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My Neander Haven

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My Neander Haven

48 drawers all hand cut 1/2 blind dovetails

4 Drawer Sizes

Plane Tills

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My Neander Haven

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A little over 7 1/2 months in the making and is my most labor intensive project as a weekend woodworking warrior. This is my labor of love as my Neader Haven has 48 drawers that are all hand cut dovetails that are true 1/2 blinds. Carcasses are cherry ply, cherry half lapped face frames and solid cherry doors and panels. This project has taken enough time that the first cherry used is already changing color. Over time the rest should catch up.      

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Comments (21)

justawoody writes: Gary,
Your work is outstanding and IMHO should have got the prize.
Attention to detail, ergonomics, lumber and finish....A1.
Anyone would be proud to have this in their shop. Posted: 6:19 am on July 8th

wlcummings writes: Glad i did not send mine in. Posted: 6:59 pm on July 7th

DustyFace writes: Should be titled "If your going to do something, do it Right!" What an accomplishment. Did I miss something, a build on SMS? Cabinets wrapping around corner make the most of a possibly little-used corner, I am looking at a corner in my shop right now. Gary's work is an inspiration. Posted: 9:35 am on June 19th

Looking Glass writes: Amazing those dovetails Posted: 4:16 pm on June 18th

Looking Glass writes: Amazing Posted: 4:15 pm on June 18th

basset-hound writes: Gary's work is a true inspiration to me. I've often thought that many of us, including me, work in shops with manufactured or "hand-me-down" cabinets shop furniture while we make things from wood for our homes or other people Wouldn't it be nice if we took time to make appropriate cabinets that displayed our finest craftsmanship for our shops. That's exactly what Gary has done. His work and craftsmanship are exquisite and certainly inspiring. While my skill level is not even close to his, some day I'd love to make some beautiful cabinets for my new workshop as well. Gary, thanks for sharing your work and inspiring me to build a better shop. Posted: 11:02 pm on June 17th

Josephindus writes: That is Amazing!

Not only is your set up very functional, it is a true work of art.

-Rob Posted: 9:49 pm on June 17th

SawdustBoogers writes: Simply Amazing!!! Posted: 9:08 pm on June 17th

BPP writes: Gary, your work is astounding!

Bruce P. Posted: 9:06 pm on June 17th

drew59 writes: Excellent job, Gary and thanks for the help with the dovetails. Posted: 7:38 pm on June 17th

Ruffnek writes: Fine hand tools deserve a fine place to house them and Gary has built such a place. The tool cabinets are elegant, functional and beautiful. I wish they were in my shop.

Cody Colston Posted: 7:12 pm on June 17th

kenwerner writes: Excellent design and execution. Nice tools too, you made me drool on my keyboard. Posted: 6:47 pm on June 17th

LCH writes: Truly inspirational. It was exciting watching the progress. The finished product is a great blend of function and beauty and I'm glad you took the time and effort to share this with us. Posted: 4:27 pm on June 17th

BrentS writes: I watched the build progress on SMC and couldn't believe the work Gary was putting into shop cabinets. The end result is amazing! Posted: 3:55 pm on June 17th

Roofer writes: I saw Gary's post when he finished the project. This is a stunning set of shop cabinets. I just hope I have time to do half as good a job some day. Posted: 3:02 pm on June 17th

Wood4Fun writes: outstanding work. Posted: 2:27 pm on June 17th

SARGEgrinder47 writes: Absolutely outstanding labor of love. You hve about 1/4 as many hand-cut DT's as I have done in 38 years in this project. When I first saw this project elsewhere.. my first thought was it was a custom kitchen project. When I saw that it was for a shop I was somewhat shocked.

The fact you did most with hand-tools makes the build even more impressive. And impressive is just one of many choice adjectives that could describe it as I'm not sure there are enough for this build.

Sarge.. john thompson Posted: 12:55 pm on June 17th

domainguy writes: Not only has the cherry changed color, but it has tripled in cost since it was purchased. Unbelieveably beautiful. If I did this in my shop, my wife would want a new cherry kitchen! Posted: 11:49 am on June 17th

mokusakusensei writes: Wow! What a work to inspire your future projects. I don't think even the Roycrofter workshops were this inspirational. Posted: 11:38 am on June 17th

Glenn Bradley writes: Gary has got a winner. I thought I was looking at a high end kitchen or someone's study. Talk about a place for everything and everything in it's place. Posted: 9:33 am on June 17th

tjhenrik writes: Love this!! Would enjoy seening more photos of shop and cabinets/drawers to see how all is organized.

Thanks for sharing

TH Posted: 7:06 pm on June 16th

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