Frame and panel cabinet
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Hello all.
So Im going to be starting a similar project, making a frame and panel tool cupboard similar to the ones paul uses.
I’m clear on everything except one thing. What is the best way to put the bottom and shelves into a cabinet like that. I was going to cut dados in the end panels to accept the bottom and shelf.
Should I also cut a dado in the back of the front rail to accept the panels as well? This will be used for tools so weight is a concern.
I want these cabinets to be very similar to Paul’s, I’m just not sure how he attaches the bottom and shelves.Ryan
Ryan, I’m thinking you’re talking about the tall gray cupboard behind him in most videos. I think that cupboard has a top portion like a bookshelf and a lower portion with doors like a kitchen cabinet. I don’t know if Paul’s shelves in his tool cupboard are fixed or adjustable. I’ve seen his of video series on making a bookshelf and those shelves are all fixed into dadoes in the case sides. I suspect that the shelves in his tool cupboard are fixed, too. If not, then almost certainly at least one central shelf is fixed into a dado and others may be adjustable.
In the bookshelf videos, Paul used a top rail that was mortised into the sides. This adds a lot of lateral stability. Putting a back on the bookshelf adds a lot more stability. In the bookshelf, the bottom is a couple inches off the floor, so the bottom piece is fitted into a dado. But if your bottom shelf will also be the bottom of that portion of the cupboard, then maybe a rabbet is all that is needed.
I find that drawing things out (by hand of Sketchup) helps me to figure out joinery. Have you tried that?
Thanks for the info Matt. It’s funny, as you probably writing that reply I was watching the bookshelf series.
I think I’ll probably go with the frame and panels glued and screwed together, I got an email from the guys stating that this was how pauls cabinets are put together. Very economical and fast. Which is what I’m after.Ryan.
In case it helps, Paul talks in more detail about his Tool Cupboard in this blog post:
You Asked About My Tool Cupboards
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