Todd Burch
02-26-2004, 10:09 AM
I'm making a vanity and a linen case for a client. Both are in cherry and both will be built-in. The stain will be a fairly red one.
As I do, I started with a Sketchup drawing. (The drawing says Mahogany, but we changed to cherry).
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/young_vanity.jpg
First, the vanity (yes, I know - not "vainity"). 6' wide, 24" deep and 34" tall. It will have a dark green granite top with a 1½" bullnose. A smaller, white, undermount sink. That left a lot of room on both sides that we took advantage of with 4 drawers each. In this shot, I am fitting the drawer fronts. The face frame, held on by clamps, will be finished separately and the 3 boxes will unscrew from each other for transport. Once onsite, the face frame will be glued and nailed in place and the holes filled with a wax pencil or covered with trim. The center plywood box is covered with cabinet liner (a pretty thin plastic laminate).
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/vanity_fittingdrawers.JPG
I use playing cards to set the gaps between drawers and on doors. On a door, I'll set the door in place and see how many cards it takes to become snug. I'll then take ½ that number of cards and set them on the bottom rail, with the door sitting on the cards, just as you see them in the drawer front opening. I'll then mark for drilling for screws for hinges, or, in the case of a drawer front, simply hold it in place and screw through the drawer box into the drawer front.
The drawer boxes (vanity & linen case) are all 1/2" thick solid cherry, fingerjointed. They graduate (the vanity) in size from top to bottom, 4", 5", 6", 8".
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_drawerbox.JPG
The drawer fronts are 5 piece. I start with 1/2" stock and apply 1/4" mouldings on top, mitered at the corners. Some glue and pins nails, followed by a little filler make a nice front.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/vanity_drawerfront.JPG
Here is the vanity ready for final sanding. The center hole will get two pullout shelves with door fronts.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/vanity_unfinished.JPG
Now, the linen case. It's 94" tall and 32" wide, 24" deep. It is in two sections for transport. The upper case, 46" tall, has 2 doors with fixed shelves. I prefinished the inside of the case prior to assembly. I match the piece of curly cherry on the front stiles. Pretty neat.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_stiles.JPG
The lower case, 48" tall, has 3 drawers. Well, 2 drawers and a hamper drawer. It's a BIG drawer - 26+" wide, 22" deep and 19" tall - finger jointed 1/2" birch plywood. All 100% pullout slides that move like they are on butter.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_unfinished.JPG
For the exposed side of the line case, I applied cherry trim in a framed effect and chamfered the corners. Looks better than plain plywood, I think. There will be a piece of chair rail moulding that hides the joint between the two cases, and it will be installed onsite.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_sides.JPG
Thanks for looking. Todd
As I do, I started with a Sketchup drawing. (The drawing says Mahogany, but we changed to cherry).
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/young_vanity.jpg
First, the vanity (yes, I know - not "vainity"). 6' wide, 24" deep and 34" tall. It will have a dark green granite top with a 1½" bullnose. A smaller, white, undermount sink. That left a lot of room on both sides that we took advantage of with 4 drawers each. In this shot, I am fitting the drawer fronts. The face frame, held on by clamps, will be finished separately and the 3 boxes will unscrew from each other for transport. Once onsite, the face frame will be glued and nailed in place and the holes filled with a wax pencil or covered with trim. The center plywood box is covered with cabinet liner (a pretty thin plastic laminate).
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/vanity_fittingdrawers.JPG
I use playing cards to set the gaps between drawers and on doors. On a door, I'll set the door in place and see how many cards it takes to become snug. I'll then take ½ that number of cards and set them on the bottom rail, with the door sitting on the cards, just as you see them in the drawer front opening. I'll then mark for drilling for screws for hinges, or, in the case of a drawer front, simply hold it in place and screw through the drawer box into the drawer front.
The drawer boxes (vanity & linen case) are all 1/2" thick solid cherry, fingerjointed. They graduate (the vanity) in size from top to bottom, 4", 5", 6", 8".
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_drawerbox.JPG
The drawer fronts are 5 piece. I start with 1/2" stock and apply 1/4" mouldings on top, mitered at the corners. Some glue and pins nails, followed by a little filler make a nice front.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/vanity_drawerfront.JPG
Here is the vanity ready for final sanding. The center hole will get two pullout shelves with door fronts.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/vanity_unfinished.JPG
Now, the linen case. It's 94" tall and 32" wide, 24" deep. It is in two sections for transport. The upper case, 46" tall, has 2 doors with fixed shelves. I prefinished the inside of the case prior to assembly. I match the piece of curly cherry on the front stiles. Pretty neat.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_stiles.JPG
The lower case, 48" tall, has 3 drawers. Well, 2 drawers and a hamper drawer. It's a BIG drawer - 26+" wide, 22" deep and 19" tall - finger jointed 1/2" birch plywood. All 100% pullout slides that move like they are on butter.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_unfinished.JPG
For the exposed side of the line case, I applied cherry trim in a framed effect and chamfered the corners. Looks better than plain plywood, I think. There will be a piece of chair rail moulding that hides the joint between the two cases, and it will be installed onsite.
http://www.burchwoodusa.com/miscpix/Cabinets/linencase_sides.JPG
Thanks for looking. Todd