The cabinet project, update 1
Today I am able to declare the first of the cabinets I am building for my parents' garage substantially complete. Meet Tall Cabinet #1:
The carcass of Tall Cabinet #1 is comprised entirely of 3/4" plywood, sanded on one side with a 1/4" plywood backing. This was my first project with a router so I was able to do something other than plain old butt joints. The top piece is rabbetted and the bottom is dadoed. Also the tracks for the adjustables shelves are sitting in a routed out channel so they are flush with the surface of the cabinet.
The cabinet trim is clear pine 1x2s tacked on with trim nails.
The doors are 1x4s with a 1-inch deep channel cut to their inside that a piece of 1/4" plywood can be slid into and then locked into place by the glue/staples/screws holding the trim pieces in place.
This particular cabinet took about 6 days (which means six weeks because I only work on these things for one day every weekend). It could have gone a lot faster but one of the side walls was bowed and I wasted at least two weekends just trying to figure out how to resolve that problem. The only work that remains is installing door pulls, giving the whole thing a good sanding, and then a paint job of some kind (staining it won't do much since this is non-veneered plywood and essentially has no grain). I expect that Tall Cabinet #2 will go much faster.
Next update will probably be when Tall Cabinet #1 has been painted.
The carcass of Tall Cabinet #1 is comprised entirely of 3/4" plywood, sanded on one side with a 1/4" plywood backing. This was my first project with a router so I was able to do something other than plain old butt joints. The top piece is rabbetted and the bottom is dadoed. Also the tracks for the adjustables shelves are sitting in a routed out channel so they are flush with the surface of the cabinet.
The cabinet trim is clear pine 1x2s tacked on with trim nails.
The doors are 1x4s with a 1-inch deep channel cut to their inside that a piece of 1/4" plywood can be slid into and then locked into place by the glue/staples/screws holding the trim pieces in place.
This particular cabinet took about 6 days (which means six weeks because I only work on these things for one day every weekend). It could have gone a lot faster but one of the side walls was bowed and I wasted at least two weekends just trying to figure out how to resolve that problem. The only work that remains is installing door pulls, giving the whole thing a good sanding, and then a paint job of some kind (staining it won't do much since this is non-veneered plywood and essentially has no grain). I expect that Tall Cabinet #2 will go much faster.
Next update will probably be when Tall Cabinet #1 has been painted.
posted by Anonymous at 1:22 AM
2 Comments:
I feel like you have totally NORM ABRAMSED the situation.
your grandpa would be proud!
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