05-02-2020, 08:49 AM
I had a neighbor ask me to build a cabinet for his patio. This will live outside forever and he is debating not using a finish at all and letting the Spanish cedar naturally gray. There is obviously more to the cabinet that the drawing, but the part in the drawing is what I am having trouble with. How would you join the bottom shelf, all solid wood, about 16" wide, to the end panels in a way that would allow for wood movement?
I thought about veneering the board, but for always outside use, I don't like that idea. The ends will have drawers and the middle will be a shelf, so it will be visible. No frame and panel because it will be seen in the middle.
This one has me stumped.
I thought about veneering the board, but for always outside use, I don't like that idea. The ends will have drawers and the middle will be a shelf, so it will be visible. No frame and panel because it will be seen in the middle.
This one has me stumped.