{"id":16,"date":"2009-04-28T04:22:54","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T04:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidcox.org\/wood\/?p=16"},"modified":"2012-08-15T05:48:24","modified_gmt":"2012-08-15T05:48:24","slug":"stackable-modular-modern-cabinets-for-living-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/davidcox.org\/wood\/stackable-modular-modern-cabinets-for-living-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Stackable Modular Modern Cabinets for Living Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

I built these cabinets for our living room out of poplar & birch plywood. There are 9 stacking cabinets total in 4 rows. The upper units are 18″ tall while the lower units are 24″ tall. Each row is sitting on a small spacer runner which is constructed out of 1×3 MDF which was painted black to give a shadow effect.<\/p>\n

\"Poplar<\/a><\/p>\n

There are 9 total cabinets. The overall size of the installation is about 8’x8′ and they are 14″ deep. The sizes are:
\nTop Row: 2′ 4′ 2′
\n2nd Row: 5′ 3′
\n3rd Row: 4′ 4′
\nBottom Row: 3′ 5′<\/p>\n

\"Front<\/a><\/p>\n

Front view of stacking modular furniture cabinets<\/p>\n

\"detail<\/a><\/p>\n

detail of face frame and black spacer runner on stacking modular furniture cabinets<\/p>\n

\"detail<\/a><\/p>\n

detail of corner, face frame and black spacer runner on stacking modular furniture cabinets<\/p>\n

\"Wide<\/a><\/p>\n

Wide shot of stacking modular furniture cabinets from above<\/p>\n

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The construction is a 3D torsion box in that each wall is a separate MDF torsion box joined at the corners by half-lap joints. Then the frame was skinned with 1\/4″ Birch Playwood. Finally, I built some poplar face frames which are joined on the 45 with a biscuit. This face frame was glued and clamped to the box. I sanded, applied a stain conditioner and then stained them with oil-based stain. They were then rubbed down with paste wax. There is about 40′ of white tube lights snaking behind the cabinets. I blacked out the spots where the lights run vertically and where they cross from one cabinet to another using black gaffers tape.<\/p>\n

Here’s the pieces for one of the assemblies – in total, there were about 900 dados cut. I burned out 1 radial arm saw in the process.<\/p>\n

\"prepared<\/a><\/p>\n

prepared MDF pieces to create 3D torsion box for stacking cabinets<\/p>\n

\"prepared<\/a><\/p>\n

prepared MDF pieces to create 3D torsion box for stacking cabinets<\/p>\n

\"Bottom<\/a><\/p>\n

Bottom construction of MDF 3d torsion box. There are 3 horizontal runners and 5 front-to-back runners.<\/p>\n

\"Detail<\/a><\/p>\n

Detail of half-lap joint for 3d MDF torsion box for stacking cabinets<\/p>\n

\"Closeup<\/a><\/p>\n

Closeup of glue-up of half-lap joints for 3d torsion box assembly for stacking cabinets<\/p>\n

\"Clamp-up<\/a><\/p>\n

Clamp-up assembly of half-lap joint in 3d torsion box made from MDF<\/p>\n

\"close<\/a><\/p>\n

close up of clamp-up assembly of half-lap joint in 3d torsion box made from MDF<\/p>\n

\"End<\/a><\/p>\n

End piece ready to be installed in 3D MDF torsion box assembly for stacking cabinet<\/p>\n

\"End<\/a><\/p>\n

End piece installed in 3D MDF torsion box assembly for stacking cabinet<\/p>\n

\"Top<\/a><\/p>\n

Top bar runners being installed in 3d MDF torsion box<\/p>\n

\"Closeup<\/a><\/p>\n

Closeup of half-lap joint for top runners in 3D MDF torsion box assembly for stacking cabinet<\/p>\n

\"Closeup<\/a><\/p>\n

Closeup of 3-way half-lap joint of 3D MDF torsion box assembly for stacking cabinet furniture<\/p>\n

\"Closeup<\/a><\/p>\n

Closeup of 3-way half-lap joint of 3D MDF torsion box assembly for stacking cabinet furniture<\/p>\n

\"Complete<\/a><\/p>\n

Complete view of 3d torsion box assembly for stacking cabinet<\/p>\n

\"Complete<\/a><\/p>\n

Complete view of 3d torsion box assembly for stacking cabinet<\/p>\n

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Total cost (including a new radial arm saw from craigslist) was about $700.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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