File and Troop Storage Case: The Doors

 The doors have been added and attached.  Technically the door were cut....

With the frame complete, the next step was to cut two pieces of 1/4inch plywood to cover the front and back faces.  The drawers were removed before doing so, or course.

With the front and back attached the case was now just a 18 x 22 x 24 inch rectangle that was solid on all sides - not much use eh?  The able saw was set to a width of 1.5 inches and I passed all four sides of the front face of the case along the saw and bingo the front doors piece was cut.  The "new" front section was then cut down the middle and turning into a pain of doors which were then mounted on hinges.

Easy Peasy, right...

Not so much - given how heavy and awkward the piece was, I had a lot of tear out out and should have added a support on the front of the saw to help me manage the job better.  In retrospect I was attempting a pretty dangerous cut and just didn't think it through.  That's really inexcusable as shop safety should always be the primary consideration of any project.  I am more than a little chagrined.

There were two tear outs along what is the top of the case - you can see the notch cut in the top center support and you look close at the upper left corner of the tight side door I had to cut out and replace a 1/2" x 6" section of plywood.

To quote the great philosopher H. Simpson: "Dohhhh!!!!"

Sanding and finishing are the next steps in the projectThe next step of the project.  There will be a lot of sanding.....

So, how many mini's fit in a drawer?

A lot

My 15mm Peninsular British army has 123 bases of infantry and they all fill in a single drawer with room for some cavalry.

I really like "old style" drawer pulls.

This project is nearing completion and just in time, too!  As Tamsin pointed out, I'll be filling a good part of the unit with what is painted over the course of the upcoming Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge #9.