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colonel_colon:

I need some help here all.
I'm planning on building a cocktail cabinet. I've looked at Kyles plans, looked at whammocade, and i've searched these boards a thousand times. I have everything I think i'll need except the wood.
I would really like the wood grain feel of the cocktails. So, do I get MDF and then roll the laminate on? Buy oak plywood with the veneer? I just dont know.
And whats the best way to connect them? metal braces? wood blocks? dowels? screw from the outside? inside?
I never really put too much detail into this part of it.... but its stopping me from going.
Its probably best that I just plow through it and improvise as I go... but sitting at work searching online keeps me thinking too much!
what am I doing.


SirPeale:


--- Quote from: colonel_colon on January 18, 2005, 02:51:55 pm ---please please help!

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I'm assuming you didn't read this:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,29708.0.html


Anyhow...don't get MDF!  Get actual plywood.  Birch would be good.  The plywood will have a great grain, which you can stain.  It'll be far lighter as well.

GGKoul:


--- Quote from: colonel_colon on January 18, 2005, 02:51:55 pm ---And whats the best way to connect them? metal braces? wood blocks? dowels? screw from the outside? inside?

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I would brace them from the inside.  Try to hide the screw holes.

IMMark:

You might want to consider Oak plywood..if it is the grainy look that you like, Oak will have a much deeper grain than Birch.  It only costs a few dollars more.

RayB:

If you want it to look like the originals, then use a veneer.


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