Well between errands, movies, etc. I got some time in the shop. Though I didn't get as much done as I had hoped, I still made some observable progress on the upper cabinets.
Here are the three upper units sitting side by side on the lower cabinets. I went ahead and stained the oak faceframe and the interior of the shelf unit to see what it would like. Yes, that is a green stain wash on the inside.
I used pocket screws to make the face frames and just glued them to the boxes- like I did with the faceframes on the lower cabinets. However, I used a slot cutter and loose tenons to construct the door frames this time. It worked great! Less steps, much quicker, and better alignment of the stile-rail intersection.
A shot from a different angle showing the end panel. The end panel was glued to the overhanging front stile and to the 1/2" ply box side. The cabinet box tops and bottoms were made from 3/4" ply. The end panels were a source of a big D' Oh
- the left and right end panels got switched!!! :BangHead::BangHead::BangHead: The end panel outer stiles are supposed to be the same width- 2".
I used the Lamello hinges again. I'm still not happy with installation of these.
Close-up of door grids. The grids were just fitted and glued. I was originally going to recess them in shallow, short slots in the back side of the stile and rail lip but figured that would be too much trouble for a non-structural detail, especially since the grid will be backed by glass. The backs of the doors have been rabbeted to hold two, upper and lower, glass panels. I still need to do some final sanding of the cabinets and doors, including easing the edges. I also need to sand the shelves and shelf edge treatment.
Here are the three upper units sitting side by side on the lower cabinets. I went ahead and stained the oak faceframe and the interior of the shelf unit to see what it would like. Yes, that is a green stain wash on the inside.
A shot from a different angle showing the end panel. The end panel was glued to the overhanging front stile and to the 1/2" ply box side. The cabinet box tops and bottoms were made from 3/4" ply. The end panels were a source of a big D' Oh
I used the Lamello hinges again. I'm still not happy with installation of these.
Close-up of door grids. The grids were just fitted and glued. I was originally going to recess them in shallow, short slots in the back side of the stile and rail lip but figured that would be too much trouble for a non-structural detail, especially since the grid will be backed by glass. The backs of the doors have been rabbeted to hold two, upper and lower, glass panels. I still need to do some final sanding of the cabinets and doors, including easing the edges. I also need to sand the shelves and shelf edge treatment.
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