OT cabinetry with pictures

[Young Ed]

Been playing with some oak and modifying a stain it yourself cabinet into a cabinet plus microwave shelf. Is it just something with us car guys we can't leave anything alone? I also wonder whether Norm would have said your time is too valuable to do that you should have just hired it out or if he would have liked the wood project.....

Here's what I started with

Then I reduced it to this(doors not shown but still being used)

Now it looks like this. Doors will be reattached after staining.

[randroid]

Ed,

I find the look to be aesthetically very pleasant; nice work. What type of glue are you using that won't interfere with the stain?

-Randy

[Young Ed]

Its an off brand gorilla glue. I forget the type. The glue spots that raised up will be cut/sanded. Once its dry I'll get a picture of it standing up.

[BobT-47P15]

I see Ed has other talents besides automotive.

Looks nice. Waiting to see the finished product.

Norm would probably have approved.

[Young Ed]

Bob not sure I'd call this a talent. I've got way to many hours into this project. If I was doing this for a living I'd probably have to charge 1K for this just to keep food on the table. Oh well thats why its fun right? I also added this one underneath where the custom one will go. Its not nearly as modified though.....

[greg g]

So nobody noticed he is using the bed of the truck for a work bench??? Mine is curretly a storage space, but I have lowered the tailgae a couple of times for some extra bench space...

[Young Ed]

Greg can't say nobody since you noticed.... Its only been a workspace for the clamping part. During all the cutting test fitting etc the truck was safe outside. The garage is just small enough/just full of enough crap that the truck and the cabinet won't fit front to back.

[T120]

..Well there you go,once a fellow gets married his priorities shift direction - nice work Ed

[Young Ed]

As of tonight

[Young Ed]

Done and hanging on the wall.

[55 Fargo]

Looking Good Ed, keeps the Wife Happy too, cuz happy wife=happy life........

[Greenbomb]

Looks good and you saved/gained countertop. Good job!

[randroid]

Ed,

On top of the other accolades I'm pleased to see the bottom is securely taped to the wall to prevent it from flapping in the breeze. Not much that's more dangerous than a bowl of noodle soup swinging inside a microwave oven when the back door to the kitchen gets opened. You obviously think only of others.

Nice work.

-Randy

[Young Ed]

Ed,

On top of the other accolades I'm pleased to see the bottom is securely taped to the wall to prevent it from flapping in the breeze. Not much that's more dangerous than a bowl of noodle soup swinging inside a microwave oven when the back door to the kitchen gets opened. You obviously think only of others.

Nice work.

-Randy

Funny funny! Those are actually my marks for the studs. That cabinet turned out quite heavy and needed to be well anchored. So far it has 6 3in deck screws into 2 studs. I probably would have done 8-10 but I ran out of them.

[Reg Evans]

Nice work Ed !

Get ready though cause she's gonna be on you now to install the window trim.

[Young Ed]

HAHAHAHA thats been happening for a long time now. The window trim itself is easy. Staining the actual windows first is the part I've been putting off.

[aero3113]

Did you drink all of the gatoraid that was on the floor or are they now in the cabinet?

[Young Ed]

All the gatorade is either in the fridge or has been drunk.

[ggdad1951]

not bad...it's heavy because of the particle board it seems to be made of. Lam ply would have been much lighter! In my side job world, that's about a $350 cabinet installed, so tell the wife how much money you saved and you can spend it on cars/trucks!

[Young Ed]

Actually the sides and fronts are solid oak. The rest is mostly plywood. Only the top is partical board.

[ggdad1951]

what's it made outa 3/4"? That shouldn't be THAT heavy! Remember that cabinets hang not thru the number of screws/nails, but by the friction between the wall and the cabinet. I'd hang that with 4 screws with washers, MAYBE 6 just to be safe.

When I build I use 1/2" ply for the box, 1/4" backer, 3/4" nailer and solid wood for the faceframe.

[Young Ed]

Ya most of its 3/4. The top and bottom of the upper piece is 1/2. I hadn't come up with the plan for the front at at the time I bought the oak. Otherwise I could have used plywood and gotten by a little cheaper. Good 6 screws is what I've got in it. Only because I ran out at that point!

[DonaldSmith]

Technically, the screws are there to resist tension and shear.

Shear is the tendency of the cabinet to slide down the wall. You don't need much to resist the shear, just a couple of screws, top or bottom doesn't matter.

Tension is strongest near the top of the cabinet, where the cabinet would try to pull away from the wall. The screws near the bottom only keep the cabinet from moving away from the wall if bumped.

You should only need four screws. If using six, I would locate four near the top and two near the bottom.

[Young Ed]

If you look at the picture there are 2 about an inch from the very top and then 2 about an inch up from the bottom of the enclosed area. Then 2 more in the middle of the open area.

[Young Ed]

Started my next project about a week ago. Building 2 of these to each hold an 8in bookshelf speaker and inside store LPs.