Recently i've been thinking of buying a new set of drawers for my bedroom, but then realized I already have some.
Now, I forgot to take a picture before I started, but it was pretty much along the lines of;
4 shelves
3 drawers underneath.
like this almost, but with one added drawer
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[B]Tools used:
[/B]Old embroidery tape measure
Black biro
Homebase hammer
Asda £2.50 pen knife
Rusty saw
Pics:
Here is the cutting beginning, I'd like to also point out that I found the saw in our garage, it was covered in spiders and plenty of rust.
So sawing took a little while to do.
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Head = off. Looks pretty cool if I do say so myself.
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Started sanding off the edges, don't want splinters now do we?
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Edge pre sanding, compared to the shot above.. mmm smooth
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Nicely sanded off, I also slotted a section of chipboard in the back aswell for support. This was cut to size with my pen knife.
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Tacked it in place with some amazing gold panel pins.
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Final sanding down of the back to make it nice and flush..ish
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The final product, you'll have to excuse the stickers. I've yet to remove them..
God I liked some awful music back in the day.
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Rate my awesome skills please, bearing in mind I don't do DIY that much.
And don't worry, i'll hoover the floor before my mummy comes home.
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That came out pretty well. They make a roll of tape that finishes the ends of particle/plywood.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Maple-Wood-Edge-Banding-Tape/dp/B0007SVEA0[/url]
This kind of stuff. It may tidy up those edges.
I was expecting furniture with hidden Decapitating sawblades.
I would strongly suggest covering or sealing the ends of the particle board that you "decapitated."
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