Thursday, December 15, 2016

Madeline Grimes Final Project Process Part 2

I finished my project today! I arrived at the scenic studio at 10am and spent an additional 3 1/2 hours finishing up my cabinet. The majority of this time was spent trying to correct the problem of the warped wood. While it is still not perfect, it is considerably better.

I began the process of trying to un-warp my wood by stacking weights of top of one side and attaching a piece of wood diagonally on the inside of one side to provide more structure: 

This is a close up of the piece of wood I attached to the inside of the cabinet. I did so with glue and 1/4" crown staples:

While I waited for the glue to dry, I sanded down the pocket screw fillers I had inserted a couple days ago when I accidentally put the pockets on the wrong side. I also sanded down the rest of the cabinet, making sure that all sides were flush: 

I also attached a small piece of wood to one of the cabinet doors with pin nails. This took care of the small gap that was between the two doors:

Finally, I attached a pieces of wood to the bottom of my project to add even more structure and even out the warped wood. This helped a lot, but I also ended up having to add a couple washers in between the hinges on the top right side, and the bottom left side of the cabinet. This resulted in a pretty good looking finished product! 

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