Making a Large Apothecary Cabinet
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- This is my largest project to date. It's an apothecary style cabinet that has 21 drawers and 7 shoes cubbies. The drawers are roughly 8" x 8" x 10.5". Each row of drawer fronts came from the same piece of sapele giving the front of the cabinet a nice continuous and book matched grain pattern. The outer casework is made of book matched quarter sawn sapele while the dividers are made of laminated pine panels with 3/4" thick sapele edge banding.
The drawers are constructed using a half blind lock joint for the front joints and a housing joint for the back piece. If you want to see how to make the half blind lock joint, check out this video:
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Here's a link to the sketchup file I used: bit.ly/2iuVDwt
The original design called for more shoe cubbies but I accidentally keep the same spacing as the drawers, hence I have less shoe cubbies. Just another mistake! Anyway, I followed most of these measurements pretty closely. The base might be slightly wider and longer. Thanks!
parillaworks this is absolutely gorgeous!
I love watching a Artisan work its like ballet a manly version nice unit
parillaworks This was a rather ambitious project but you created a beautiful and functional piece of furniture. When I visited Japan some years ago, I purchased a “tansu” (Japanese chest). It had 3 sections which resembled steps on a stairway. Each “step” had 4 small silk-lined drawers which is used to store my jewellery. Thank you for giving me a glimpse of wonderful craftsmanship and artistry. Ysabeau T.
Hello friend excuisme 🙏🤝🇮🇩
I taught junior high Industrial Arts "back in the day" and always tried to impress upon my young students the concept of "Create an Heirloom," no matter whether the project was a bird feeder, boot jack, or nice wall cabinet for Mother. Watching you spend such care in all the details...and planning out your work so effectively...really made me proud. So, I'm sending my major high fives from here in Mississippi, coupled with highest compliments on a job well done.
It is quite fabulous that you did not succumb to the "rush to the finish" mentality. Rather, you were meticulous in your steps, taking care to get things right as you went--and planning how to accomplish other goals while a portion of the project was underway. Now that you're finished, I know you swell with pride each time you walk past this cabinet, knowing that your heart and soul went into it--and that this cabinet will be around for utility by your great-grandchildren.
CREATE an HEIRLOOM!
Hi Larry. I really appreciate your comment. We have this cabinet in the entryway of our house and I use it every single day (top right drawer holds our dog's leash). I'm proud of it and hope it will be used for many years to come. I think your concept of "Create an Heirloom" is a good one. Thanks for sharing :)
Great job! As for the mistakes, I still make them after 40 yrs as a full time cabinetmaker.I always remember what I was told as an apprentice. "you know you have mastered your trade when you can fix your mistakes without the boss knowing!
Thanks Mario! I like that quote!
Unless you Are the boss... 😜🤣
The grain matching across the drawers is exquisitely done.
Thanks Paulina!
Motos
Bj.
Very nice work. Non wood workers don't realize how difficult a project like this can be.
Thank you Tom! You're right, there's a lot going on that can be complicated. And what isn't complicated might be simple but there's a lot of it (ie tons of drawer parts).
I sometimes think that being a skilled carpenter requires quite a large percentage of fixing quirks, mistakes, flaws in the wood, mess-ups and general misbehavior of mind, fingers, tools and whatever else goes into a project like this. I really like your attitude and honesty about it. That’s where we learn. I guess we should all love our mistakes, haha!! Or at least learn how to control the odd vent of anger and frustration like you do. Excellent job!
A stunning piece & one that separates the amateur from the employed carpenter for sure. There are few items of more complexity than a Credenza or apothecary cabinet. I once knew a guy who'd built a puzzle compendium stand for a small child in his family...its levels of trickery blew the mind. I've been a carpenter/joiner since school, 30 years back & still I marvel at the skills available with modern & affordable space & tooling these days, its so great to see people toiling away in their own workshop.
Really nicely done! I like how much care you took with the book matching. I think that's what makes the piece work so well. Congrats!
Thanks Michael. I didn't do it for the first small one I made earlier this year and regretted that. So I made sure to do it this time.
It‘s a beautiful piece. The errors you point out are not something anyone else would notice - but they‘re the same types of errors I make, so it helps me realize that when other people look at something I‘ve made, they probably don‘t see those errors either!
