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03 Aug

Teak Vanity – Solid Teak & Oil

by jasonwall In: Carpentry

Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 1 by - Wall Woodworks CoThis vanity was made from solid teak. The bathroom that it resides in doesn’t have a window and is rather small. So moisture was a concern. Its made using traditional mortise and tenon joinery, some pocket screws, and pre-drilled and plugged holes as if you would do on a boat.

It features two drawers for stowing away the daily essentials. It houses a wall & counter top mounted vessel sink. The lower stretcher system is convenient for displaying a few decorative towels or ocean themed nick-knacks.

A few of the major obstacles to be kept in mind while designing this piece were as followed :

1. The wall that the countertop it resting against has a radius on it.

2. When designing the center drawer system there had to be enough room to house the plumbing.

3. The whole vanity is stain grade expensive material so joints had to be tight and no ghosting glue spots.

4. All hardware had to be stainless.

5. The drawers were to be flush mounted with the face of the vanity as well as the traditional drawer glides and kickers were to be made of wood.

With all of that in mind I could begin brainstorming on the design and begin fabrication. To start with I built a dust cover frame which houses the drawer glides, styles, and mounting tenons for the legs. In this instance I use pocket screws to hold this assembly together and some mortise and tenon joinery.

 

 Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 2 by - Wall Woodworks Co Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 3 by - Wall Woodworks Co

Once all of these part were fab’ed and dry fit I could glue this assembly together and move on to the next step. Which was to fabricate the legs and stretcher system.Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 5 by - Wall Woodworks Co

 

In the photos below the stretcher system has been fabricated using half-lap and mortise and tenon joinery.

 

 Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 5 by - Wall Woodworks Co

Below you can see one of the two the leg assemblies. They were then assembled, glued, and clamped to the to the hollow casework.

 

Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 6 by - Wall Woodworks Co

 

Here is a picture of the hollow casework before the legs were attached. Then the lower stretcher system, the two leg assemblies and the hollow casework were glued together and clamped snugly. Now it was starting to look like a vanity.

 Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 7 by - Wall Woodworks Co

Then I started working on the lower stretcher cover slats. They are all pre-drilled, countersunk, plugged then hand planed smooth. From there I made the drawers which are dovetailed right into the drawer front.
 Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 9 by - Wall Woodworks Co Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 8 by - Wall Woodworks Co
Over all very rewarding. All of the obstacles presented were overcome and I learned a lot about the working properties of Teak. One of the most nerve wracking things was making the drawers. That was a one shot deal. Meaning I needed to get the drawer fronts and drawer sides to fit perfectly. That took some time with a hand plane and a card scraper but the end operation worked like a piston. The finish was fairly simply three coats of a danish oil to seal the wood.Solid Teak Vanity with Handrubbed Oil Finish 10 by - Wall Woodworks Co
 


 

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