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Starting a new project this week. Two vanities for a customer in Kalamazoo.
All face frame, door and drawer parts will be hard maple except the inset panels. Casework will be prefinished ply, and the base will likely be poplar.
I like to build the base separate so it can be more easily leveled. Then the case can simply be set on top and attached to the wall.
Face frame construction will be pocket hole screws. So will the case but adjoining sheets of plywood will fit into shallow (1/32") dados. This keeps the panel from wandering when the pocket screws go in and also removes the prefinished veneer so I can add some glue to the joint. Have not decided on drawer construction. Had initially planned on lock rabbets - I might go with half blind dovetails if things are going well. Slides will be undermount soft close. Hinges are soft close also.
The larger vanity has a cabinet on the left end (under the off center sink) and a pull out trash can drawer on the right. If clearances allow the drawer fronts in front of the basins will have tip out trays.
All face frame, door and drawer parts will be hard maple except the inset panels. Casework will be prefinished ply, and the base will likely be poplar.
I like to build the base separate so it can be more easily leveled. Then the case can simply be set on top and attached to the wall.
Face frame construction will be pocket hole screws. So will the case but adjoining sheets of plywood will fit into shallow (1/32") dados. This keeps the panel from wandering when the pocket screws go in and also removes the prefinished veneer so I can add some glue to the joint. Have not decided on drawer construction. Had initially planned on lock rabbets - I might go with half blind dovetails if things are going well. Slides will be undermount soft close. Hinges are soft close also.
The larger vanity has a cabinet on the left end (under the off center sink) and a pull out trash can drawer on the right. If clearances allow the drawer fronts in front of the basins will have tip out trays.