Kitchen Remodel: Part 12 – Bamboo Door and Drawer Fronts
I have made the door and drawer fronts to the kitchen cabinets from 3/4 inch bamboo plywood. One big advantage to this is that I did not need to cover the edges of the fronts, as the plywood is solid bamboo. Also, the plywood has a strong, linear grain pattern which I could use to bolster the horizontal design strategy in the kitchen. I started by cutting the height of 33 inches that I needed for the fronts. Then from that, I cut the width that I needed for each section of the cabinets. The door fronts I left a little wide to allow me to do a final fitting once the doors were mounted. The drawer fronts at this point were a single panel for each section. From these I could make the individual fronts. I attached the drawer fronts by getting them positioned, then clamping them to the drawer, and finally attaching them with screws from the inside of the drawer. I used a wipe on polyurethane finish.
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I really dig the bamboo
I wonder how much that plywood is…
Excellent work and great shop!!!
I have been watching all the videos for your remodel…fantastic attention to detail!! Thank you…new subscriber. 😉
I'm super curious to how the bamboo is holding up? Warping, sagging?
It's bamboo plywood. what about the plywood edges showing?
https://bonnybamboo.com/collections/fork-spoon-sets/products/bamboo-kitchen-set
what's the name of the machine you use at eight minutes of video? milling machine
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I noticed you use a brad awl to mark your hinge screws locations. What are your thoughts on "Vix" bits ?
Beautiful and bamboo plywood is a wonderful option. Price and where did you buy?