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@Hornbeam Just an update - I went ahead with the build after reading your feedback. Here is the build! It's not 100% complete - still need to finish middle leaf but overall very happy with the outcome. Thanks for your help!

The carcasses are all handmade from 18mm MDF. I designed the cabinets in SketchUP. I used that software to get all my dimensions and bought the MDF from B&Q, got them to cut it with mm precision. The shelf pins were drilled out with a normal hand drill. I made a jig and used the top corners of...

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Wow! A true art and talent.

I've sketched up a drawing of option 4 and after a lot of pondering the one I will most likely will chose. With this design I can add a layer of thin plywood on top, hiding everything and have a cleaner appearance too. I'll be using 70mm x 20mm Meranti for the Apron/Torsion box.

Thank you everyone for your feedback and kind words. These cabinets took me an absolute age to complete but was all worth it in the end. Looking forward to sharing more in the future! @Fred48 Cheers Fred and thanks for the suggestion. That is something I've been meaning to do :). @MikeH...

Hello all, I'm looking for some advice on my dining room table project. The aim is to produce something that looks like this but also extendable.... As it's extendable - I'm making the table tops separately instead of making one big slab and cutting it up. I've mocked up the design of the...

Hi all, I thought I'd share my recently completed project. I've never done cabinetry before and I learnt a ton throughout the process and I'd probably change a few things now looking back. The biggest one would of using a MR MDF instead of the normal stuff and using a router to grove the rails...

Hello all, My name is Tom and I'd consider myself as a confident DIY'er that would love to learn more. I've been around wood working ever since I was little and spent a lot of time in my dads workshop, the smell of timber is like fresh grass smell to me. I'm no longer in contact with my dad so...