Apothecary Cabinet For Screws and Shop Organization

Everyone has those cheap little plastic drawer things and I gotta tell you... They are the worst. I've had the same little organizer for years and it gives me no joy. I finally got around to upgrading. I like the Apothecary drawer concept because I need everything labeled. I also like that I can take each drawer out and bring it with me -- to the project. I'm very pleased with how it turned out!
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[@DavidOliver-vj6pt]

That is a work of art Mike! We’ll done!

[@westvirginiaminer3046]

Nice work. I never graduated to the Dado Stack. I still either do multiple passes on table saw or I do one pass on the router table. I find it much faster on router table to use a 1/4 or 1/2 straight bit. For bigger than a half or an 1/8 I use the table saw. My advice to others is only use new or quality bits on router for Dados. I’ve used old cheap ones and it burns bad unless you make several shallow passes at which point you might as well use table saw.

[@TenThousandMakes]

Thanks! And great advice! I don’t have a consistent setup for a router table, but it’s on my wish list. Good call out on the need for quality bits.

[@tammyslater8257]

I’m interested in a butcher block! Matt Slater is my BIL and told us about your beautiful work

[@TenThousandMakes]

Awesome! Hi Tammy! Matt actually hit me up this morning and I’ve been going back and forth with him. I think he’s the middle man haha. I sent him over some price ranges and design options, but definitely feel free to reach out to me directly with your contact info at [e-mail] and I’ll get in touch!

[@TheRodlund]

What ended up being your outside dimension of the whole cabinet? Looks great and also hello from a fellow Minnesotan.

[@TenThousandMakes]

The outside dimensions are 18” wide and top-to-bottom outside measurement is 24.5”.
I used 1/2” Baltic birch, which is really 7/16” if we’re splitting hairs. Each box from the face is 3.5” tall x 3 7/8” wide. I chose the cabinet dimensions because I wanted it to be a perfect fit in between the face frame of the cabinet I was using.

[@TheRodlund]

@@TenThousandMakes thank you! It's honestly a lot smaller than I thought from the video. I'm usually a better judge lol

[@TenThousandMakes]

@@TheRodlund You’re welcome! I’m already thinking of making another one, this time with slightly larger drawers to replace a lot of the plastic storage bins I have. I hate plastic!

[@TheRodlund]

@@TenThousandMakes right there with you. I enjoy 3D Printing so it would be interesting to combine your style of drawers with custom dividers or holders.
The plastic ones I also underestimated how much saw dust gets in them

[@TenThousandMakes]

@@TheRodlund that’s a great idea!