Tom Hoffman
02-16-2008, 2:40 PM
I want to share some lessons learned from a recent project as well as show off the georgous bookmatched black walnut flat panels after finishing.
In a previous post, http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=72128 , I include some pictures of a bathroom vanity re-facing job I was engaged in. Below I've re-posted the before pics, one "during" pic, and some finished pics.
Construction: All the drawer fronts and doors were completely replaced. The outside edge of each door and drawer front has a bead detail of moulding applied proud of the surfaces. The inside edges of the rails and stiles (closest to the panel) have a routed bead detail. Stiles and rails are jack mitered together with loose mortise and tenons. The door panels are floating. Each panel has 1/16" bookmatched crotch grain (front and back) veneered to 1/8" baltic birch plywood.
Finish: The "new" face frames, drawer fronts, door rails/stiles received 5 coats of Waterlox satin applied with a rag and wet sanded flat before the last coat. The door panels received 5 coats of Waterlox gloss applied with a rag and wet sanded before the final coat.
Lesson #1: I made a rookie mistake when planing down the the drawer fronts. If you look at the before pics, drawers 5, 6, 7, & 8 show a perfectly bookmatched grain pattern. I didn't plane each bookmatch equally, resulting in a less than desireable bookmatch. Not a big deal, but I am my harshest critic!
Lesson #2: Next time I will just remove the face frames and build new ones. This process was very labor intensive. I milled 3/16" veneer strips, removed the varnish on the exisitng face frames, and glued and clamped each piece separately. The gluing and clamping took forever.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77851&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1198526562 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77851&d=1198526562)http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77852&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1198526562 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77852&d=1198526562)http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77853&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1198526668 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77853&d=1198526668)
In a previous post, http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=72128 , I include some pictures of a bathroom vanity re-facing job I was engaged in. Below I've re-posted the before pics, one "during" pic, and some finished pics.
Construction: All the drawer fronts and doors were completely replaced. The outside edge of each door and drawer front has a bead detail of moulding applied proud of the surfaces. The inside edges of the rails and stiles (closest to the panel) have a routed bead detail. Stiles and rails are jack mitered together with loose mortise and tenons. The door panels are floating. Each panel has 1/16" bookmatched crotch grain (front and back) veneered to 1/8" baltic birch plywood.
Finish: The "new" face frames, drawer fronts, door rails/stiles received 5 coats of Waterlox satin applied with a rag and wet sanded flat before the last coat. The door panels received 5 coats of Waterlox gloss applied with a rag and wet sanded before the final coat.
Lesson #1: I made a rookie mistake when planing down the the drawer fronts. If you look at the before pics, drawers 5, 6, 7, & 8 show a perfectly bookmatched grain pattern. I didn't plane each bookmatch equally, resulting in a less than desireable bookmatch. Not a big deal, but I am my harshest critic!
Lesson #2: Next time I will just remove the face frames and build new ones. This process was very labor intensive. I milled 3/16" veneer strips, removed the varnish on the exisitng face frames, and glued and clamped each piece separately. The gluing and clamping took forever.
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77851&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1198526562 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77851&d=1198526562)http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77852&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1198526562 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77852&d=1198526562)http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77853&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1198526668 (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77853&d=1198526668)