Wall Hanging Tool Cabinet Plans

The cabinet and door frames are made from red oak purchased from sweetwater lumber in austell ga.

Wall hanging tool cabinet plans.

The sample base and wall cabinets shown below have these features to make building them as simple as possible. Plan the ultimate garage cabinets system to suit your stuff. Tom mclaughlin shares the design and construction for this hanging tool cabinet with this plan. I used pegboard to display the tools and allow for great accessibility.

It s a great shop project that can be personalized to accommodate your tool collection. The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Tool storage is a necessity in any shop. I thought about a tool chest but after watching the marc spagnuolo series on the wall hanging tool cabinet i decided this was the best option for me.

In this video workshop michael pekovich shows you step by step how to build a traditional hanging tool cabinet. Not only does the cabinet offer enough depth to store hand or power tools but the doors offer extra storage for smaller tools. Roughly block out the cabinet locations on the wall using masking tape. Lift the cabinet to rest on top of the cleat then drill 3 wood screws from the back braces and into the studs behind the wall.

Do this for every cabinet box you may need to add another cleat if your cabinets stretch over 8 ft. This wall mounted tool cabinet goes a long way to alleviate that problem. That s why i designed this tool storage cabinet. With doors not only do you more than double your hanging space but you do so with a small footprint.

Face frames cover plywood edges. This simple storage shelf is great for a workshop a garage or any other place where you want to keep. With its beautiful dovetail joinery and smart tool storage solutions this cabinet is the perfect way to house your favorite tools in high style. With unique tool holders and adjustable shelves you can customize this wall mounted plywood tool cabinet to organize and protect all of your special hand and power tools.

Before hanging the cabinets be sure to mark where the studs are behind the wall. Tool cabinets plans. Watch episode 13 of classic woodworking to see tom build it using simple joinery. Begin with the right cabinet dimensions.

While storage is great accessible storage is even better. Remember to space the garage cabinets to leave room for shelves in between. As an added. Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.

In addition the eight drawers offer storage for small items you always need close at hand. Experiment with different cabinet widths and spacing until you find a layout that works well.