection containers among other things like sanitation materials. Love the storage cabinet.
