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Originally Posted by jyl
I think you mentioned those base cabinets are actual free standing furniture pieces. Tell us more about their construction? Do they wobble or shift as you use the counters? Is there a crack between counter and wall, does it bug you? Why did you choose that method over the standard kitchen cabinet? The sink cabinet must've been a bear to move around, is it all one piece? Are they built just like dressers, with webs? Also, the drawer (?) under the sink looks tricky, is it U shaped? I guess the plumbing connections are accessible if you remove that drawer (?).
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The posts are 2 3/8" square Alder. The rails are 3/4" Poplar. The rail/post connections are mortise and tenon. The connections between the posts on the sides and backs are 3/4" plywood let into dados in the posts. Each cabinet has a 3/4" plywood "lid." The drawer boxes are 1/2" 7 ply with dovetailed corners. The drawer fronts are 3/4" 9 ply. The slides are Accuride full extension.
None of the units are attached to a wall. The units on both sides of the stove and the unit opposite the sink can be moved but only with some effort. None of the units rock or wobble. They are all very heavy and solid and ain't going anywhere.
The sink unit was a little tricky. The sink is a Shaws and weighs close to infinity pounds so it had to be well supported. The undersink drawer box is 8 inches deep and has a cut-out to go around the disposal and drain. The drawer does not go all the way to the wall so there is plenty of room for water supply and dishwasher plumbing.
The counters are 30" deep. the sink unit granite was cut in my shop and then caged in 2x4s for the move into the house and installation. The weak point is the narrow strip behind the sink with the plumbing cutouts. I was certain it was going to crack. It, too, weighed infinity pounds. The back splash along the sink unit is siliconed at the wall.
There are gaps between the oven units and the wall but are of no consequence. We don't even notice them.
I built them for the same reason I build all of our furniture. I wanted something solid, indestructible, high quality, and completely unique. The overall style, including the floor, the sink and the cabinet style, is somewhat English traditional country.