So... I am a pretty dedicated baseball card collector as well as a new found hobbiest in wood building. It's been an ongoing issue in my household with my baseball cards and boxes cluttering up our dining room. I decided to resolve the issue while still being able to keep my cards in the same room with even easier access without being an eye sore! This just might have saved my marriage! I searched for months for plans for some sort of baseball card cabinet but they just did not exist. The closest I could find for what I was looking for was a storage bench plan here on Ana White. I liked the idea of a top opening for hidden storage. It was too small for what I needed. I then came across plans on another site for an aquarium stand cabinet. I figured the combination of these two projects was what I was looking for. After a week of planing and drafting and 3 weeks of construction/finishing in the little spare time I have, I created what you see. People in the card collecting forums I'm a member of are begging for plans or for me to build them one! Problem is, this is the first thing I have built following my own design and plans. I could pass these on but no one in their right mind would be able to follow my scratches on paper but myself! I'm extremely proud of the outcome but am looking for a way to come up with plans I can share! Hope you all like, and if I can come up with a way to make follow able plans I will share! This was all assembled using the kreg jig system, wood filler to hide the knots and lines where the wood joined and lots of sanding!
Estimated Cost
$300
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Valspar Black satin interior high def paint, wood conditioner & gunstock color stain
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate
Comments
BadgerBen82
Mon, 05/26/2014 - 22:12
Designing plans
If anyone knows of helpful software to design plans in let me know!
CSaintD
Tue, 05/27/2014 - 08:38
How did you do the top?
Nicely done! How did you make the top? Is that a project board? It's very smooth.
I believe Ana uses "Sketchup" which is a google program to do her designs.
BadgerBen82
Tue, 05/27/2014 - 17:37
Top
The top was a 24x72 edge glued alpine board I found at lowes. Just cut it to size and a little extra sanding. Awesome cut of wood and for only $37.
Jessee
Mon, 10/12/2015 - 17:19
Measurements
Would you be willing to share some basic dimensions such overall size width, depth, and height and door measurements to get an idea?