Cat Litter Cabinet: Case, Doors, Drawer & Finish

The cat litter cabinets are complete. There was a lot of woodworking in these simple cabinets. What began as a simple concept to conceal cat litter, turned into a real piece of furniture. With the side’s of the cabinets assembled, I moved on to creating the opening for the entry and some ventilation holes. IContinue reading “Cat Litter Cabinet: Case, Doors, Drawer & Finish”

Cat Litter Cabinet: Frames and Panels

My current project is two custom cat litter cabinets. These cabinets will be built to look like a piece of furniture, such as side table, to conceal the client’s two cat litter boxes. The cabinets will feature a small entry on the side for the cat to enter, a shelf for storage and a slideContinue reading “Cat Litter Cabinet: Frames and Panels”

Bench Seat: Seat, Shelf and Finishing

The project is in the home stretch now. This week I was able to finish up the seat and shelf assemblies and apply the first coat of oil. The seat and shelf are made basically the same way; the frame is joined with bridle joints and the slats are mortise and tenons. The lower shelfContinue reading “Bench Seat: Seat, Shelf and Finishing”

Bench Seat: Design & Joinery

I’ve started my next project; a bench seat with storage shelf. I started out by sketching out the design. It always helps to have a detailed drawing to sort out the dimensions, angles, parts needed. Since this piece has angles, I took this time to do a little trigonometry to figure out the angles IContinue reading “Bench Seat: Design & Joinery”