Our neighbor and friend is the general contractor on a building renovation in town that includes four apartments. He asked me to design and build custom face frames and double doors to finish off hot water heater closets in each apartment. The face frames and doors will be painted, and this project gave me a great opportunity to work down the inventory of hard maple I have on hand. The simple Shaker style door panels will be 1/2 birch plywood, and due to the size of the doors, each will be hung with three Blum soft-close cup hinges. This project is a nice way of having a product of my workshop be a part of our town!
This project is currently in the shop, so please check back for progress updates!
Apartment A
Apartment B
Apartment C
Apartment D
4/4 Hard Maple Boards
4/4 Hard Maple Boards
Blum 38N355BE08 Compact Soft-Close 1/2” Overlay Blumotion Hinges
Face Frame Components
Drilling for Kreg Pocket Screws
Assembling Face Frames with Glue and Pocket Screws
Each joint must be tightly clamped before installing pocket screws.
Bessey bar clamps and F-style clamps
Four Assembled Face Frames
Thickness Planing Door Components
Door Components Ready for Next Operations