Love the John Denver in the background “Take Me Home Country Roads”
And then later at 16:13 by Alvin
Dear, I must tell you that I have rarely enjoyed a carpentry video as much as with this one. You are very skilled and the furniture is perfect.
Buenos Aires Argentina
Thank you very much Cesar. That's very nice of you to say.
Wow, it looks absolutely amazing. Especially the drawer hardware looks pretty nice with the dark wood.
Thanks Markus!
i've never seen an apothecary table where the grain continues through all the drawers like that. The result is stunning! Well done!
Thank you Jenn!!
Why can't all suggested channels lead me to something like this. Absolutely fantastic John :) It has inspired me to plan something similar for a herb and spice cabinet but on a smaller scale. I love the choice of woods that you have selected for this. Thank you ॐ
I found the Apothecary Chest of Drawers video and that's perfect for for what I need :) ॐ
I was just about to link that video. Thanks for the kind words.
Very nice piece. Although i probably would have done sapele dividers for the ones that were going to be exposed, but still a very nice design
Thanks! Ya I agree. I was talking to my wife about this after we got it moved into the house. I keep going back and forth on how I feel about the exposed pine. Looking back, it would've been very simple to just make those solid sapele.
I love the matching grain. I think it's hard to combine woods, some combinations are definitely better than others. I always think of pine as "informal" and tighter grain, dark woods, as more "formal". So I try not to combine formal and informal woods. But this is just one way of looking at it. You might consider just painting the pine black or charcoal gray. Or even a black toner to let some grain show through. But that is best done with spraying. You could try some black paper to cover the pine to see if you like it first. Just wondering if the sapele holds its color in time? I know a lot of exotic redish woods sometimes turn gray or loose the red. I know how much work you put into this piece and video, they are both awesome, great job.
It came out very nice.
Your recovery from the out of square issues was a sign of experienced knowledge.
And showing those of less experience how to use different processes to make a hard job easier is thoughtful.
Thanks Eric!!
Pro tip for making cabinets: only listens to Take Me Home, Country Roads
It works every time!
Mountain Mama!
razead difficult to get Sunshine on My Shoulders in the shop.
@@user-hd8ej8yx9p West Virginia!
At 2x speed chipmunk style!
Really, really nice, man! All solid wood, grain matched fronts, the whole thing. Awesome.
Thanks Shaun. I got lucky with this nice sapele!
Great stuff though I got to say it scares me how close your left hand gets to the blade on the table saw !
Thanks Paul.
Was thinking the same, take care of your hands!
Just wanted to say thank you. I watched your video multiple times before starting on my apothecary drawer cd holder for my wife. Even tho i changed all the measurements, and did thru dovetail joints for the outside case and half blind dovetails for the drawers watching your video made me believe i could pull the project off. It isn't finished yet but is far enough along i can see the end in site. So thanks again for the great video.
Hey Nathan. I really appreciate your comment. It's great to hear that you're taking on such a project. I'm sure your wife will love it. If you don't mind, send me some finished pictures; I'm interested to see how it turns out. Have a nice weekend!
@@parillaworks I sent you an email with photos of the completed project. Thanks again.
Big project! The cabinet looks awesome!
Thanks!!
I'm imagining the smell of freshly cut wood...whatever kind it is! It's like freshly cut grass...or better still bread just out of the oven! Beautiful piece of furniture! Best wishes from Lisbon Portugal
Do you literally only listen to country roads?
For a few days of that build, yes!
Haha! 😂👍
I love it
As performed by Alvin and the Chipmunks
Glad you bought more clamps! I've seen a beautiful antique set of apothecary drawers with over 100 drawers. Each drawer was a unique size so it could not be put back in the wrong place!
Over 100 drawers?? Giving me flashbacks now.
Beautiful!
GORGEOUS! And an excellent save with the walnut plugs. Mistakes happen in every project of any real size. Knowing how to handle them is the key.
Thanks Jon. It was definitely frustrating but I'm pleased with the result.
