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Under sink cabinets

General description

Four sinks were purchased  by the client for a major refit of the toilets and  bathrooms in their house. Unfortunately no  supporting stand or cupboard was available that they liked.  My brief was to make and fit four supporting cabinets  in prime oak to the outline design provided. 

Photo above 1 : As a temporary measure, the sinks had each been  mounted by the client on a rude stand made from tanalised 2 x 4  studding nailed (albeit discreetly) together.

Photos 2,3 & 4 below: The downstairs toilet  is tucked under the stairs and the plumbing  has been boxed in. Therefore the cupboard had to  have a "step" in the back of it to accommodate the boxing. Below centre  you see the cupboard  on the bench,  left  and right it is  insitu.

Photos 4 & 5 below: The ensuite bathroom has a slightly longer sink. Instead of a single door it has a pair of doors. As with all the doors,  the hinges are stainless steel butt hinges. In all the cupboards, a small magnetic catch holds the doors closed.

Photos  6 & 7 above : . My client wanted traditional joinery, no problem. Below on the left  you see a  door frame with mortise and tennons and  with the panel ready for dry cramping.

There were in fact  16 x  M&T per cabinet 64 in all. Below right you can see  my router jig for cutting mortises. Timber is cramped against the jig by the over centre clamp. The piece of oak (with a bit of moulding on it) dictates the final position of the timber. Adjustable stops in front of and behind the router determine the length of the mortise. Each mortise takes less than a minute to machine. It is then squared off with a mortise chisel in the traditional manner.

Photo 8 above: In the principle bathroom is a pair of cabinets. The only difference between them being  that the doors are hinged to the left and right. Above can be seen  the left hand cabinet that replaced the 2x4 tanalised timbers seen in the picture at the top of this page.  .

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