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Cabinet
An elegant design that provides
no-nonsense functionality.
A few years ago I built some office
furniture for a local internet
consulting company, and recently
they called me back: Not only had
they survived the dot-com crash,
but they needed some mobile file
cabinets. I had already developed
a unique look for their computer
workstations: birch surfaces
surrounded by rounded-over solid
cherry edge-banding. The style
was crisp, clean and a nice fit for
1/8"
5/16"
1/8"
SUPPLIES
1/2"
15 1/2"
3/4"
22"
3/4"
14"
1/4"
21 1/2"
1/4"
3/4"
1/4"
4"
1/4"
12 1/2"
4"
Drawer slide
20"
20 1/2" 22"
10"
20"
File hanger rail see detail above
3/4"
Horizontal section
Profile section
15 1/2"
3/4"
1/8"
22"
1/8"
13 3/4"
3/4"
1/4"
21 1/2"
1/4"
3/4"
1/8"
1/4"
2 1/8"
4 1/4"
1/8"
2 1/8"
4 1/4"
1/8"
2 1/8"
21 1/2" 22"
3"
11 1/2"
1/8"
1/4"
3/4"
Elevation
Profile
ITEM
DIMENSIONS (INCHES)
T
W
L
M AT E R I A L
CABINET*
2
2
1
12
Sides
Top & bottom
Back
Edge trim
211 2
211 2
14
Bottoms
Upper sides
Upper frts/bks
Lower sides
Lower frt & bk
Upper false frts
Lower false frt
Hanging rails
121 2
4
4
10
10
41 4
111 2
16
211 2
14
201 2
24
Birch ply
Birch ply
Birch ply
Cherry
191 2
20
121 2
20
121 2
133 4
133 4
20
Birch ply
Baltic birch
Baltic birch
Baltic birch
Baltic birch
Birch ply
Birch ply
Cherry
D R AW E R S
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
Finishing it Up
For an office environment, I favor
the durability of oil-based
polyurethanes, although if I were
building this for my home, I might
be tempted by the hand-rubbed
feel of the newer gel varnishes.
When your finishing process is
completed, simply screw on four
2"-diameter wheels (locking
casters will keep it from rolling
around while you open and shut
drawers), and bolt on the drawer
pulls.
And now, the moment youve
been waiting for: Go ahead and fill
those drawers with all the stuff
that usually clutters up your desk.