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  1. 31st October 2007, 10:47 PM #16
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    After constructing the five main panels for the cabinet I discovered it was going to be hugely difficult to get everything square when glueing them up into a frame (pic1)... not to mention massively heavy, cumbersome and requiring every clamp in the shop!

    Decided to change the design and was prepared to buy more timber but discovered I can make a lighter (and easier to get square) frame by ripping the base panel down into several lengths (pic2). The rebate for the shelf has already been cut in the side panels so I have had to work the new design around that.

    The end product will look pretty similar to the original plan once finished (pic3) except the central section of base will be plywood not hardwood.

    I'd appreciate any comments on the new (hopefully improved) design?

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    How will you allow for wood movement with a plywood panel inside a hardwood case? Just asking as I am trying to design a long low cabinet and did not want a solid timber base - price and time.

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    Hmm actually I might not need to put a panel in there at all. There is already a rebate cut in the bottom of the side panels.

    The cabinet will be on castors which I was thinking I'd mount to the timber rails which I could probably make wider (eg 100) because I have a 450 wide panel already made for the base.

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    Looking good Steph. The latest FWW magazine has an article on the use of Sketchup in woodwork design; might be worth you having a read.

    I recommend drawing all the details for drawer runners, small gaps for movement, joinery, etc. A lot easier to sort out those details in the drawing, than during construction.

    Have you tried downloading models from the 3D warehouse? You could get hold of a TV, and castor models and add them in.
    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them . . . well, I have others.
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