Bring the Cabinet Together
With the side and face frames done, it's time to join them to the legs. I used screws driven into angled pocket holes. This is fast, easy and allows me to assemble the whole cabinet without waiting for glue to dry.
When the cabinet is assembled, including the two back support members, you can measure the opening for your drawer box. Mechanical slides like the kind I used require a specific drawer-to-cabinet clearance'usually 1/2" on each side. That's why you should measure your drawer opening and make changes to the drawer specs if needed. Construction variations can easily throw dimensions off 1/8"'more than enough to make mechanical drawer slides perform poorly. The plans show how the drawer support rails provide a surface for the mechanical slides to fasten to.
I kept things simple with butt joints at all four drawer box corners. The drawer bottom fits into 1/4" x 1/4" dados in the sides, front and back. Install the drawer in its opening on the slides, then temporarily fasten the frame and panel drawer face to the drawer box with four screws driven from inside the box. Take the drawer face off for finishing.
Final Steps
Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner was used to even out the absorption of the Ipswich Pine stain. The stain was sealed under three coats of oil-based urethane. Once the finish is complete, seat the sink top on a bead of silicone applied along the top edges of the cabinet. Screws driven through the top and bottom back members and into wall studs will secure it to the wall. Hook up the plumbing and you're ready to go.
Safe Salvage
Before deciding if a recycled material is suitable for your project you should always consider its history. If the wood is from the floor of a machine shop, for instance, it may be contaminated with spilled oil that'll cause finishing difficulties or odour problems in indoor woodwork. And be careful when working with painted wood. You've also got to watch out for nails, grit and embedded metal in any reclaimed lumber. Many salvage yards scan old wood and clean it , but with benchtop planer blades running at about $50 a pair, careful examination is worth the trouble.
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