Build a Small Tool Cabinet
Video Workshop Series
Build a Small Tool Cabinet
with Garrett Hack
Garrett Hack is a Fine Woodworking contributor, teacher, and professional furniture maker best known for his modern interpretations of Federal-style furniture.
Garrett Hack,
Thetford Center, Vermont
Author of The Handplane Book and Classic Hand Tools, Hack spends much of his time traveling the country teaching at woodworking schools. Hack is known to push design boundaries, and much of his latest work plays with asymmetrical forms and rich materials, such as gold, ivory, and burls.
When he's not in the shop or on the road, hes on his farm in Vermont, tending to his family's garden, orchard, Belgian workhorse (Jazz), a handful of cows, and small flock of chickens.
In this video workshop, Hack goes step-by-step through the construction of a small hanging wall cabinet. Hack has taught a course in how to build this case to woodworkers from all over. It's a versatile design and the perfect hand tool project designed to hone your skills.
Hack demonstrates a better way to build wall cabinets using sliding dovetails and an unorthodox face frame that make cabinets stronger, better looking, and easier to build. He also shares tips on making your own decorative moldings and bandings and will shows how to install them, sharing a practical lesson on getting perfect mitered corners. In addition, he gives tutorials on making and fitting a door and drawer.
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Produced by: Gina Eide; Video by: Gary Junken; Editing by: Gary Junken
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Videos in the Series
Introduction: Build a Small Tool Cabinet
Watch an overview of what goes into building the sturdy and elegant wall cabinet featured in this Video Workshop with Garrett Hack. It’s the perfect project for improving hand tool skills.
1. Sturdy Case with Sliding Dovetails
Get tricks for routing precise sliding dovetails in this episode of Build a Small Tool Cabinet. It’s a clever way to join a cabinet.
2. Face Frames, Grooves, and Dadoes
Learn a unique way of making a face frame in this episode of our series Build a Small Tool Cabinet, plus get lessons on grooves, dadoes, and fitting shelves.
3. Low-Stress Glue Up
Watch the case come together and get tips for easy assembly.
4. A Sturdy Back
See how to make a strong back with three rabbetted panels. Plus, learn how to add a decorative bead with a scratch stock.
5. Decorative Details: Molding and Banding
Get a lesson in elegant details as Hack shows how to make your own molding and shopmade banding.
6. A Traditional Door
Learn the high points of constructing a frame-and-panel door and see how to raise a panel by hand.
7. Hinge and Hang the Door
Find out how to hang fit a door with butt hinges to get a perfect reveal.
8. A Dovetailed Drawer
Learn an efficient way to make a small drawer with half blind dovetails and a simple dado joint.
9. Finishing Touches
Watch Garrett Hack finish off this cabinet as he finally hangs the door, installs a knob and a pull, and applies a finish.Post your work in The Gallery
Built this tool cabinet or completed a similar project? Post your photos in our online Readers Gallery. Upload a photo and tag it with the phrase "tool chest".
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