Shop Time
Okay, I’m blessed with some hard-earned skills and a shop of good tools like a table saw, routers, jointer, planers and more. But I started doing all this with a skillsaw, hand drill, a couple of good straight edges and drywall screws. I added things as my skills grew (can you say nail gun?) and each time I tackled a project I didn’t think I could do, I found I could — eventually. And so can you.
What we have here is a gun cabinet I made for my home office. I like to keep a few guns handy to deal with varmints, “emergency” plinking events, some small-lot ammo storage of handy calibers and simply because I like the company of a few good guns. I gave this one some thought regarding the design, and so far, it’s played out well. Note the staggered top shelves. Having the top one shorter allows you to see what’s there and prevents that dark cave of forgotten goodies so often happening in drawers and cabinets of such things.
Let’s take this on in a step-by-step tour. Keep in mind this is just to give you some ideas and get your blood going. For your own first build, you could simplify things, change dimensions as needed, do away with the glass front and use wood and even think about using a pre-built kitchen-style pantry cabinet as the basic “box,” which you can then modify and add to as needed. A bit of trim, some good paint or stain, and you’re about there. Other than that final slightly smug smile as you admire your handiwork, that is! Just do it, as they say.
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