Cloth Cabinet

My cloth cabinet is more or less similar to most peoples except for a few changes. It is very common to use the front door as the cutting table but as I read the other web pages most people said if they had to do it over again they would make a larger cutting table. One person made an extension which I thought was a good idea but still wanted to be able to fold it up in the cabinet. For this reason the cabinet itself is a bit bigger then normal to allow for the table extension to fold up inside. 

The cabinet is 4 foot by 4 foot and is 1 foot thick

Opened the cutting table is approximately 4 foot wide by 8 feet long.

The secret of doing this is I made the second half of the table slightly narrower and shorter then the first so that when folded over on top of the first section it would fit inside the sides of the cabinet. Both the first table and second are attached to each other and to the cabinet with piano hinges. 

This involved cutting a rabbit in the top of the cabinet so the braces from the second shelf would close tight against the top of the box.

Note the top shelf also has to be cut back to allow for the table to fold inside

The other major change I made was in how I hang the cabinet to the wall. If you look at my Jig Table and the joint that holds the two halves of it together, I used a similar joint to hold the cabinet to the wall. It is incredibly strong, simple and very easy to remove the box if needed. It involves cutting a brace of 3/4 inch MDF or plywood at a 45 degree bevel and attach solidly to the back of the cabinet. Attach an identical but opposite cut bevel to the wall. Anchoring it into the studs for strong support. The cabinet simply hangs on this reversed bevel and the more weight the stronger the connection. 

That's all there is to it. If you would like more information please email me. dennymortensen@cableone.net