Woodworking hobbyists or indeed professional carpenters will use the shelf storage area under their workbenches to hold a variety of things. It is also a useful place to store the tool box. However, even the most well organised toolbox can become overfilled after a while and, at this point, the woodworker may consider building a purpose made tool cabinet.

The great advantage to building your own cabinet is that you can make it as large or as small as you like depending upon your anticipated needs. Even the insides of the doors should be made use of as a storage place for a handsaw and a tenon saw. Shelf storage room inside the cabinet can be made adjustable to cope with any future acquisitions.

A drawer for screws, nails, drill bits and other odds and ends is a good idea and need not take up too much room in the tool cabinet. When finished the tool cabinet will probably look best in its natural state. However, be sure to treat it with preservative before coating it with a clear varnish. Not forgetting to apply both substances in a well ventilated area of the workshop.

Attach it to the workshop wall by drilling four holes into the cabinet’s back, one at each corner. Hold it against the wall, then use a spirit level to check it is straight and mark the position through the holes. Prepare the holes using rawl plugs and fix the cabinet in place using two inch woodscrews