At the 2008 Canadian Home Workshop Show, I spoke to hundreds of workshoppers while building this cabinet in the Master’s Workshop venue; the most common question asked was how to use a cabinet scraper. It’s a classic tool that every woodworker should use, and one I used a lot in the building of this elegant cabinet. I dressed each component with a sharp cabinet scraper as it was completed; no sanding was required other than to round all sharp edges slightly with some 320-grit paper. See Cabinet scraper how-to for my scraper tips.
Download the detailed media cabinet project plans here!
Materials needed:
| Part | Material | Size (TxWxL*) | |
| For the body | |||
| Top | cherry | 7/8" x 14 1/2" x 27 1/2" | 1 |
| Stiles | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 47 3/4" | 4 |
| Mid/top rails | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 7 3/4" | 4 |
| Bottom rails | cherry | 3/4" x 3 1/4" x 7 3/4" | 2 |
| Side panels | cherry ply | 1/4" x 7 3/4" x 20 1/2" | 4 |
| Back panel | cherry ply | 1/4" x 24 3/4" x 45 1/4" | 1 |
| Bottom panel | cherry ply | 3/4" x 11 1/4" x 24" | 1 |
| Bottom rear edging | cherry | 3/4" x 3/4" x 24" | 1 |
| Bottom front edging | cherry | 3/4" x 3/4" x 25 1/2" | 1 |
| Front top rail | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 24" | 1 |
| Rear top rail | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 24 3/4" | 1 |
| Top mounting cleats | cherry | 3/4" x 3/4" x 8 3/4" | 2 |
| Shelves | cherry ply | 3/4" x 10 1/2" x 24" | 4 |
| Shelf front edging | cherry | 3/4" x 3/4" x 24" | 4 |
| For the doors | |||
| Door stiles | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 47" | 4 |
| Door rails | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 12 3/4" | 4 |
| Long glazing strips | cherry | 1/4" x 3/8" x 41 1/2" | 4 |
| Short glazing strips | cherry | 1/4" x 3/8" x 8 1/4" 4 | |
| Long mullions | cherry | 1/4" x 1/4" x 41 1/2" | 4 |
| Short mullions | cherry | 1/4" x 1/4" x 7 3/4" | 4 |
| For the base | |||
| Base front | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 27" | 1 |
| Base sides | cherry | 3/4" x 2 1/2" x 13 1/2" | 2 |
| Base rear | cherry | 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 25 1/2" | 1 |
| Corner blocks | cherry | 3/4" x 2" x 2" | 4 |
1 Comment
Beautiful plans. It would be very helpful if a total materials list was included. 3 - cherry - 3/4" ply sheets 4'X8' 7 - cherry - 3/4" boards 3 1/2" X 8' and so on. It is very hard for this novice to figure out how much of each type of material to buy at the hardware / lumber store. Love the projects and the tips. Thanks woodchip.