I have acquired a couple totes of records from my dad. My wife is tired of them being in the way. I have looked for record storage and found cabinets in the thousands or much lower quality units for much more than I would like to pay.

I think it would be relatively simple to make but I would love any input or experience this board has.

I am thinking tool wise a track saw, router w/table, and maybe planer would be what I need but let me know what I missing or over doing.

Table saw should be the base tool for every shop IMO. Extremely versatile for a variety cuts and techniques

For what you're doing, you'll do well to start with a compound mitre saw, a circular saw with a guide & clamps, an orbital sander, and a cordless drill. (Even if you already have a cordless drill, you need another one, because a man can never have too many cordless drills.)

If you think woodworking is going to become a regular thing, get the table saw. If this likely a one and done project, Harbor Freight will be a decent spot to get the saws. Get a good cordless drill though.

Get the track saw if you don't have room for a table saw.
I actually use a jig saw more than my router. Would allow you to cut the handles and the notches more easily in the box above without having to clean the corners up if you used the circular saw.

Router is farther down the last since you can easily round corners over with sand paper.

Planer is WAY down the list.

Other piece of info to know is if you plan to build more big or small projects in the future. I tend to have larger, less precise tools since I mostly build pergolas, decks, dog houses, fences etc. Track saw is great for cutting big sheets of plywood. But it won't be great to try to build an end table with tight joints.

Depending on how nice you want and how big you want, go look at IKEA. They have a ton of cheap shelving options. You can also look into IKEA hacks to make them look nicer.

If you are just going to build some shelves out of plywood, then all you need is circular saw, clamps, and drill. Router will help if you want nicer looking trim. Table saw will help speed you up over circular saw but are typically more expensive and take up more room. Either a table saw or a router is required if you want to do fancier joints like a dado or rabbet.

Lots of different opinions…
For cabinets:
you need a way to break down plywood. Trac-saw.
Trac saw is a better version of a circular saw with guides, you don't need both.
For a trac saw to work best you need a large table and a sheet of foam insulation. Lay the plywood on top and cut through and into the foam board.

Cut plywood strips to length with a miter saw.

You'll need a way to join the pieces. I suggest looking at a kreg jig.

For putting rounded edges and slots in the wood…router and table would work well.

I want to build something like this. Possibly another version with a small shelf above the records. I plan on having this under the TV in the living room.



https://www.departmenthome.com/products/1-x-3-record-storage-cabinet

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Power tools I have: cordless drill, impact driver, orbital sander, jig saw, and circular saw.

Space wise we just built a a large garage shop (20x50 main area with a 12x9 work area). I have space, but I primarily made it for car projects so wood working is not my primary interest.

However, upcoming projects will be building out or acquiring work benches and toolboxes and finishing out the shop. We made the shop big enough to fit an RV for resale and because we have an Aggie bus that I would like to convert to an RV. Bottom line I have a lot of projects i can use the tools on.

You could build that with those tools. You'll probably want some clamps to clamp it together for gluing and screwing, plus clamping down the straightedge for your circular saw as a guide. A table saw or track saw will speed you up and help your precision, but you can do it with a circular saw, straight edge, patience, and precision. However, every new project I tackle I view as an opportunity to get a new tool to complete it, or at least that's how I justify it to my wife. Look into a Kregg Jig to help hide the screws with pocket holes. Or you could buy a router or table saw to make dados and just use glue.
If you are sawing and sanding indoors a shop you'll want a way to manage saw dust. I do all of my cutting and sanding just outside my garage, then all assembly inside. That would require a few sawhorses.

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