Science Lab Cabinets

Nice work. What brand WB stain did you use. So many of them look, well, watered down, but this looks quit nice, esp. over poplar.

how do you buy laminate? I’m fairly new at cabinets. I built myself a (what I call) router table. I used MDF for the top, but its not really smooth, its flat, not slick. I need something for the top, but I don’t need a 4X8 sheet. I checked rockler didn’t see what I thought I needed. any ideas?

-- Dan Hux,,,,Raleigh, NC http://whitdaniel.com

Hi Dan -
I bought laminated counters directly from Lowes (kitchen dept) for this project. In your case, you can buy sheets of laminate at Lowes and glue it down to the MDF (although you will probably need to buy a full 4’x8’ sheet). Of course the best material is phenolic sheets (which you can get from Rocklers).

jscabinetmaker -
I used Cabot WB stain. It did turn out nice, but honestly, I’d never use it again… it just makes the grain stand up so much, which I should expect from WB I know. If you like to sand between coats, then yea, it is great to not have to mess with oil bases.

man they look great…did you have to pre treat the poplar before you stain it top prevent blotches? if so what did you use?

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

TThomas –
I did not pre-treat with anything. It was from a batch of very nice poplar though – I was able to pick out pretty nice grain patterns for the panels.
- FuzzyDove

Thanks…they look very nice….good job

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †