| Project by DaytonB | posted 426 days ago | 713 views | 6 times favorited | 14 comments | ![]() |
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Recently finish a Bathroom remodel, this is the vanity and mirror frame I built for it. All walnut with a cultured granite top. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. I didn’t dovetail the draws because I was feeling lazy at the time so I rabbeted the drawer sides and after glue up I epoxied aluminum pins in for strength and looks. sorry for the poor picture quality, I couldn’t seem to get the light and/or focus right on my camera.
Dayton
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HokieMojo
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posted 426 days ago
looks great. I’m always curious about what finishes are used.
daveintexas
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posted 426 days ago
Very, very nice. Walnut always seems to have a nice warm feeling to it.
I think the design of the mirror frame is super. Was it your design?
Even used walnut for the drawer carcasses, WOW !!
Thanks for posting
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NY_Rocking_Chairs
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posted 426 days ago
Nice use of the sap wood down the middle. Where did you ever find curly walnut?
Liking it, liking it.
-- Rich, WNY, www.nyrockingchairs.com
DaytonB
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posted 426 days ago
Thanks guys,
Finish is a wiping varnish (1/3 high gloss spar poly, 1/3 mineral spirits, 1/3 boiled linseed oil) it’s a little time consuming to get it all whipped down but, I don’t have access to a spray booth, and it is such a forgiving finish.
The mirror frame was inspired by something similar I had seen on the web.
I like to use the sap wood every chance I get, walnut can get a little monotonous pretty quickly if you don’t break it up in some way.
The Curly walnut, actually all the walnut, came from my grandfather land in south East KS, my father logged and milled it. I have a fair amount of it and really enjoy using it.
HokieMojo
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posted 426 days ago
It is an interesting design to have the grain run vertically in the drawers. I like that you did this to get some sapwood in there as well. Seems like a lot of lumber gets wasted when people cut out the sap. You don’t use the whole tree, and you don’t get this wonderful effect.
Les Hastings
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posted 425 days ago
Hey Dayton, your an artist Buddy! ;0) Another very well done project.
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)
Richforever
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posted 425 days ago
Interesting details! Very well done! I love the arch in the mirror.
-- Rich, Seattle, WA
NY_Rocking_Chairs
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posted 425 days ago
Guess that is the problem, most of our walnut comes from NJ or TN and they don’t know how to curl…
-- Rich, WNY, www.nyrockingchairs.com
CharlieM1958
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posted 425 days ago
Great job. I always love walnut.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
John Gray
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posted 425 days ago
Great job!!! I’m looking to build a new one for my bathroom so I favorited yours.
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clint
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posted 416 days ago
good looking work!!!! where did you find the plan if you used one? I really don’t see to many vanities or plans that start my saw but that one is really sharp…..
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 282 days ago
Thats a nice vanity.
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kolwdwrkr
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posted 98 days ago
I’m surprised I missed this one. Glad I got to see it. Well done
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a1Jim
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posted 93 days ago
Hey Dayton
Thats one classic vanity wonderful wood and great details. nice work
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon