Making A Little Open Cabinet From Mitred Boxes

I had some maple and tawa wood lying around in my scrap bin and I was going to makes some serving boards from them... but I couldn't help thinking they'd make a nice little open cabinet/set of shelves. I don't really make square things often, so this was really out of my comfort zone! But I had recently made a set of shelves for my workshop very quickly (just plywood screwed together) and people seemed to really like them and I'm currently making a few projects to raffle off to raise money for Help Auckland, a charity that works with survivors of sexual harm so I thought a little cabinet would make a great addition to the draw.
Raffle link here: dosomethinghelpful.org.nz/dav...
The obvious choice for joinery for the cabinet would've been dovetails, but I've only done them once and don't actually own any beveled edge chisels yet! (although I did just order some) I decided to construct both the main carcass and the draw like two mitred boxes. I like the way they look, but definitely not easy to assemble, I might have been better off with trying dovetails again!
To cut the dado's for the shelves I thought about setting up a router jig but I recently watched this tutorial from Eric Curtis and thought I could probably manage it and it worked out great! video here: • Hand tool woodworking ...
I also needed a router plane and found this little video on how to make one from a chisel, a block of wood and a bolt; • DIY How To Make A Rout... it worked great!
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[@dalecampbell9259]

Nice work Dave!

[@greatboniwanker]

I love upcyclers ❤

[@DavidParker]

Haha thanks! Yeah all the maple was recycled from the guitar I never finished and the Tawa was given to me by a friend, it had a few nail holes but I managed to mostly avoid them

[@Gus0046]

Perfecto!! Buen trabajo. Te felicito 👍😉

[@DavidParker]

Thank you!!