Kitchen Racks

Term 2 Week 9

It is finished. Here is how it came out.

Term 2 Week 8

I have put 2 coats of finish on this week, with a light sanding with wet and dry in between coats. This kept the finished job nice and smooth.

I am using this clear finish on my kitchen rack. It highlights the grain of the wood, but because it is water based, the brushes are easy to clean with water.

Term 2 Week 7

This week I sanded the whole job clean, removed all pencil marks and scratches using glass paper and a sanding cork.

Term 2 Week 6

I glued 2 pieces of 42 x 19 meranti together, this will be for my woodturning.

I then turned it as shown below, making sure the diameter would fit in my drilled holes.

This is how it looks now.

Term 2 Week 5

I have finished my drawer.

octagonal handle

I made an octagonal shaped handle (I planed the corners of a square piece) and just glued and clamped it in place.

Here is how it all looks together.

My last step is to do the turned piece.

Term 2 Week 5

I have glued the frame together and attached a small piece of 19 x 12 x 238 to the back of the frame.  This is instead of a back, I can use it to put screws through if I decide to mount it upside down on the wall (as shown below).  It will also stop the drawer sliding right through if I leave it sitting on a bench. I had to adjust the size of my drawer to only 103mm deep, this will leave it flush at the front when the drawer is fully in.

I have also made the drawer (as shown below). I just glued and clamped it so that there weren't any nails visible from the front.

Exploded drawer

Finished drawer