My son and I wanted a cabinet to display comic books.  We also wanted interior cabinet lights that allow us to change the color of the lights to match the theme of the comics.  After careful consideration and many hours picking out our favorite comic book covers, we had a game plan and got to work!

We made the cabinet out of an air-dried walnut slab that was cut using an Alaskan chainsaw mill.  The cabinet was built using dovetail joinery, giving it a classic look. The cabinet features magnets that hold picture frames in place, with the comics inside the frames. The comics can easily be removed and swapped out for other ones.

The coolest part is definitely the lights.  I used LED strip lights and my video shows exactly how to install these particular lights.  The lights can be changed to any color we want.  We can also change the brightness, can make them rotate colors in a pattern, and they flicker to music!  This set has an RF remote.  There are two remote types when buying lights, RF and IR.  IR means that you have to point the remote at a sensor to make it work.  RF allows you to point the remote in any direction to control the lights, and the signal can travel through walls or other objects.

Even if you aren’t into comic books or cabinets, and just want to see how to install LED lights, I recommend checking out the video above to see a step by step guide.

Tools and materials that I used:

• LED Strip Lights

• LED Light Aluminum Channel Kit

• Leigh Dovetail Jig

• Bosch Router

• Jet Jointer

• Dewalt Planer

• Jet Table saw

• Matika Drill

• Rikon Bandsaw

• Forrest Table Saw Blade

• Freud Ripping Blade

• Microjig GRR-RIPPER  

• Festool Domino

• Festool Domino Tenons

• Festool Disc Sander

• Starrett 6” Combination Square

• Starrett 12” Combination Square

• Woodpecker Square

• Arm-R-Seal Top Coat

• Brass Setup Bars

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