Clamps count, don't they? But wait, there's more. Thus:
Comments along the lines that all those saws don't entirely back up the non-collector stance are not required...
Got to this point and wondered how best to support the handles of the upper tier. Dowel seemed most space-efficient, but how to stop it being dangerously under-supported and generally waving in the breeze? A bracket, obviously. For a moment I flirted with the thought of getting out the scrollsaw, until it dawned on me what I usually use the scrollsaw for and what I had (literally) kicking about on the workshop floor. So a little judicious sawin' an' flattenin', a little work with a gouge to recieve the dowel (actually a bit of defunct cricket stump for the benefit of its patina), glue, coupla brads (put in with a "hammer" and "nail set" - remember those?) and we have a bracket.
A small wander into whimsy that appeals to me. Don't worry, handle fans, the other side's got a nasty split right through a bolt hole and it's a generally unlovely handle all round. Anyway, mere hours later, after further workshop upheaval and a workbench now so covered in dispossessed clutter that I'll be lucky to see its surface again before Easter:
Rather less in the way of spare slots than I'd hoped... And frankly it doesn't do the Wenzloff's luscious lines any favours either; I may well find a home for that in the general, over-the-bench, hand tool cabinet wot I haven't made yet. However, despite it's less-than-beauty, it is at least functional (okay, so the coping saws etc need to be properly homed, but it's close). It's also door-less. So kiddies, do I:
a) Leave it sans door
b) Make a pair of narrower doors
c) Make one large door, hinged on one side as is common practice
d) Make one large door and hinge it from the top so it pulls up to open
The last one is the Old Man's favoured option. It'd definitely be different...
Alf,
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e) You make a large 2 inch deep door, so you can show off some Wenzloffanian jewels in deserved showcase with halogen spot on. Like Cesar sitting proudly on the hill overlooking his legions.
Marc in Luxembourg
p.s. My scholar is from Falmouth too, so not so far from you. The world's got again smaller.
Oh, so you're going to start taking our advice are you?
ReplyDeleteRight then
f) ...
Do I need to say any more? ;-)
I am, I'm gonna disable the comments... :P
ReplyDeleteNice thing about such a cabinet--it is a shop fixture--is that whichever option you choose, it can change with relative ease without much effort or noticable remains of a former method.
ReplyDeleteTake care, Mike
PS, can one be a user and a collector?
That's very nice, Alf, and I love the whacky, saw handle bracket. I'd go with Marc's idea but make it two doors because single doors always seem to take up too much room when opening them.
ReplyDeleteCheers:)
Paul Chapman
Lovely cabinet
ReplyDelete2 doors, for the same reason as Paul.
Cheers
Dod
FWIW two doors would get my vote.
ReplyDeleteThe inside of each door could then easily be used to hold more saws which woulk be challenging on the top hinged door.
Andy
Comments along the lines that all those saws don't entirely back up the non-collector stance are not required...
ReplyDeleteQuite right. They're superfluous :-)
a) Leave it sans door
b) Make a pair of narrower doors
c) Make one large door, hinged on one side as is common practice
d) Make one large door and hinge it from the top so it pulls up to open
How about concertina doors? Number of parts left to your discretion, but around 3-5?
This sort-of-thing
http://www.foldingslidingdoors.com/
BugBear
I would go with the 2 doors again mainly for more saw space. Although I do like the idea of a 'shadow' box affect (2 inch thick doors) to store some shiney examples of fav's out facing guests.
ReplyDeleteI'd think the overhead lifting door would get in the way.
ReplyDeletelove the sawhandle shelf bracket though. Brilliant!
b) Make a pair of narrower doors
ReplyDeleteoverhead is dangerous
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