Top to the Fridge

Kristen was gone visiting her brother (and new baby) in Florida this last weekend so I worked on the bonnet top for the fridge. The front profile piece had already been cut. The back profile was rough cut and a pattern following bit was used to make sure that they were the same. Slats were glued between the front and back pieces. You can also see in this picture the screw holes (along the bottom) that will be used to attached the top to the fridge once it is complete.
Thin plywood is used to coat the surface. Although the pieces were quite flexible I also soaked them in water for a short time to allow them to bend further. Small brads were used to attach the panel to the inside surface. Glue was used to attach them to the cross braces. Here is a picture of the panel after it has been nailed up but before it is trimmed.
Here is a picture of the inside panel trimmed to the correct length. It also shows how the panel goes around the center post. The transition will be fared later with wood filler.

The back of the center post is glued onto the front. In this picture the top finial is just resting in place.

Next up is attaching the top pieces. Here is the second side not fully nailed down yet.

Both sides are nailed down and trimmed around the edges. You can see were the panel is notched around the two side posts.

The center post also gets some trim around it under the finial. These pieces were just created using the router table and the table saw. As you can see it is not finished quite yet

Here is what it looks like at this point on top of the fridge unit. It is still missing the trim that goes along the whole top edge.

Here is a sample of the trim piece being glued up. The gooseneck trim will be the next big task to finish off the top piece.