hi, i'm randy maxey with infinity cuttingtools and today i want to tell you a little bit about this project we're going to build.and it's this saw blade storage cabinet. it's a nice accessory to have beside yourtable saw or near your table saw. i've got a little tray up here that storesall my table saw accessories. i've got these plastic trays that store all of my saw bladesto keep them organized and protected. and finally, i've got a wood storage box downhere that keeps my dado blade stack organized and protected and handy. so, today, we're going to step into the shopand i'm going to show you how we put this thing together.
now the material i'm using for this projectis baltic birch plywood. i like it because it's flat and stable and it has very few voidsin it when you cut into it. now before we get started, what i like todo is i like to cut my workpieces down to a rough size first. and then i'll go backlater and trim them to final size. now before i do that, i want to show you alittle bit about my table saw setup. the blade i'm using is an 80-tooth ultra-smoothblade by infinity cutting tools. the stock guides i'm using are made by jessem. and ilike to use these because they help hold the workpiece down to the table and up againstthe fence as i'm making a rip cut. so before i get started, i'm going to callin a little help because this is a big sheet
of plywood. so i'm going to get andrew tocome in and help me make that first cut to cut the workpiece down to rough size first. now that i've got my workpiece cut to roughsize, i'm going to go ahead and rip both edges clean so i've got a nice, straight edge towork with. and then i'm going to come back and crosscut those pieces to final lengthto make the sides, the top, and bottom of the cabinet. now that i've got my workpiece trimmed towidth, it's time to crosscut the individual pieces to their final length. for that, i'musing the incra miter 1000hd miter gauge. it's super-accurate so i know i'm going toget square cuts out of it.
now to set the length of my cuts, i'm usinga stop block up against my rip fence. the distance between the stop block and the bladeequals the length of the top and bottom of my case. after i get those two pieces cut, i'm goingto go back and readjust it to cut the sides of my case. but before i do any of that, i'mgoing to trim the end of my workpiece so that i've got a nice, clean, square edge beforei cut my workpiece to length. we're here at the table saw again to cut thedadoes in the sides of my case pieces. those dadoes - a series of dadoes up and downthe sides of the case - are going to act as slots to hold these blade protectors that'llkind of serve as drawers for my saw blades.
so i've got a dado stack installed. it's a5/8"-width dado, and i'm going to use my rip fence as a gauge to locate each of the dadoes. okay, all my pieces are cut, i've got my dadoescut in my sides. so now i've got a sacrificial fence set up on my table saw using the samedado stack i used for the dadoes. so what i'm going to do now is cut a 1/2" by 1/2"rabbet on the back edges of two of my sides and the top piece for the 1/2"-thick cabinetback. okay, now i'm back at the router table. i'mgoing to use the infinity lapped miter bit set to create the joinery for the case sidesand top and bottom. i've got all my pieces cut now, so what i'vedone is i've taped a straightedge down to
my bench. and i've laid all the case piecesinside face down against the straightedge so i could keep them all straight and flush.i've got them arranged from the bottom, one side, the top, and then the opposite side.and then i've used some blue painter's tape to tape those joints nice and tight, stretchingthat tape across the joints to draw those pieces together. the next thing i'm goingto do is flip this whole assembly over, apply glue, and then bring them together and tapeit while the glue dries and then apply the back. one more step. perfect. i've added two shelves here. because i'veused 5/8"-wide dadoes and i'm using 3/4" material,
i had to cut a little rabbet in the shelfto form a tongue to fit inside that dado. so i did that at the top and bottom. i've got my case all assembled now and you'llnotice that i've got an opening at the top. so i made this little tray that holds allof my table saw accessories so i can slide that in place now. and then i've got my plasticblade protectors that slide in the dadoes that i made in the case. i can slide all myblades and store all my blades in there. and then the bottom opening is for a box thati'm using to hold my dado stack. i've gone ahead and added a couple of runners on theside to kind of keep the box centered and there's a stop in the back that allows thebox to project just enough that i can grab
it and pull it out and use it. so now you've got a complete assembly thatyou can use to store your saw blades and all your table saw accessories. now if you'd like to build your own versionof this saw blade storage cabinet, go to our blog and you'll find an overview of how iwent about building this cabinet. and then you can also find and download a pdf (measureddrawings) and also a 3d sketchup model of the cabinet that you can use and modify tosuit your needs.