AlanLichty
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I posted a set of threads back in February about rebuilding a home office with a focus towards my retired lifestyle. One of the key considerations was to make sure I included storage for all of my camera gear. Previously camera gear was in scattered locations depending on where I could find places to put things. I also needed to absorb a 4 drawer file cabinet so I designed one into my storage cabinets. The previous office setup didn't really allow for modular replacement so I had to replace my computer area first so I had a place to continue working while I built the storage part. The basic design was presented in this thread. The construction techniques for the cabinet panels are the same as what I documented in the earlier series so I won't repeat that here.
I just finished the storage cabinet set this week and here is the followup to the prior threads. The cabinet structure is 60" x 84" x 26" deep. That was the depth of my office file cabinet and I just decided to run with it. All of the cabinet components were milled and finished in advance so the cabinets can be assembled in their final location. As with the other part of the cabinet system these components are assembled using knock-down fasteners so they can be taken down and moved elsewhere.
Here is the base cabinet layer being assembled. The hanging file drawers were set up and tested in advance to speed up assembly :
My design was for a layer cake assembly:
All of the cabinet walls in place along with the file drawers:
Cabinet doors are western maple and the door panels are book matched eastern maple. I used western maple for the drawer fronts with some quilted maple edge banding. This image shows the full wall system including the computer work area. The wall is 14' wide.
I like having lots of storage area for plastic bins since I have been using them for years to keep my camera stuff organized:
And the part I designed first - a place for my active camera gear. I keep my Think Tank lens belt (loaded) in the gym bag on the top shelf and my camera bodies and other sundry gear in the bag below. The height of this bay was based on being able to stand up my tripods on the side.
Nice to have this finally finished. It's been a lot of work to design and build this but I like the result. It is a bit sobering to go through the math on what all of this weighs - there are over 900 lbs of plywood and at least another 2-300 lbs of hardwood here.
Thanks for following along.
I just finished the storage cabinet set this week and here is the followup to the prior threads. The cabinet structure is 60" x 84" x 26" deep. That was the depth of my office file cabinet and I just decided to run with it. All of the cabinet components were milled and finished in advance so the cabinets can be assembled in their final location. As with the other part of the cabinet system these components are assembled using knock-down fasteners so they can be taken down and moved elsewhere.
Here is the base cabinet layer being assembled. The hanging file drawers were set up and tested in advance to speed up assembly :
My design was for a layer cake assembly:
All of the cabinet walls in place along with the file drawers:
Cabinet doors are western maple and the door panels are book matched eastern maple. I used western maple for the drawer fronts with some quilted maple edge banding. This image shows the full wall system including the computer work area. The wall is 14' wide.
I like having lots of storage area for plastic bins since I have been using them for years to keep my camera stuff organized:
And the part I designed first - a place for my active camera gear. I keep my Think Tank lens belt (loaded) in the gym bag on the top shelf and my camera bodies and other sundry gear in the bag below. The height of this bay was based on being able to stand up my tripods on the side.
Nice to have this finally finished. It's been a lot of work to design and build this but I like the result. It is a bit sobering to go through the math on what all of this weighs - there are over 900 lbs of plywood and at least another 2-300 lbs of hardwood here.
Thanks for following along.
