Office case work

[GPowers]

Here is a photo of some office case work that I have been putzing around with since February of the year. It was very hard finding time to work on it the warmer the weekends got. This is my first project like this.

 

[Deansocial]

got to say i dont like how the top of the door dont line up with the drawer. but overall i like

 

[GPowers]

got to say i dont like how the top of the door dont line up with the drawer. but overall i like

See as a newbee you do not notice that stuff untill it is too late. All comes down to experance and planning.

It is a learning process. That is why this unit is in the pool house out back of the main house (no one see it out there).

So now the challenge is, can I correct the problem? There is got to be enough height in that drawer front to fix the problem.

 

[BobKovacs]

I'm thinking the only way to correct that problem is to make new doors that are the right height.

 

[GPowers]

I'm thinking the only way to correct that problem is to make new doors that are the right height.

The doors are the correct height. The problem is the drawers, they do not have the correct overlap, is what it looks like.  Looks like i screwed up the math when calculating out the size of the drawers. .

Will not know until later tonight when I get home.

 

[Jay Knoll]

I'm thinking the only way to correct that problem is to make new doors that are the right height.

The doors are the correct height. The problem is the drawers, they do not have the correct overlap, is what it looks like.  Looks like i screwed up the math when calculating out the size of the drawers. .

Will not know until later tonight when I get home.

Well it is always easier to make something smaller than it is to make it bigger!

Jay

 

[Ken Nagrod]

My vote is for leaving it.  Considering that it's for your own use and where it's located, no big deal.  Like you said, chalk it up to the learning experience.

 

[upscale]

The doors are the correct height. The problem is the drawers, they do not have the correct overlap, is what it looks like.  Looks like i screwed up the math when calculating out the size of the drawers. .

If you do decide to correct the problem, my vote is to reduce the drawer sizes. I'm assuming that the drawer fronts are each made of one piece. Easiest method would be to rout one long edge of each drawer front the requisite amount to make them all line up.

 

[GPowers]

The doors are the correct height. The problem is the drawers, they do not have the correct overlap, is what it looks like.  Looks like i screwed up the math when calculating out the size of the drawers. .

If you do decide to correct the problem, my vote is to reduce the drawer sizes. I'm assuming that the drawer fronts are each made of one piece. Easiest method would be to route one long edge of each drawer the requesite amount to make them all line up.

That is what i'am thinking [embarassed] But only the top drawer. So it will be smaller then the other three. Which is not that unusual.

 

[jakiiski]

Could you hide it by putting in a "cosmetic" piece of molding above the doors to line it up? The molding could be attached to the face frame, not the doors itself.

 

[Sparktrician]

I'm thinking the only way to correct that problem is to make new doors that are the right height.

The door height matches the drawer face height on the unit to the left, so I'd have to say it would be far easier to make four replacement drawer fronts (for the drawers on the right) than two replacement doors and drawer fronts for the unit on the left.  I like Upscale's thought about just cutting and re-routing one edge of the existing drawer fronts to make them work right such that they have a consistent "between" gap with the drawers on the left and are a consistent height with the doors. 

[smile]

 

[GPowers]

The door height matches the drawer face height on the unit to the left,

The unit to the left is 4 or 5 inches shorter then the unit to the right. It also protrudes out about 3 or 4 inches. So that is why in might look like it lines up. The left unit is a desk height work area.

I like Upscale's thought about just cutting and re-routing one edge of the existing drawer fronts to make them work right such that they have a consistent "between" gap with the drawers on the left and are a consistent height with the doors.

In looking at it last night all the drawers fronts are too tall. Which causes the inconsistent gap problem. So if i'm going to repaint one draw front, I might as well cut/route all the drawers and repaint then all at the same time.  Then the top aliment  problem will be fixed and the gaps will closer to be all the same.

This is kind of like being in school again. I like the feed back. Otherwise it is like working in a vacuum.  This feedback makes me more accountable and helps me get a better finished product, plus I learn a whole lot more of the detail stuff. The Festool classes only take you so far, then you just need to do it.

So thanks again for the feed back.

 

[jonny round boy]

I'd agree with those posters who suggested just ripping down the top drawerfront. It's very common to have a top drawer shallower than the rest, and it doesn't look odd in any way:

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I don't think so, anyway...

 

[Sparktrician]

The door height matches the drawer face height on the unit to the left,

The unit to the left is 4 or 5 inches shorter then the unit to the right. It also protrudes out about 3 or 4 inches. So that is why in might look like it lines up. The left unit is a desk height work area.

My apologies.  I left out a critical part.  I should have said that the top of the doors is the same apparent distance from the top of the casework when compared against the top of the drawers to the left and the distance from the top of the drawer faces to the top of that unit's casework. 

[smile]

 

[GPowers]

My apologies.  I left out a critical part.  I should have said that the top of the doors is the same apparent distance from the top of the casework when compared against the top of the drawers to the left and the distance from the top of the drawer faces to the top of that unit's casework. 

[smile]

The goal was 1/2 inch overlaps. I now see I screw up on the four drawers.  The bottom of the drawers were set at a 1/2 inch overlap.  You can see the bottom of the doors and the bottom of the bottom drawers line up. It is the height of the drawer fronts that are too tall.  All four need to be redone.

 

[GPowers]

I'd agree with those posters who suggested just ripping down the top drawerfront. It's very common to have a top drawer shallower than the rest, and it doesn't look odd in any way:

I don't think so, anyway...

I wish the real world was a fast and easy as Photoshop.

 

[tbellemare]

I like JRB's suggestion, Greg. One pass with a router and, Done!

Tom

 

[jonny round boy]

I like JRB's suggestion, Greg. One pass with a router and, Done!

Tom

Thanks Tom, but it wasn't my suggestion. Several others had mentioned it previously, I was just agreeing with them. [big grin]

 

[GPowers]

I like JRB's suggestion, Greg. One pass with a router and, Done!

Tom

Routing is the easy part. The repainting is going to a a real PIA.

 

[GPowers]

Finally got a few hours over the long weekend to fix the drawers:

re-sized all the drawers to get the top of the drawers to line up with the doors. The painting was easier then I thought. I add FLOETROL flood additive to the paint and it flowed our great.