The new powder room vanity will include two sliding drawers. Details on their construction are below. The steps are in construction order, though the recordings may have been created out of order 😉 I used Poplar S4S (Home Depot) rather than Walnut to save in cost. I purchased the Poplar at dimension, saving me fromContinue reading “Powder Room Vanity: Drawers”
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Make That a Double!
A good problem to have: running out of spots on your stave for your second set of Blanton’s Original Single Barrel stoppers.* But, with a stave, drill, and Forstner bit that’s a problem easily solved. Blanton’s tops off their amazing bottles of bourbon with these stoppers. Each has a letter near the lower rear hoof;Continue reading “Make That a Double!”
3) New Shelving: Shelves are Done!
Big news, the shelves are DONE! The molding is in place and it all looks great. Yes, they look like built-ins, so mission accomplished. 🙂 [For now] I’m hiding the shelf contents, so forgive the grayed polygons. They don’t take away from the work itself, however. The five IKEA shelves sitting on the platform. YouContinue reading “3) New Shelving: Shelves are Done!”
2) New Shelving: Shelves in Place!
The IKEA Billy bookcases have been put into place! Again, the goal is to add enough molding and customization to hide the fact that they’re simple IKEA Billy bookshelves (with glass shelves and doors). On the next post I’ll cover the molding and additional hardware installed to make them look like custom built-ins. In lineContinue reading “2) New Shelving: Shelves in Place!”
1) New Shelving: Preps
Our basement included (ugly) fixed shelves when we moved in…. Time to upgrade! Step one was removing the old shelves and prepping for the new. Which was harder than it sounds since the original custom shelving tightly fit the space with no vertical clearance for removal. I removed the molding (be sure to pre-cut theContinue reading “1) New Shelving: Preps”
The ‘Salon Table’ is done!
Time to celebrate! My second true piece of furniture has been completed! The full album is HERE. This was a fun project that included new techniques and new lessons learned… Using a benchtop mortiser for the leg cross-pieces. Yes, you still have to chisel a bit to clean it out and leave a bit ofContinue reading “The ‘Salon Table’ is done!”
Assemble-Finish or Finish-Assemble?
I assembled the bathroom vanity before I finished it (stain, polyurethane, sanding). That went fine for most of it, but it was difficult to sand coats of finish next to interior edges. And it meant locking cabinet door panels in place with polyurethane rather than letting them ‘float’. So for the salon table I optedContinue reading “Assemble-Finish or Finish-Assemble?”
Sanding Time. Yay?
Time to start sanding the Salon table. Which is my least favorite phase, but I’ve come up with a few tips to make it easier: Friction Pad: It’s also used as shelf liner, and it keeps the wood from slipping on the table when you sand, finish, etc. I also have a workbench with benchContinue reading “Sanding Time. Yay?”
Roll out the Barrel!
Wow, I forgot to include the bourbon barrel liquor cabinet on the carpentry page. Egads, such an oversight! It’s there now along with a link to the build history. I also refreshed the text on the ‘Home Improvement‘ page. It’s a bit clearer with a few more details. Some details on the liquor cabinet… TheContinue reading “Roll out the Barrel!”
Active Project: Salon Table
I started building the salon table around December 26th. You can catch progress photos HERE. As of this posting all of the wood has been cut! Now it’s all about sanding, finishing, and assembling. I learned a lot from the first project (Bathroom Vanity). How to oversize / glue the pieces then use the planerContinue reading “Active Project: Salon Table”
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