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Project by Thos. Angle posted 813 days ago 470 views 0 times favorited 14 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I had a lavatory and needed a vanity for the bathroom. I wanted to make the top from some 1 /14 inch Alder that I had. I also wanted it to be a little like a wash stand. Or maybe a dry sink. I built the top and Carleen and I went to town and got some epoxy bar top finish or some such a thing. I thought I read the instructions right and we leveled the top up on the work table. Luckily we put a plastic sheet under it. I had already stained it with Benwood Cherry. I mixed up what I though it would take and began to apply the epoxy. Well, we got it all on there and then watched it run of for what seemed like three days. We wound up with a water proof top anyway. We also got a lesson. I made the end panels from Birch ply which had a nice grain and with the stain they match up pretty well. The pulls are the cactus from deer horns. I dovetailed the center stile in to make it a little unique. Taking photos in this tiny room is a job for someone smaller an more limber than I am. The next post over is the rest of the LITTLE room.

-- Thos. Angle


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Karson

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posted 813 days ago

Very nice Tom. I like the design very much. Of course the antlers set it off.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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TomFran

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posted 812 days ago

Nice looking vanity. Looks right homey in there!

Looks like you have plenty of light in there for all the reading you’ll be doing.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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MsDebbieP

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posted 812 days ago

the entire room (what I can see, of course) is amazing. Oh how I’d love to have a room like that in my house!!

Awesome.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Jeff

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posted 812 days ago

this tie the bathroom together I love the handles nice work.

-- Jeff B.

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cajunpen

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posted 812 days ago

Very nice Thomas – really looks cozy in there. Did you also make the Oak Seat, next to the vanity :-)).

After all is said and done – would you recommend using the Bar top epoxy again? I’m getting ready to do my upstairs bathroom and was thinking about that for a top finish. Be interested in your thoughts – sounds like it could be a bear to work with.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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DAN

6464 posts in 882 days


posted 812 days ago

Great looking project.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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Lee A. Jesberger

3710 posts in 879 days


posted 812 days ago

Tom;

This looks good.

Nice touch with the dovetail.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 862 days


posted 812 days ago

Bill, I would recommend the epoxy although I would read the instructions a little closer this time. You are supposed to pour a little at a time over quite a while. I tried to do it all at once. It is a pretty soft finish. I liked it because it really sealed the wood. It’s been in for nearly two years and still looks as good as when we put it in. It’s really pretty easy to work with.

-- Thos. Angle

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Dadoo

1723 posts in 890 days


posted 812 days ago

I suppose one could easily do like a decoupage or put items (like turquoise, small sea shells, sand, etc.) under the pourable top. Would make for an interesting coffee table. This vanity is real nice. I especially like the rustic look. Nice job!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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Bill

2561 posts in 1061 days


posted 812 days ago

Nice work Thos. You can tell he is a lumberjock, the throne has a wooden seat and lid.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 862 days


posted 812 days ago

Daddo,
That is one of the things you can do withthis stuff. Far as I know it works well.

-- Thos. Angle

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dennis mitchell

3791 posts in 1214 days


posted 803 days ago

Nice touch with the dovetail.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 862 days


posted 803 days ago

Thanks, Dennis

-- Thos. Angle

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lowbike1

17 posts in 460 days


posted 436 days ago

that’s awesome! i want my whole house to look like that!

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