That is BEAUTIFUL bro love the sapele and ash color collab.looks great!. And the grain flow looks awesome! And that's a good idea using those 2 pieces at a 90 degree butt joints for glue ups @10:33 happy holidays 🍻
Thanks Joe! Those little things came in handy. Good catch. And same to you, happy holidays!
parillaworks always bro! Yea I've already made like 6 from some scrap plywood I had ..gonna come in handy for all the cutting boards I have to make in the next few days! And thanks bro!
Do you like dowels more than biscuits?
Thank you for documenting and posting, very helpful. Never even thought about using the carcass as storage, but so obvious.
Good job! That's look amazing and nicely done :)
Thank you:)
Nice work! Respect the honesty. Carpentry is a humbling profession.
Thanks Marcin!
The amount of repetitive work in this project is daunting. Nice job.
Really enjoyed your video. I appreciate the honesty in your explanation of lessons learned. Foundational jigs that remove the possibility of error are essential to repetitive construction like this.
You made a beautiful piece and a well produced video. If ever a man deserved a Domino mortiser it's you! I'll second the comment about making the open spaces out of solid Sapelle.
I feel lucky that my TV suggested your video otherwise I may have never seen it. Good job.
I appreciate the comment Roger. The inaccurate dados and visible pine were my two biggest regrets but lesson learned!
NICE cabinet and I'm now a subscriber!!
Thanks Derek!
Your use of the grain in this piece makes the artistic value of this more valuable than the utility would indicate.
You do incredibly beautiful work which anyone who has an eye for 19th century antiques and also an appreciation of modern art or design would love... I can think of so many people in and around Greenville South Carolina - Asheville North Carolina area who would love to collect some of your furniture.
***Incredible*** the way your eye moves around the initial interpretation is that the individual drawers are not square, when realizing they are square the grain takes over and gives the illusion everything is on the grain pattern, Flowing, only when reaching the top of the piece do I then realize the entire cabinet is square
Hi! I really appreciate your comment. Thank you for the kind words :)
Amazing piece. Any chance you would make the sketchup file available for download? Thanks
Thanks Scotty. Sure thing. I need to clean it up a bit. I'll try to let you know when I add a link.
This is a sharp looking piece. I'd like to use that file as well.
Here's the file: bit.ly/2iuVDwt
@@parillaworks it says file unavailable?
High functioning art. Well done! Clean lines, smooth open/close action. Most of all just attention to detail and consistency throughout the project. Wow!
you've got a subscriber :)
Thanks!!
I feel your pain on those 16th variations. It’s so frustrating after so much effort. Awesome of you to be so honest about it too 👍🏼
Oh, and I love the end result. Good work
Thanks a lot Karl!
Worlds most expensive jigs, and a block stacked on sticks for an outfeed table. 😂
Lol guilty as charged.
The grain match on those drawers are 👌👌👌
Thanks Tamar!!
Fantastic job! Big project for sure. Nice recovery from those 'oops' moments.
Thanks Rowdy. Definitely a bit stressful.
Thanks for including the mistake recoveries. As a beginning woodworker, I'm sure I'll be making lots of teachable moments and seeing how to recover from them is super helpful!
Very, very, nice. I really feel for you wrt the errors that you shared with us. Those mistakes will only serve to improve your skill and awareness. I also admire you in the fact that your garage is not full of the most expensive kit, but where it matters you have some nice gear. Keep it up. A great family heirloom. (one little tip: use tape to mask off areas adjacent where you are applying any filler....it makes the cleaning up later much easier !)
Thanks Ian! And thats a good tip.
It amazes me, when I see such beautiful work, then see that 11 people gave it a thumbs down. Now, I know that is less than 1%, but seriously, who could dislike this, it is phenomenal work!
Thanks for the comment David.
Hi John
I just found your channel, and getting back into woodworking after a long career in metal fabricating. I'm planning on using all of what I know and most of the building mediums to make beautiful one off things for people who can't and will appreciate them, teach older kids and young adults how to do the same and share our faith at the same time. So, you're helping me help them...
Thank you
Hi Brady. I really appreciate your comment. It's great to hear about what you're doing. I'm glad some of my work could be of some help to you and your students. Take care and good luck!
I think you did an excellent job. You show what can still be accomplished by hobby woodworkers with only limited tools and equipment capability. Will check out your other videos and subscribe. Thanks for sharing the project.👍
Thanks a lot!
