I had a client contact me to build a record cabinet similar to the one I posted previously (Click Here for original detailed post). However, this person wanted more drawers so I ended up making two units. He also wanted them painted black. I picked up a few tricks and tips when building a second unit so I thought I'd share...
Wood type: 3/4" birch plywood, 1/4" Baltic Birch plywood, Pine, Poplar and birch edge banding
Finish: Black Flat Matte paint
Hardware: Wooden legs from Home Depot and drawer rails
Finish: Black Flat Matte paint
Hardware: Wooden legs from Home Depot and drawer rails
I haven't worked with edge banding a lot but in the past I've just removed the excess with an x-acto knife and then sanded. I know there are trimmer tools but I decided to test out my router to do the trimming and it worked quite well. I will definitely use this technique in the future. I used a flush trim router bit.
The client wanted record cabinet feet that be black, so I picked up some wooded legs and plates from Home Depot. I would of preferred to use leveling feet but it was difficult to find ones at a reasonable price. Yes I do realize they are quite phallic looking ha ha
The customer wasn't going to put the storage unit against a wall so I bought 1/4" Baltic birch plywood for the backs. I roughly cut it and then glued it to the back. This is what I used instead of clamps or weights :)
Here's the two units, 12 drawers in all - that's a lot of records!
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