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Functionally Assembled

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  After two weeks of charity work, it was time to get back to my hand tool cabinet project and finish up the doors. Since the panel on which the tools will eventually hang is comprised of plywood, I wanted to dress up the front just a little but in the same vein as the rest of my cabinets. I dug around in my scrap bin of wood and found a piece of something or other with a lot of defects that I thought I could cut around. After milling and cutting it up, I think it might be mahogany but I'm not sure. If it is, I don't know where I would have obtained it and I the only thing I can remember building out of mahogany was a box to store our silverware maybe 12 years ago or more. Anyway, it did serve it's purpose and dressed up the front doors. Above is a picture with the doors fastened in place to the rest of the cabinet. Above shows the outer doors opened for access to hand tools. Above shows the inner doors open for access to hand tools and larger items.  Overall, I am happy wi...