I thought about going out for a drive with my camera on Friday January 20th.... but the sun only busted out for a little while in the morning, and then it clouded over. The temperatue wasn't bad, and it got up to about +2 in the afternoon. There was almost no wind, so it was quite pleasant, the light just wasn't great. Rather than waste time and fuel driving around and not accomplishing much I decided to spend the day working in the guest cottage.
I flush trimmed the plastic laminate that I had glued on the floor and shelf panels the day prior. Then I put a coat of the pastel blue paint on all of the surfaces that will be exposed to the interior, on all of the parts that I previously cut. Once that paint had dried, I dug out my router, and cut all the rabbets and dados. It is a little challenging to visualize how all the pieces go together in three dimensions. The AutoCad drawing that I prepared back home, before I came out, was very helpful.
Once I had all the routing finished, I gave all the panels a second coat of paint. It is much easier to paint them when they are laying out flat on a work surface, as opposed to trying to do it inside an assembled cabinet. Not to mention that it prevents getting spills and brush marks on the plastic laminate. I'm hoping I have a chance to put this second cabinet together before I have to head back to the city. If the weather is nice and the sun pops out, it will be a toss up between millwork and photography...!
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