Well, after a long break, so to speak, from being out in the shop, I finally made my triumphant return. Amy and I have been busy remodeling our bonus room so that Amy can use it as an office/studio. So, we've been busy pulling up carpet and laying tile in that room and the adjoining hallway.
If you don't believe me, Amy has pics on her blog.
As part of the remodeling effort, we decided to put in countertops along two of the walls, creating a large work area for Amy to do whatever she's working on at any given time. We looked around for cabinets to put under the countertop for general storage and support. Needless to say, most of the cabinets we found were entirely too tall to be of much use. As such, I was commissioned to build four cabinets.
Now, I suppose I should clarify the title of this post...you see, I wasn't technically ruining wood, but rather ruining termite puke, otherwise known as MDF. That being said, I can now continue this post with a clear conscience.
At any rate, I spent the afternoon building the first cabinet. I cut the MDF to rough dimensions outside in the driveway with my circular saw. I then trimmed everything up to final dimensions with the table saw. The cabinet itself is held together with biscuits and glue and a couple of screws.
All in all, it turned out better than I expected. I still need to put a face frame on it and make a door for it, but I thought it best to try to build the remaining cabinets first.
No pics just yet as Amy has been at work all evening and she has the digital camera in her possession. Will post some later.
Posted by Rob at October 5, 2003 1:18 AM