Woodworker's Journal 2010-34-2, страница 43
In order to reuse the drawer boxes, the author sliced 3/8" of1 the front of the drawer face on his table saw. He used a basic sliding jig (left inset) to control the cut. The jig has a runner that fits into the miter gauge slot. Doors, Drawers... Done 1 had ordered the doors before 1 started the whole process so they were ready as soon as I had completed all my veneering work. Right after they arrived, I put a coat of clear sealer on them ... just to keep them from moving on me. 1 also ordered the glass earlier, but as is my practice, I did not order it until I had the doors in hand and could measure the openings. The upper doors that 1 chose came with glass retaining strips pre-cut. That was a nice touch. I bored the holes in the doors for the cup hinges, mounted the clips on the face frames and did a test fitting. The drawers were completed, as 1 mentioned earlier, so all that was left to do was apply the finish. Using a good quality brush, 1 put two coats of Zinsser® SealCoat™1 onto the raw wood. 1 sanded down the nibs and followed with two wipcd-on coats of polyurethane. That is about it. 1 installed the glass in the upper doors, hung them and adjusted them evenly. 1 drilled some holes to mount the hardware ... brushed nickel pulls and some wide drawer handles — and 1 was done. In the lead "after" photo (page 41), the shelf in the upper compartment is made from solid maple. Having lived with it for a few weeks, 1 have decided to replace it with a tempered glass shelf. Hmm, maybe this project will take a while to be "absolutely" done. I've been looking at interior shelf lighting lately ... Rob Johnstone is the editor in chief of the Woodworker's Journal. He lias been a cabinetmaker since childhood bat admits that he found cabinet refacing to be kind of fun, New drawer fronts made from 3/4" maple were glued and pin-nailed to the front of the modified drawer boxes. Both drawer fronts were made from one piece of maple lumber so the grain would flow from one to the other. European-style cup hinges that are specially designed to work in a face frame application were used to hang the pre-made, special-order doors. Woodworker's Journal April 2010 www.journal-plaza.net & www.freedowns.net it |
