Ed Turtle
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I'm fairly inexperienced with making stuff, but i have made a few bits and i'm learning slowly. I'm making a wall cabinet for my bathroom, to cover a hole in the wall (or niche) with shelves on already. I want it to look like a cabinet (so hiding the shelves behind), but instead of a door opening to reveal shelves, the whole cabinet will open, to reveal the shelves behind, but also incorporate shelves in the cabinet. Make sense?!
This is what i have so far. This will be the shelves, then i'll attach the "door" to the front. The whole cabinet will be the door to the shelves behind. I'm using housing joints for the shelves, except at the top which i think is a rebate, since its on the edge? How should i do the bottom shelf? I've been thinking either:
Put the shelf slightly up from the bottom so the housing can support the shelf - if so how much do i need to leave to support? This method might look odd when i attach the door though, would the door go right to the bottom, or would i leave the sides to be longer, and perhaps shape them to loo fancy?
Or, put the shelf right at the bottom, but include some dowels to help support the shelf? Its not going to take a huge weight, its 4x1 pse wood, about 40cm wide, so probably just a few shampoo bottles or something.
Thanks, hope i've been clear in my explanation?!
This is what i have so far. This will be the shelves, then i'll attach the "door" to the front. The whole cabinet will be the door to the shelves behind. I'm using housing joints for the shelves, except at the top which i think is a rebate, since its on the edge? How should i do the bottom shelf? I've been thinking either:
Put the shelf slightly up from the bottom so the housing can support the shelf - if so how much do i need to leave to support? This method might look odd when i attach the door though, would the door go right to the bottom, or would i leave the sides to be longer, and perhaps shape them to loo fancy?
Or, put the shelf right at the bottom, but include some dowels to help support the shelf? Its not going to take a huge weight, its 4x1 pse wood, about 40cm wide, so probably just a few shampoo bottles or something.
Thanks, hope i've been clear in my explanation?!