Nice job and thank you for your honesty about your mistakes you made... There are a lot of folks on RUclips that won't admit to any mistake and I think that's not right.
Thanks a lot!!
Nice work! I appreciate how you discuss the potential for error when you were routing the dadoes! Lessons we learn as we create. By the way, I also use pipe clamps, and one handy way to have a very long clamp available when needed is to have a threaded coupler so you can join two pieces of pipe together to make a longer clamp without having to keep a bunch of heavy pieces of pipe around the shop.
Thanks for the tip Beto!
I’ve saved this as it would be ideal for the basis for a storage unit in the vestibule of my Highland Croft when we build it. Beautiful piece.
Thanks a lot! I just started another version of this build today. Hopefully I'll have the video out by the end of May.
Sooo cool... so nice to watch a craftsman in his home shop doing a terrific job... Thanx for the video.. Very inspiring!!
Thanks Jim!
Stunning choice of Woods..a pleasure to watch you create..
Nicely done once again. I do prefer the size of that last apothecary cabinet that you made but this one was also a nice learning experience for you. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! This one is one of my favorite pieces. We use it every day and it's held up great so far. Thanks for watching!
Nailed it with the sapele fronts! Great looking cabinet. Saw your dowel jig; I'm putting together a solid mahogany credenza, the Festool Domino is game changer!! Used a plywood jig to reference the domino off of each side of the top/bottom of dividers, came out perfect. yet I didn't do 21 dividers!!! Crazy. Love it. Great project.
Thanks Mark. I've used a domino one time when I first started woodworking and it was a pleasure to use. I've wanted to buy one but I haven't been able to justify the cost...yet! The dowelmax was the middle ground I came up with.
Yeah i beat around the bush with getting it too because of the price, but when finally got it, def worth the $$$! Keep up the great vids.
Dude, sick! Gorgeous. And I love that you were open and honest about mistakes n things you'd correct going forward. THIS is what youtube is about. Keep up the great work...truly INSPIRATIONAL
Thanks David!!
Turned out great. The sapele really looks nice with the ribbon grain.
Thanks! Ya I got lucky my lumberyard had a lot of quarter sawn sapele available.
Nice work. I really like the continuous flow of the drawer fronts.
Love the Bod Denver in the background! Bluegrass accompanies woodworking quite well too.
Very nice job. unless anyone has tackled a project like this one or smaller it is a lot of work. in all projects especially the more complicated one such as this or even a screw box there is a ton of work involved and rarely does it all go completely without some oversight that can be fixed but always leave the craftsman a bit downhearted..BRAVO my man you did a very nice job, it looks GREAT.
Thanks a lot Dan!
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!! It's that you took such time on the front drawers.
Thank you Sandra!
Oh my goodness, that was impressive! I know I’m a crazed perfectionist when it comes to doing what l love. “Homemade wood-filler”? You’re the man! Your Apothecary Cabinet was simply stunning! I’m so thrilled RUclips recommend your Channel, I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos. 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
That was a really fine presentation of a real nice project. Good job there!!!
Thanks Harry!
Even with the “happy accidents” that thing is incredible. Great job!! Thank you for creating such great content.
Thanks Nathan. Definitely frustrating but half of woodworking is covering up your mistakes!
Stumbled across your channel. I love the pace of your video and how you don't spend 4 x 30 minute episodes making a cabinet frame as other channels have started to do. Also like your making style. Subscribed, keep up the good work
Hey Phil, thanks a lot. I appreciate it!
I have watched quite a few of your videos now and I must say you have inspired me to branch out with my projects.
Your dedication to accuracy and detail is commendable , love your work and videos
Thanks a lot Terry. I'm glad I could inspire you in some way with these videos. Good luck!
Beautiful work! Thank you for letting us watch.
A little "country roads" in the background @ 14:04....Nice!
Mistakes or not … pretty bloody epic build. Very nice👍
Just completed a very similar project for a mail pigeon hole cabinet. I wish I had watched your video beforehand as it would have save some head scratching. Managed to hold my measurements square by using a story board although manual alignment of slot routing alignment took far longer than it should. Will use a standard spacer next time. Great final finish, well done.
