Fishing Cabinet

I started by framing the bottom of the base with glue and screws so I could put wheels on the base.

I did the front and back and then the sides

I ran a dado groove front to back to help hold the vertical. I glued the uprights in place and then screwed from the bottom. One tip when doing this, drill the holes in the groove before putting the board on the groove. This makes it a lot easier to put in the screws.

Using squares and clamps helps to get these installed at a 90 degree  angle.

You can see the line of screws into the upright.

The front edge strip was clamped in place and then air nailed.  Wheels were placed at all 4 corners. After getting it loaded up, I'm thinking about putting 2 more wheels in the center of the front and back.

I also pocket screwed from the inside.

Side strips were glued and nailed.

Poplar was used tom make the edge banding. I started in the corners and glued and nailed them in place.

The edge banding along the top of the front strip was glued and nailed. I started at a corner after getting the banding aligned. I then made sure it was kept aligned as I continued to nail it down to the other end.

The is the strip on the back side to keep the rods in cases in place.

This is the cabinet I built the frame for.

Here is the cabinet in place in the frame.

4 rods fit on each side.

The rods cases in the back.

I drilled 1 inch holes and then used the band saw to make the slots to the holes. The slots enter along the side of the hole so there is a slight edge to the hole - this helps to keep the rods in place.

There is a strip of wood to keep the rod buts in place. I clamped a strip of wood on top of it to apply pressure as the glue dried.

This cabinet is a heavy beast. It now rolls easily and holds all of my fishing gear. I'll sand, prime and paint the medical cabinet as well as the frame when the heat and humidity drops this fall. It will look much nicer after that.