Cabinet for the Kitchen

Because we don't have that many cabinets in the kitchen we are building a free standing unit in the corner between the sink unit and the bathroom. This is where the dry sink is in this picture.

The basic design is shown in the drawing below but we will be adding some additional features that are not shown.

Now that I am out of the house with all new construction I am a little slow in getting pictures of the progress so the first picture shows most of the bottom unit complete.

The brackets between the top and bottom unit are made from two 3/4" boards laminated up. Here is a picture of them being cut out and smoothed out using the oscillating spindle sander.

 These are pieces that are cut to be added to the top and bottom of the brackets.

We are planning on doing the countertop in zinc sheet. This is a very traditional material for a countertop. The sheet was cut and bent up using a sheet metal break. The sheet will wrap a plywood base but first the corners have to be soldered together. The zinc sheet will start out shiny but then will turn to a dark pewter color over time. You can see in the picture below a sheet section that is new and one that has been forced to age.

Here you can see how the sheet is bent to fit around the wood core.

Here is a corner before being soldered.

 And after being soldered. It does not look good now but it should blend in quite well once it is sanded and buffed down.