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Built a face frame for a 36 inch vanity that fit on the first try, and I'm still weirdly happy about it
I have been making cabinets out of my garage in Toledo for about four years now, and almost nothing ever goes perfect. Last week I had a small job for a lady who wanted a 36 inch vanity with a shaker face frame, nothing fancy. I cut my rails and stiles on the table saw, pocket screwed the whole thing together, and I kid you not, every joint closed up tight with no gaps and no tweaking. I even checked it for square three times because I figured I had to be missing something. Then my wife came out to the garage and asked why I was just standing there staring at a frame, and I showed her the corners and she shrugged like it was no big deal. I told her she does not understand how rare this is. I have made maybe forty or fifty frames in my time and this was hands down the cleanest one. Does anybody else have a project where it just clicked, and do you try to figure out what you did different so you can do it again?
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angela19117d ago
How long did you stand there staring at it? Because I get it. I do trim carpentry and every once in a while a miter joint just comes together and you almost don't trust it. Last year I hung a set of cabinet doors and every gap was dead even on the first try, no shimming, no planing. I probably opened and closed those doors five times just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. That feeling when it just works is real, and yeah, it stings a little when nobody else gets why you're excited.
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