Al Navas
05-19-2007, 8:28 AM
Thanks for looking!
LOML needed a 48-inch cabinet and lots of drawer space. So, I designed something quickly to fulfill the need :o . Two banks of three drawers, 48 inches wide, 36-1/2 inches tall, 24 inches deep.
1. The design concept (done in eCabinet Systems software as a learning project): Not shown in this "sketch" is the old countertop we re-used, as it was still in good shape:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Cabinetdesignconcept.jpg
And some photos of the work-in-progress:
2. I used full-extension slides:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Full-extensionslides.jpg
3. Home-made jigs to properly center the false drawer fronts:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Homemadejigtoinstalldrawerfronts.jpg
4. Corner blocks on the top, and a peek at the 2 X 4s used to mount the slides:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Cornerblocsandslidemounts.jpg
And now for the completed project:
5. I used a door edge profile bit to decorate the drawer edges:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Draweredgeprofile.jpg
6. The finished cabinet, loaded with whatever LOML wanted to put in it :
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Fromleftwithdrawersopen.jpg
This was a fun project. Finished with Minwax Special Walnut stain, two coats of Target Coatings' waterborne shellac, and four coats of Target's Super Clear waterborne polyurethane. Finally, buffed with 600 grit wet-dry sandpaper.
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LOML needed a 48-inch cabinet and lots of drawer space. So, I designed something quickly to fulfill the need :o . Two banks of three drawers, 48 inches wide, 36-1/2 inches tall, 24 inches deep.
1. The design concept (done in eCabinet Systems software as a learning project): Not shown in this "sketch" is the old countertop we re-used, as it was still in good shape:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Cabinetdesignconcept.jpg
And some photos of the work-in-progress:
2. I used full-extension slides:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Full-extensionslides.jpg
3. Home-made jigs to properly center the false drawer fronts:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Homemadejigtoinstalldrawerfronts.jpg
4. Corner blocks on the top, and a peek at the 2 X 4s used to mount the slides:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Cornerblocsandslidemounts.jpg
And now for the completed project:
5. I used a door edge profile bit to decorate the drawer edges:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Draweredgeprofile.jpg
6. The finished cabinet, loaded with whatever LOML wanted to put in it :
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/Sandal_Woods/cabinets/Fromleftwithdrawersopen.jpg
This was a fun project. Finished with Minwax Special Walnut stain, two coats of Target Coatings' waterborne shellac, and four coats of Target's Super Clear waterborne polyurethane. Finally, buffed with 600 grit wet-dry sandpaper.
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