cabinet with Concrete top

Hey Speed, nice looking vanity. Is there a reason for the split in the middle of the top or is it just your preference? The reason I’m asking is I’m going to start brushing up on my concrete skills here soon with plans to possibly do my kitchen counter tops in concrete.

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Did you flatten that top with a hand plane? :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

do you pour them top down against a formica type form.

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Charlie, you will need a 737# plane to do that…
Very nice vanity.

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Ever try using molding for the sides of the form, giving you detailed edges??? Works like a charm. :)
Nice vanity BTW.

Cool, I’ve poured a lot of concrete tops on stone walls but never seen one on a piece of furniture, but hey, why not! I noticed the split. Did you do that for decorative reasons?

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Cannot see clearly…It would be nice if you mix white cement with coloured tarrazzo peebles, grind and polish to mirror finish.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

I made this top in 2 pieces for 2 reasons #1 I wanted to see the problems with fitting multiple slabs together and more important #2 I would not have been able to lift the whole thing at once by myself. I have used moldings before. I have poured them upside down, right side up, from about a 3” slump to very dry packed by hand. It just depends on the effect I want to achieve. Concrete tops are very cool and the girls will fall in love with you when they see what you have done. It is messy and will take up a lot of space for days, I let mine cure inside for 4 days before removing the forms and starting the polishing, and some of the tools and accessories can get pricey like everything else.

I have inlayed semi precious stones and stained glass into tops and you can use different color slurry to fill pours. It goes on as far as you imagine will take you.

NICE WORK. Very timely, I read something about concrete counter tops on one of the bags when I picked up concrete for a small job a couple days ago. I was wondering how that woud turn out, Never heard of it before, now; here you are :-)

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You said “This is a vanity that was built and never picked up”. Of couse it was too heavy. :)

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Good call Chris :-)

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good work !

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So simple yet elegant, great work. I may have to dabble in this, but I’m not much of a concrete guy. Does the sealer alone prevent cracking? Or do you mix it with something else?

-- James, Bluffton, IN