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Yet another shoe rack

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....that started as something else I had identified a vacant space in our dining room that could have accommodated a crockery / china cabinet, and had planned to build one. The cabinet was to be built from 19 mm plywood, with dado shelves and sliding glass shutters. Ripped the sides, top and shelves according to plan on my table saw Used my bigger B&D router mounted in the table saw gap which is fitted with freud undersized plywood bit to put in the 19mm dados on the two sides and started mounting the top / bottom with pocket hole screws + glue. However, at this point of time, my mother objected to adding another china cabinet in the dining room, and suggested that as the store bought shoe rack (made from particle board) has warped beyond usability, maybe I can transform this build into a big shoe rack with room for future storage. Thus I abandoned the crockery cabinet plan, and modified my build to plan a shoe rack with adjustable s...

A mini cupboard for the spillovers

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...which shall soon have spillovers of it's own My wife has a big 3 door wardrobe, plus 2 of the drawers from the dresser built in 2016 ( Link to dresser build article ) - and yet has spillover clothes that were lying stacked out in the open. Decided to do something about it and utilize (or fill up?) the narrow space beside the big 3 door wardrobe. Started by making a tall but narrow carcass with 19 mm plywood for the sides and top, and 12 mm plywood for the back. All joints are with pocket hole screws and wood glue. Put in 3 shelves from 12 mm plywood, all held with pocket hole screws. Also cut out the door piece from 12 mm plywood (If I remember correctly, this was done as I had run out of 19 mm plywood. But I should have used 19 mm plywood here as then it would have allowed me to use cabinet hinges, which are impossible to install on 12 mm plywood). Measuring and putting up the door with regular hinges Door put in - now putting in think strip...