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Feb 18, 2022After building the previous project which turned into a place to prepare coffee and tea, SHMBO thought it would be a good idea to have shelves to store cups and coffee & tea tins close at hand. This next project was the result of our collaboration.
First I had to build the cabinet which measured about 23 inches wide, 30 inches tall and 9-1/4 inches deep. The case was made out of 3/4 inch plywood with 1/2 inch plywood back. The face frame was made out of solid walnut 1-3/4 inches wide. All pieces were glued together. All exposed edges were rounded over with a 3/16 inch round over bit.
French cleats made out of 3/4 inch plywood were attached with screws to the back of the cabinet which was recessed in 3/4 inches from the back edge of the cabinet.
For adjustable shelf supports I decided to make saw tooth supports. They were made by cutting 4 pieces of stock 1 inch wide and 1/2 inch thick and about 34 inches long out of hardwood. All 4 pieces were then screwed together on each end in the waste area that would later be trimmed off.Then the saw teeth were laid out on stack starting about 3 inches from the bottom end of the supports.For those not familiar with this type of shelf supports, cutting all the supports at the same time assures that when installed, all shelves will sit level.The horizontal part of the saw tooth was cut on the table saw using a jig to help space the cuts 1 inch apart. Next the angle cut was cut on the band saw.The stack of supports were trimmed to length to fit inside the cabinet and all were glued in place.The following images describe the geometry of the saw tooth adjusters for those interested in making them.
I didnt know if I wanted crown molding on the top of the cabinet so I made blocks that would fit over the top edge of the cabinet. The crown molding was trimmed to length and the corner was glued and nailed together. Blocks were then made to fit over the top edge of the cabinet like clips. The crown molding was then nailed to blocks with brad nails.At this point if I didnt like it I could removed it with no one the wiser. As it turned out it looked good so I attached each block to the cabinet with 1 screw.
The mating french cleats also made from 3/4 inch plywood were attached to the existing side of the wall oven cabinet with screws.
Then the finished cabinet was hung on the french cleats.
This is what each shelf support looks like. Two pieces of hardwood 1/2 inch thick and 3/4 inch wide were glued together. One piece was cut and loosely fitted to fit between the saw tooth shelf adjusters. The other piece was cut to fit between the cabinet back and the cabinet face frame.
This is what the shelf support looks like when installed between the saw tooth adjustable shelf supports.
Each shelf was made from left over pieces of our old countertop that was replaced with a quartz countertop. The old countertops were chip board with a formica laminated top.
Although it wouldnt be seen I didnt want the chip board exposed on the bottom of the shelves so I glued a piece of 1/4 inch plywood to the bottom.
To the front edge of each shelf was glued a piece of solid walnut about 3/8 inch thick and a little wider than the shelf thickness. After the glue was dried a flush trim router bit was used to trim it even with the shelf, The edges were rounded over.The last step in preparing the shelves was to notch the corners to fit into the cabinet.
Here is the finished cabinet with the shelves installed.
This is the cabinet after SHMBO filled it with what she wanted.
Now the Coffee-Tea Center Cabinet is complete. SHMBO is happy and Im happy.The finish was semi gloss polyurethane.This project was made completely from wood off cuts harvested from a high end cabinet shop. Wood that would have ended up in a landfill now have a new home.Thanks for taking the time looking. Comments and questions welcomed and appreciated.