A lot of progress the past couple of weeks.   The upper glass doors were completed.  Each of the muntins needed to be milled and glued in place to accept the glass.  Won’t install the glass until the end when everything has finish and topcoat applied. After completing the basic construction of all the parts,[…]

With the prep work done, construction begins on the upper section of the first cabinet.  First job is to assemble the sides and make sure everything is square. Next task is to create the face frame and attach it to the upper section. The glue-up is done in segments in order to keep the assembly[…]

A lot has been going on with the Corner Cabinets.  There were drawers to make. And fit into the cabinets. Once the drawers were good to go, time to begin working on the countertops for the base cabinets.  The wood needed to be milled to the correct 7/8″ thickness.  Then the boards needed to be[…]

Spent some time at the lumber yard picking the wood for this project.  Because I’m building two of these cabinets, there’s a lot of material to purchase, prep, and mill.  Since these pieces will be painted, the primary wood is poplar.  It mills nicely and is great with milk paint. The next steps are to[…]