...I decided to make a mini-cabinet out of the remaining oak plywood. I glued 3/4" wide strips of oak to the front side to hide the plywood edge grain. I drilled it for adjustable shelves, and installed 1/4" thick backing to keep it square.
I had a couple of beat-up melamine sheets that I used for shelves. The shelves are made of particle board, and after cutting them to size, the edges looked nasty. To hide those edges, I cut 1/4" deep strips of oak off a board and glued that strip to the front of each shelf. It came out pretty nice. I may stain it in the future, and maybe not!
EDIT: I did decide to stain it, and it looks much better.
Below are some cheap bookshelf speakers that were once part of an inexpensive home-theater sound system. They had been in a box for many years before I found a use for them in the shop. Previously I had them on shelves, but the shelves are gone, and so it's best to mount them and point them in the desired direction. I didn't bother hiding the plywood edges with oak strips on this arrangement.
I also added this little remote-controlled switch to turn on the under-cabinet lights without having to plug them in every time I need to do some work. 
The projects are small, but they all add to my skill set and to the convenience of the work area!
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