[nathsea]

Hi

Just considering building a unit to house a desk and all of my equipment.

I am thinking of building it out of oak veneered MDF, what is the best way to finish the cut edges. Should i use iron on tape (easiest) or should i get some oak edge strips and fix it on using glue or biscuits?

Also if i give a cutting list to a timber suppliers, should it be in any specific order, or do i just tell them what i want?

Cheers
Nathan

[tonyadamson]

I am building some shelves at the moment. I am using 15mm ply wood edged with a pine quadrant trim. The quadrant is nice and cheap from B&Q and the ply is cheap too. Then you can get a stain / varnish all in one.

I'll post some pics of it if you want so you can get an idea of how it looks. In my opinion it looks a lot better than veneered mdf and is not too expensive either.

[nathsea]

Originally Posted by tonyadamson

I am building some shelves at the moment. I am using 15mm ply wood adges with a pine quadrant trim. The quadrant is nice and cheap from B&Q and the ply is cheap too. Then you can get a stain / varnish all in one.

I'll post some pics of it if you want so you can get an idea of how it looks. In my opinion it looks a lot better than veneered mdf and is not too expensive either.

Hi that would be great if you could post some pics. How are you getting the plywood cut, is B&Q doing it for you?

Cheers
Nathan

[tonyadamson]

Well I actually did it at work. But if you buy the ply from B7Q they will cut it to your sizes. Only takes them a few seconds. Saves making a mess of it with a jig saw.

I'll post some pics for you but it will be in a few hours, after work. Also, I used no nails to bond the quadrant to the ply. Mitred the corners and the sanded the corners to take away the points. looks pretty good too.

[nathsea]

super, look forward to seeing the pics

Cheers
Nathan

[tonyadamson]

Hi mate, sorry about yesterday, was a bit busy. Anyway, I have some photos for you too see.

Its not finished yet as you can tell. The second pic is just showing the plywood and the last 2 are showing the mitered corners on the quadrant.

Anyway, hope they are of some help.

Tony.

[nathsea]

Tony, no worries thanks for taking the time to reply. That looks really good the quadrant definitely finishes it off a treat.

What is the rigidity of the plywood over a span, one part of my desk section is about 90cm wide, will the plywood sag do you think?

Also how have you joined it, have you used dowels or biscuits?

Thanks again
Nathan

[tonyadamson]

I joined the base to the verticals with wood screws. the top is just glued on and the shelves sit on pins i fitted into the wood.

As for rigidity, is the 90cm a load bearing area? I think it shoud hold, the ply is 15mm thick so should take some weight.

[tonyadamson]

By the way, I've never built anything like this before so I'm learning too. I'm gonna build a TV/equiptment unit when I'm done with this shelve unit. You will have to post photos of your build too.

[tonyadamson]

Finally finished the unit today. Got some more photos for you to look at if you wanna.

[nathsea]

Tony, Wow what a cracking job you have done there

What colour is the stain you have used? I'm still in the planning stages for mine, but will definitely post up some pics when it is done. That quadrant definitely finishes it off well.....

Cheers

Nathan

[Knightshade]

Looks very nice, a good job, you just need another one for some expansion now!

[tonyadamson]

Originally Posted by Knightshade

Looks very nice, a good job, you just need another one for some expansion now!

I will yeah, just as soon as that gap at the bottom is filled.

[tonyadamson]

Originally Posted by nathsea

Tony, Wow what a cracking job you have done there

What colour is the stain you have used? I'm still in the planning stages for mine, but will definitely post up some pics when it is done. That quadrant definitely finishes it off well.....

Cheers

Nathan

Its antique pine. Then covered with a gloss varnish.

Look forward to seeing what you make mate.