Shawn Christ
05-06-2009, 11:19 PM
Here are pics of my most recent project - a bathroom vanity cabinet. Completed for a coworker and only my second customer project. They saw a vanity they wanted at Lowe's but didn't want to pay $800 to special order a 42" cabinet.
The model cabinet was completely frameless, euro-style. This wouldn't work in their application because the cabinet will sit up against a side wall next to door trim. So I opted for a hybrid euro cabinet with a 1-inch perimeter frame, as found on another thread here.
This is my first vanity project and first attempt with dovetail construction. The carcass was assembled with dado joints, glued and screwed where the heads would not be visible. I also used pocket holes and screws to attach the face frame.
Cabinet: 3/4 B-2 birch ply (from Menards - I was impressed with this)
1/4 poplar ply back
Doors, drawers, and door fronts: 4/4 poplar
Slides: economy 100 lb. full ext (from wwhardware.com - also impressed)
Hinges: Blum 120-degree (also from wwhardware.com)
Exterior finish: Benjamin Moore Regal 100% acrylic pearl finish paint
Interior finish: Minwax water-based polyurethane
This was a good learning experience for me. I am a SLOW woodworker; spend way too much time thinking about my next step in order to avoid mistakes. I'm ashamed to admit this took me about 85 hours to complete.
Hopefully my coworker and his wife will like this...
The model cabinet was completely frameless, euro-style. This wouldn't work in their application because the cabinet will sit up against a side wall next to door trim. So I opted for a hybrid euro cabinet with a 1-inch perimeter frame, as found on another thread here.
This is my first vanity project and first attempt with dovetail construction. The carcass was assembled with dado joints, glued and screwed where the heads would not be visible. I also used pocket holes and screws to attach the face frame.
Cabinet: 3/4 B-2 birch ply (from Menards - I was impressed with this)
1/4 poplar ply back
Doors, drawers, and door fronts: 4/4 poplar
Slides: economy 100 lb. full ext (from wwhardware.com - also impressed)
Hinges: Blum 120-degree (also from wwhardware.com)
Exterior finish: Benjamin Moore Regal 100% acrylic pearl finish paint
Interior finish: Minwax water-based polyurethane
This was a good learning experience for me. I am a SLOW woodworker; spend way too much time thinking about my next step in order to avoid mistakes. I'm ashamed to admit this took me about 85 hours to complete.
Hopefully my coworker and his wife will like this...