Wardrobes

[GrahamB]

Hi all

Have been trawling the forum for a while to help me gain knowledge as I have recently started woodworking again having not done it since o-level (failed actually)

Have built a couple of dwarf alcove cupboards (have tried to upload some pictures hope it works) and although I do not think they are up to the level of some of the posters on this forum I was quietly quite pleased with them!

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?albu ... 1754218987

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?phot ... d=65605286

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?phot ... d=65605286

http://www.photobox.co.uk/my/photo?phot ... d=65605286

Made the frames from 45 x 45mm pine faced with 18mm MDF. Shelves from MDF, tops from pine boards and the doors from 18mm MDF and 6mm ply.

In retrospect I found the shelves have more flex than I would have liked and the ply warped once cut and tried to push the door frames out of true.

I am now looking to build some wardrobes in the alcoves in the bedroom. The room is quite small so I am thinking of making them quite shallow with the rails running back to front. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to make them from and where I can get the hardware from (rails etc)

I am also keen to have a go at making some stand alone furniture (coffee table and bedside cabinets) any suggestions as to what wood to use for these and where I can get it from (I'm in Oxford and do not have jointer/planer)

Really appreciate any help and advice you can give

Graham

 

[MikeG.]

Graham,

I tried to view your photos and got a message saying "You cannot access this album" and asking me to sign in or register.....
......Perhaps there is a setting which will make the photos available to the general public?

Mike

 

[MikeG.]

As to the second half of your post....
.......my advice to you would be to stick with some good quality pine for a while as you build your skill levels and your tool collection. This is readily available in all sorts of planed sizes (hence no need for a P/T) and relatively cheap.

I worked exclusively with pine for years and years, and it was a really big day when I felt ready to tackle my first project in hardwood. It took me years more working with ash and beech before I allowed myself a try with Oak.......and of coarse, there turned out to be nothing particularly difficult about oak. Pine is actually quite difficult to work well with. Once you have mastered that, you can tackle the hardwoods without fear of mucking up something expensive.

Mike

 

[GrahamB]

Mike

Sorry not sure how to make the photos available. Do you know how people usually attach them?

Understand what you are saying about pine but my other half doesn't really like it and my experiences with staining it have not been too successful, could just be me of course!

Graham

 

[jasonB]

In Photobucket you need to set the albums to "public" just make sure you take off anything you don't want people to see as it makes ALL albums in your account public.

Jason

 

[GrahamB]

Thanks Jason, hopefully this will now work

The sharp eyed amongst you may also notice the pencil line on the wall at the height I had originally planned to build them but when I put the top on it just seemed too high.

Please excuse the mess in the cupboard (but it was part of the reason for building them) and the lack of wall hanging but have not managed to get to that first. I did think about building bookcases above the cupboards but was concerned it would make the room feel smaller (the cupboards actually make it feel bigger)

All comments welcome.

Thanks

Graham