Good afternoon uk workshop team,
I wanted to ask for the forum opinions on two different ways of constructing this piece of furniture.
I have been asked by a client to build a copy of this bathroom cabinet no longer available.
It features a walnut veneered outer and hpl/melamine inner - though I will use walnut for the inner and outside keep the equilibrium in check.
- I don’t do a a ton of veneering work and not on this scale, I do have access to a rather large vacuum press bag.
I have opted to do the veneering myself rather then buying a preveneered sheet to cut the parts from my reason being is the commercial veneer on these sheets is so thin I worry that if my miters are just hair out on the seems I won’t get a smooth seam.
Whereas my local timber years sells sheets up to 2.5m thick veneer which gives me a bit more to play with.
I am a bit worried about everything lining up flush between the door and the carcuss with all the miters involved. In order the achieve the clean wrapped aesthetic. The front door needs the front panel and all four corners mitred,
The other option I have which is becoming increasingly more appealing is building the cabinet and door first out of mdf/plywood. Edging the sides in hardwood then Simple butt joints glued and screwed then wrapping the casework after with the veneer using contact cement.
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Jon Peters seems to use this technique with good success -
I feel like this technique is more low risk. By building the carcuss first using simple butt joints I feel like my door cabinet and main cabinet will match perfectly which I feel is a bit more risky if my mitres don’t come out completely perfect on all four corners and equal between the two cabinets.
- I would have to veneer the interior first before glueing then wrap the casework afterwards.
I am a little afraid by of course not veneering the outside till after that the mdf will bend prior to assembly due to one side only being veneered.
can anyone give me their thoughts on this and how you would approach this project.
I wanted to ask for the forum opinions on two different ways of constructing this piece of furniture.
I have been asked by a client to build a copy of this bathroom cabinet no longer available.
It features a walnut veneered outer and hpl/melamine inner - though I will use walnut for the inner and outside keep the equilibrium in check.
- I don’t do a a ton of veneering work and not on this scale, I do have access to a rather large vacuum press bag.
I have opted to do the veneering myself rather then buying a preveneered sheet to cut the parts from my reason being is the commercial veneer on these sheets is so thin I worry that if my miters are just hair out on the seems I won’t get a smooth seam.
Whereas my local timber years sells sheets up to 2.5m thick veneer which gives me a bit more to play with.
I am a bit worried about everything lining up flush between the door and the carcuss with all the miters involved. In order the achieve the clean wrapped aesthetic. The front door needs the front panel and all four corners mitred,
The other option I have which is becoming increasingly more appealing is building the cabinet and door first out of mdf/plywood. Edging the sides in hardwood then Simple butt joints glued and screwed then wrapping the casework after with the veneer using contact cement.
.
Jon Peters seems to use this technique with good success -
I feel like this technique is more low risk. By building the carcuss first using simple butt joints I feel like my door cabinet and main cabinet will match perfectly which I feel is a bit more risky if my mitres don’t come out completely perfect on all four corners and equal between the two cabinets.
- I would have to veneer the interior first before glueing then wrap the casework afterwards.
I am a little afraid by of course not veneering the outside till after that the mdf will bend prior to assembly due to one side only being veneered.
can anyone give me their thoughts on this and how you would approach this project.