Nice to hear, Ian. I might be making a smaller version in the coming months...depends if the customer and I can agree on price :)
Looks awesome. I love the wood grain pattern on of the face plates
Man, you got GOD patience!!! good job! this cabinet is very beautiful, one of the best I've seen.
Lol thanks!! I appreciate your comment.
Nice design and great job. I love working with Sapele; absolutely beautiful wood.
Thanks! It's quickly becoming my favorite wood to work with.
78 people so envious they had to thumbs down. Well played, Parillaworks guy. Well played. Gorgeous cabinet. I enjoyed watching you make this.
Thanks :)
Excelent video.
Lots of great hints and I like you commenting on you small mistakes. That is also very helpful.
Beautiful work
Thanks Ricardo!
Dude, that is real work and it came out great. Well done!
Thanks!
Wow. Really nice work here. Keeping the grain matching across the front really made the entire piece stunning.
Absolutely gorgeous man!! love those open pockets on the bottom, adds a really nice design element without taking anything away from the overall look. Great work!!!
Thanks Avinash! Apparently my shoes are supposed to go in there instead of all around the house. We'll see how that goes!
I love apothecary tables and shelves. This one came out beautiful! Love the sapele and ash color together!
Thanks! I think sapele is my favorite wood to work with at the moment. And I have a lot leftover too.
I appreciate the narration, so many woodworking videos are just work, get no insight into what's going on.
Thanks Ian!
the sign of a true craftsman is how you deal with those pesky gremlins :D good to see you carry on and deal with that for a fantastic result well done
This was awesome! Appreciated you calling out your shortcomings, and explaining how you corrected them. Look forward to subscribing.
Thanks James!
Beautiful continuous grain across front of drawers.
Thanks Barbara!
Looks great! I'm really digging the joints you used on the drawers
Thanks!!
The grain continuity is fantastic! As are the choice in drawer pulls. Nice work!
Great design and craftsmanship. Nice editing on the video and many thanks for leaving in the "whoops" and corrections. We all go through the "next time I'll change this or that" on projects.Woodworking is 60% working and 40% problem solving. You get a thumbs up and a new subscriber from me.
Thanks!
Yep, I made it this far--all the way to the end and was totally impressed.
Thanks a lot :)
Had to watch again, awesome workmanship, Thank You ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👌🛠🗜🔧
Thanks a lot Jono!
Came out really nice, I really like the look of the continuous grain drawer fronts: I can only imagine how much work went into making it - I find one panel glue up stressful enough!!
Also thanks so much for showing your mistakes in the video, errors like cutting things slightly off-square is a problem I always have when making things so its really reassuring to see another youtube having the same mistakes.
This video has definitely motivated me to try and make something entirely out of solid wood, so cheers!
Thanks J. On the one hand it can be embarrassing for everyone to see your mistakes. On the other hand, I might not have much footage to show if I didn't show them! ;)
Right On ! you made a wonderful job ,many people do not know the time spent , great work !!!! I subscribe. Tom
Thanks Tom!
What a beautiful project! Loved the last close-ups.
Thanks a lot Jose!
The best build design and narrative. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot!
This piece of furniture looks awesome. Nice work!
Thanks!
Hi. I used these pine panels before. I failed to do a moisture check on them and one year after making the steps for some kids the pine panels began to split. I hope yours works out better. Great piece. Thanks for sharing the video.
Hi Dale. Thanks for sharing. It's been about 9 months or so and I haven't noticed any issues with the panels. Hopefully they stay that way!
John! Killer project. I love this apothecary cabinet. A cabinet like this has always been on my bucket list. I can only hope to make one for myself one day. Keep up the great work/videos. Best of luck.
Thanks Freddy!
Gorgeous piece. I like the sapwood highlights. Very impressive sir.
Thanks Brad!
That is awesome! Wish I had one like that for my craft storage
This is beautiful! Great job. I'm actually a bit of an apothekar/herbalist so this would be great to have. I didn't even know a dowel jig for us common folk was available!
You've got yourself a new subscriber and this is the first video of yours I've seen.
Thanks Jeremy!
Beautiful. Simple clean look. Appreciate this one!
Thanks Aaron!
Looks good, love the joins on the draws simple yet effective.
Thanks Zane.
That's a stunning piece of work!
Really nice piece and with that joint again. Love it.
Thanks Andy!