This series is really two projects in one. First, there is a beautiful solid wood version featuring classic dovetail case construction, frame & panel doors, a dovetailed drawer and knife hinges. Second, there is the plywood version constructed with pocket screws. The piece is adorned with an attractive shop-made molding and represents a more practical and cost-effective design. Regardless which version you build, your hard work will be rewarded with a classically elegant cabinet that would be at home in the bathroom, office, or even the shop!
This was my introduction to real wood working. You think, cool… I’m going to make a neat looking cabinet that will hold some stuff. While that’s entirely true; what it’s really doing is teaching you skills. Making doors thst fit, joinery, dados, stopped dados. Each of the many skills you pick up here easily transfers to your next project. Right after this project I built a huge cabinet to store my tools in. All with the skills and confidence I picked up from making a littlr cabinet. Well worth it.
This is an excellent project for for all skill levels, but I think anyone looking to improve their skills would find it especially fun and interesting. As woodworking projects go it has it all.. dovetails, mortise and tenon joinery, stopped dados, chisel work, doors and drawers.. and Marc does his usual excellent job of breaking it all down so it’s easy to understand and implement. The other nice thing about this project is it has a relatively low board foot requirement, so even if you use a nicer hardwood it won’t break the bank.
Wow! This project was loaded with skill building and the end result has even veteran woodworkers slapping me on the back, “well done!”. Thanks Marc, great videos and instructions for any skill set.
Marc is a podcaster, video producer, woodworking enthusiast, and author of Hybrid Woodworking and Essential Joinery. He has contributed articles and video content to FineWoodworking.com, Popular Woodworking Magazine, WOOD Magazine, and Woodcraft Magazine. He is also the host of The Wood Whisperer, an instructional woodworking video series that’s been going strong since 2006. He is also one of the hosts of the Wood Talk podcast. He has taught classes at the William Ng School, Marc Adams School, Weekend with Wood, Fine Woodworking Live, as well as at various Rockler and Woodcraft stores. He also speaks periodically at woodworking events like AWFS and IWF.