Thread: Recycled gothic cupboard WIP

Hi burraboy,
It looks like a fun project, something to get the grey matter activated! Any sketches of what you're planning?
BTW do you know what timber it is?

Cheers,

No sketches I'm afraid A M, its all in the grey matter. The wood is a mix of cedar and Kauri.

Good score Burra!.

Good looking Joinery there.

First job is to cut a length of steel pipe in half. A few lengths of flat bar and a pretty basic jig will hold the bits while a spot of welding sticks them together. The finished profile will match that of the mouldings I hope to use in the bottom frame.



Now just a short wait while I line up a visit to a mate with a MIG.

Just as well for mates!! I don't think we'd get half as much done without mates!

Yeah or for one of my mates when he comes to help he says that we need to do this and this and this so we end up doing twice as much work.

Even when I just want to more cupboard.

Replacing some of the material that was removed earlier in the panels life. These will be used as the side panels for the cupboard and I can get away with using pine as it will be well hidden inside at the back. I'll be looking for some bits of red cedar when I come to deal with the panels I'll use as the doors.

MIG work done and a start on the grinding.

Good progress so far.

Although I'm starting to fit the pieces of bullnose moulding into the corners and spacers for the bottom frame, progress is slow. I have some cedar on its way but am not sure of the size it will finish down to, so can't commit to the final dimensions and do all the final fitting. In the meanwhile, I will turn up some feet. They will fit into the metal rings which will in turn be welded underneath the corner brackets. I think I will fix the feet in place with some rivet headed studs thru the ring.

The cedar has arrived at last and I can start making up the material lost from the panels which will make up the doors.



Also from the same source came some big mahogany offcuts which have been glued up and turned into feet.

Progress is slow but steady. Here is the base frame up on the workbench, feet attached and front dividers slotted in place.



The panels are made up too and I have started removing decades of grime from them. I've been thinking about the holes in the panels and think perforated zinc might fit the bill there. The next job though is to make up the frame for the back.

I'm liking this combination of SS and timber.

I agree with Artme, that frame looks great already, looking forward to seeing this project develop. Keep the pics coming Burraboy.