Cheap solid oak cabinets!

[mpire]

So I needed storage, but the wire racks just don't feel like they are clean enough for me visually. So why not take it to the other extreme?

I bought some cabinets from home depot, and they were the cheap pressed board variety. So I figured they would look pretty good. Well, they self destructed before I got them assembled.

So anyways, I just bought some doors from the cabinet section. They were pretty cheap really. Then built the rest of the cabinets out of a couple sheets of plywood.

Took an afternoon to do the cabinets. They are 8 feet long, and over 6 feet tall. Lots of storage. Solid oak cabinet grade plywood. Two sheets each cabinet. I cut the 4x8 sheets into three strips. Two 21 inch pieces and 1 6 inch piece. Then I chopped them using the miter saw and it all went together pretty quickly with the nail gun and some wood glue.

I literally spent more time getting the doors level and adjusted than I did building the cabinets.

 

[TONE]

Solid oak plywood?

 

[ymerej]

Any pics of the inside/ construction of the cabinets? They look nice! I like the look of yours a lot more than the Gladiator cabinets. I'm still brainstorming ideas for storage cabinets to mount up high that I can make on the cheap. I know I want to hold lots of stuff, but I also want it behind doors so everything can look put away.

It sounds like you are using the plywood as your structure and facing - how strong are these cabinets?

 

[williamkwong]

Any more information on the build / materials? I am looking do build the exact same thing.

Looks awesome.

 

[c5golfguy]

Any more information on the build / materials? I am looking do build the exact same thing.

Looks awesome.

 

[dodgepolara500]

Looks great!
PS. I want your demon!

 

[RUQKENF]

More pics please, possibly with the doors open.
thanksm
Tony

 

[marty_p]

Ditto, pleeeease...

 

[moparmatt]

the heck with the cabinets, I want to see that 72' 340 demon sitting right there!! NICE!! me mopar guy too!

 

[mpire]

Yes, they are solid oak plywood. Regular oak planks would warp over time.

I have the edge tape, but haven't had time to do it yet. I will get to it when I figure out what color to paint them.

Here is a pic of the inside and another pic of them.

This forum doesn't let you know when someone comments on your post, so I didn't know to check ti.

The car is a '73 Dart.

 

[mpire]

I just drilled holes in the sides of the cabinet and used metal dowels to hold up the shelves.

The storage boxes are from IKEA. Cheapest place I have found them so far.

Keeps everything organized.

Don't have a bunch of yard tools in my garage. Everything has its place.

You would be surprised at all the stuff these things swallow. Other than 2 tool boxes like the one in the picture, thats all the storage I have in my garage!

White board to the right is for keeping up with projects.

 

[mpire]

Any pics of the inside/ construction of the cabinets? They look nice! I like the look of yours a lot more than the Gladiator cabinets. I'm still brainstorming ideas for storage cabinets to mount up high that I can make on the cheap. I know I want to hold lots of stuff, but I also want it behind doors so everything can look put away.

It sounds like you are using the plywood as your structure and facing - how strong are these cabinets?

Since they are not fiberboard, they are pretty damned strong. I can stand on them without issues. I used a 1/4 inch plywood sandy-pine on the backs of the cabinets. Plus there is bracing across the top in back, and underneath there is the front and back pieces and a support piece in the middle. I plan on setting a couple transmissions on top of the cabinets whenever I get them out of storage.

 

[mpire]

I probably should clarify.

I had the two 4x8 3/4 inch plywood cut lengthwise in 2 strips of 20", one strip at 5" and one at 3".

So now we have four 20" strips, two 5", and two 5" pieces.

Take three of the 20" pieces and cut down to 6'. (gives you sides, and shelves)

Then cut the last 20" piece in half (maybe 46" or a little less, measure first, I had to fit them to the doors.)

Glue and nail the 46"x20" pieces to the 72"x20" pieces to make a box. Space the bottom 46x20 pieces up 5 inches from the bottom. I did this so I could fit some of that rubber floor molding stuff under it.

Then cut the 5" piece to fit in the bottom on both sides to box in the bottom for strength. I also cut another 5" pieces to fit in the middle under the floor to get extra strength. It will be scrap otherwise, so make it extra strong.

Cut down the 3" piece to make the top header on both sides.

Then notch the third piece of 72"x20" to fit in behind the 3" piece. See picture below. Looks cleaner that way.

Finally, glue in the middle support piece. Then I threw the 4x8 1/4 inch plywood on the back and glue/nailed it on the cabinet with overlap. Then used my router to clean off any excess.

Stand them up and mount the doors. Then fit the shelves and you are done.

If you plan it out, you should have the cabinets up and ready for the doors in under an hour.

 

[tstang90]

nice job. what did the total project end up costing?

 

[BillGalbraith]

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