Floating console

[roblg3]

We want a "console " that floats and matches stylistically the entry door. It needs to be 4 feet wide. I said that drawer is going to buckle every time you try to close it. 4 feet is far to wide for a single drawer. They didn't care. It is very challenging to close it smoothly. But hey, I'm not the one who has to fight with it anymore since I don't live there....finished in conversion varnish toned black. It has a tempered frosted inset glass on the top.

 

[Stowe Boy]

Very nice. Agree with your sentiment regarding the single drawer width.

I am interested to know how you anchored to the wall.

 

[roblg3]

The back is 3/4 ply with 2 1x3 maple hanger strips screwed into studs with 3" GRK screws. I sat on it. I think it's secure

 

[rnt80]

Nice job. 

 

[DB10]

Yeah looks nice a modern, i've noticed a lot of kitchens now have very wide pan draws probably 4' wide but with a lot more depth.

 

[peter halle]

I really have enjoyed seeing how you have been maturing in your projects and your career.  Well done!

Peter

 

[roblg3]

Thanks Peter
I did these last year. I've been busy general contracting and less customer directed one off pieces. I've got many "original" designs I'm figuring out how to build for possible consignment.  Trying my first bent laminations tomorrow morning  [scared]

 

[72anthony]

Great job...it really matches the door and provides some practible storage.

Could you have used muliple undermount slides?

 

[roblg3]

If the customer would have given a little more latitude in cost and timing, I'm sure some tandom  under mount Blum or the like could have been located.  The maximum depth of piece overall at 12" left about 10" of drawer depth. There aren't a lot of obvious options at that length. I'm sure they exist, but weren't readily available when I needed them  I had a 10 day turnaround including installation.

 

[tiralie]

I had a 10 day turnaround including installation.

Nice work, and quick turnaround.

....finished in conversion varnish toned black.

Wondering what brand/kind or conversion varnish you are using here? Did you undercoat it with black first?

Tim

 

[roblg3]

I dyed it black with homestead dye and then used the same black dye in Kem-Aqua plus. Luckily I had some lead time to set a few things aside in order to squeeze that in.

 

[marty schlosser]

I, like many others found the cabinet quite nice looking and fitting well into its surroundings.

The only comment I'd have is on the challenge the owners may have with the door banging against the drawer hardware.  I take it that they're probably using a hinge-mounted stop system?

Anyways, it looks nice, and from my perspective a 10-day turn-around is usually plenty of time for such pieces.  I guess it all depends on how much work you've got on your plate and  your experiece with such cabinet work.