better hurry up boy...

That is what my Grandfather would have told me. There are 15 days left until The Cherry Blossom Rally. I am far from ready, but am seeing a bright light down at the end of the tunnel.

So here is where I am... The black tank is in, the tub is ready to go in permanently, soon, and the vanity is done.

I wrapped the vanity in aluminum that was bent using my break...

I used contact cement to adhere the aluminum to the face of the cabinet. I then cut out the excess using a tracing bit in my laminate trimmer. All the drawer fronts and doors were re made.

Here is the finished project...

Another thing accomplished is preparing the cabinet for being clad in metal or maple veneer. The plywood has been de-laminating and needed to be stabilized first. Here is the general process I used...

I cut 11 mm off the bottoms of the cabinets to compensate for the cork flooring I will be using. I also cut back the frame to be able to install a new bottom rail in. I then removed all the de-laminating plywood and drilled blind pocket holes using my Kreg kit. I screwed a scrap of plywood to the back of the frame before cutting to keep the frame stiff and parallel.

Blind screws and glue...

Here I am stapling on some 5mm plywood in the areas I removed.

I used a tracing bit in my router to remove the excess plywood. Note the arch in the bottom rail, this is to allow for air to enter into through the bottom.

The narrow wardrobe is from the street side. I filled in the bottom 14 inches so that I can mount a catalytic heater on the front. I also added 5mm plywood shelves to convert this into a storage cabinet for linens and folded clothes. The curb side cabinet will have electronics in the bottom and hanging clothes space above. Both of these cabinets are about to be wrapped in aluminum, including the doors.