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Did a complete bathroom remodel to include a new hickory vanity and medicine cabinet. The vanity is done the medicine cabinet nearly there. This my first time working with hickory. It finishes nicely but splinters easily. I don’t think I ever had more slivers in my hands and fingers. My wife is sure happy with it even though I assured her there are plenty of flaws. This vanity has the same footprint as the previous one but much more user friendly storage. The bottom drawer is tall enough for a roll of TP on end. The hideous blue bathroom is the before.































13 comments so far
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 518 days ago
As a remodeler I would say this – GREAT LOOKING JOB! I’d hire ya:)
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
Sawdustonmyshoulder
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posted 518 days ago
Nice hickory! I really like the drawer at the bottom of the vanity. Yep, love the splinters. I did some work with Santos mahogany and had to do most of my routing operation as climb cuts. Very scary!
-- Makin' Sawdust!!!
trifern
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posted 518 days ago
Beautiful hickory vanity. Thank you for sharing.
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Dusty56
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that is a really nice vanity….is it your own design ? Really makes good use of the entire cabinet the way you have it set up …thanks for posting this as it has given me inspiration to remodel my tiny B room sooner than later !
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
mart
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Thanks for the kind words. While I drew up the plans for it myself, the idea came from a commercially available vanity. I just adapted my plans to meet the needs of our remodel. Since the drain for the sink went through the wall, I was able to make use of the lower area for a large drawer. It makes a huge difference in how much you can store in a vanity. My wife loves it. The small drawers are big enough to store a few things but small enough that they don’t become cluttered.
ND2ELK
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posted 518 days ago
Nice looking cabinet. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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mthomp0725
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posted 518 days ago
Nice looking vanity. What is the top made of?
-- He who hesitates is lost...
Woodhacker
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posted 518 days ago
You did a great job! The before/after pictures are quite a contrast. I’ve used hickory on a few small projects and really like it.
-- Martin, Kansas
mart
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mthomp0725,
The top is just a preformed formica top. It has some flecks of brown that pick up the color in the hickory. I had to cut out for the sink but otherwise the top was was just ready made from the local home supply store.
Mart
CharlieM1958
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Hickory is a very pretty wood for cabinetry. IMO, it doesn’t get as much use as it should. Excellent work!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Napaman
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the wood looks nice…bummer it was so hard to work with…nice result…the refinish on the whole bathroom looks good!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...
jockmike2
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posted 517 days ago
Excellent job. I agree with Todd, I’d hire ya in a second. Great job. Love that hickory.
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jeanmarc
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posted 485 days ago
Beautiful hickory vanity.
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