Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Completed Stand for Craft Caddy
A few weeks ago I posted a couple pictures of the Craft Caddy I had just completed. Since then, in my spare time outside yard work, I completed the stand for the caddy. When the caddy is placed on the floor next to a chair it brings the storage boxes up to a convenient height for access while seated.
Paul in Hunt Valley, MD
Re: Completed Stand for Craft Caddy
Paul, that is terrific!
It is a box I would love to build. Did you build this from a plan, or calculate the connectors? Can you comment on the build?
Regards from Perth
Derek
Re: Completed Stand for Craft Caddy
Derek, I did build from a plan I downloaded from Woodsmith. The URL for the plan is:
https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/box-jointed-craft-center/
The plan provides very precise measurements for the location of the holes in the 12 wooden hinges, and, for the location of the holes in the center row of storage boxes. The 12 hinges are then attached to their respective holes in the center row of boxes only. Then, a rectangle is cut from thin plywood to precise measurements provided in the plan and is used as a jig for aligning the shorter hinges in perfect parallel with the longer center hinge in each of the 4 hinged segments of the caddy in order to locate and drill the holes in the upper and lower rows of boxes. The plan emphasizes the importance of maintaining the hinges in each of the four segments in parallel. To do otherwise would ensure the boxes would not separate left and right as intended.
The hinges swivel on barrel bolts sourced from McMaster Carr. The plans contain source recommendations for all the required hardware except for the 2 cabinet pulls. They are not in the plan and were added by me to make it easier to pull open the left and right segments.
Hope this information helps. The explanation makes it seem more complicated than it really is. The graphics in the plan are quite good and are easily understood.
Paul in Hunt Valley, MD
Cabinet Pull Photo
Note the cabinet pull on the end of the top box.
Re: Completed Stand for Craft Caddy
Very nice.