Monday, October 21, 2013

En-Sweet Vanity

Over the last couple months there have been some beautiful pieces that have come out of our shop that we have neglected to post.  Not because we didn't want to post but simply because we are not very punctual at it, sorry.  We will try and get it together with our blog posts to make sure you are not behind the times.  

This vanity is one of the jobs that was recently finished.  We designed and built the base of the vanity that will go into a newly finished ensuite bathroom.  The top of the vanity will be an under mount double sink counter top.  When designing and building a vanity there are always challenges because of the clearance needed underneath for the sinks and plumbing.  It always is a factor, especially when designing the drawers.  

To describe this beauty we have to start at the beginning.  This vanity is made totally of Walnut and all of the wood was purchased rough cut from a mill in Stouffville called 'Century Mill'.  The legs of the vanity were originally rough cut 4 x 8's that I planned down and cut into 4x4's.  Once they were the right size I took them to a wood turning company with the design and dimensions and within 4 days I was picking them up looking better then I expected.  The rest of the wood was all run through the shop planner until I had them all the same width and then they were squared up.  The time consuming process in building a piece like this is doing all of the joinery.  I used different joints throughout building this piece like mortise and tendon, lap, rabbet and dado.  Each joint serves there purpose and when done correctly will ensure the piece you are building will last for many years.  

The bottom shelf, the drawer fronts and the sides were all buiscut joined together, then planned, sanded and installed.  On this specific vanity the top two drawers were made to be tip drawers so that they would not interfere with the under mount sinks, yet still act as functioning drawers.  The lower drawers are full functioning drawers with center mount runners to allow room on the sides for plumbing.  This whole piece got a nice sand and 2 coats of satin finish varnish.  

All in all I was super happy with how this vanity turned out.  It was a pleasure building it and I hope that it will be enjoyed for many many years.  If you have a custom piece that you want designed and built, we would love to work with you to see your vision brought to life.  






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