Hi there folks, its been a heck of a year so far. Having ventured into my first year as a woodworking business, trying my hand at semi-retirement, my regular business has been the busier than ever so I am burning the candle on all ends!! So much for working less.
SO here is a project question for the assembled WWing brain trust. I have a client who has a solid surface vanity (no sink, just flat) in a dressing room. He wants to cover this top with a wood surface that matches the doors and trim in his home (Pecan/Hickory). I suggested either 3/4 solid wood or a 3/4 mdf ply. He is pretty adamant he does not want to add that much height so I got some 1/4" mdf ply which is as much as he is happy with. The front of the vanity is 1 1/2" deep and I want to edge with hardwood. I want to prefab and finish in my shop and not just stick it on on-site and deal with the join issues there.
So what methods could I use to place a minimum of a 1/2 thick front 1-7/8 deep onto 1/4" ply?
The main one that comes to my mind is cutting a 5/16 rabbet in the top of the HW and attaching the plywood into it and then plane/route/sand down flush. I should then have enough HW on the edge to sand or route and 1/8 roundover.
Thoughts, other ideas please?
SO here is a project question for the assembled WWing brain trust. I have a client who has a solid surface vanity (no sink, just flat) in a dressing room. He wants to cover this top with a wood surface that matches the doors and trim in his home (Pecan/Hickory). I suggested either 3/4 solid wood or a 3/4 mdf ply. He is pretty adamant he does not want to add that much height so I got some 1/4" mdf ply which is as much as he is happy with. The front of the vanity is 1 1/2" deep and I want to edge with hardwood. I want to prefab and finish in my shop and not just stick it on on-site and deal with the join issues there.
So what methods could I use to place a minimum of a 1/2 thick front 1-7/8 deep onto 1/4" ply?
The main one that comes to my mind is cutting a 5/16 rabbet in the top of the HW and attaching the plywood into it and then plane/route/sand down flush. I should then have enough HW on the edge to sand or route and 1/8 roundover.
Thoughts, other ideas please?
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