First Big commission. Mdf with poplar face plate. Painted to match.
Posted Feb 28, 2023, 3:38 PM UTC
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It's good work but all I think is how they can only ever have that exact sized TV forever.
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They are very old and that’s a 65” tv
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I mean, they can always go slightly smaller?
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Then the gaps will be all off. Will have to get a bigger one then plane it down to fit.
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plane down the tv or the shelves?
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The tv.... that's not how it works?
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The tv Mount allows the television to clear the space provided for it. Theoretically you could go as big as you wanted. The tv would only push back as far as the faceplate.
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Nicely done. Those strike me as pretty wide shelves for that many books on MDF, but maybe the face frame will help prevent sag?
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Found an online “sag-ulator” and punched in my numbers. And it checked out. So far no issue.
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Yeah, and the sagulator doesn't seem to allow you to add the back support, which helps a lot... Glad it's not an issue!
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Looks like the books on the shelf below will support the books on the top :)
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A brilliant strategy... I see a shelf of unlimited width with a fake book every 4 ft - a 2" thick board, slightly rounded edges, with a picture of a book spine glued to it...
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You’re not totally wrong, I got real lucky. Should’ve calculated a touch more space between shelves.
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That’s when you sneak in one sneaky support book
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Looks nice. Me personally, I will Not use MDF.
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The ONLY reason is was built with mdf was that it was going to be painted. I too am not a huge fan of the product.
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Yes I understand that. I still won't use MDF. For painted projects I use maple Plywood. Poplar is good for paint also. No matter it's a nice piece anyway.
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amazing stuff!
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Beautiful work! How much did this cost all in? I’m looking to commission something very similar and I’d love to get an idea of a price range :)
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It cost the customer around 6500.00 US dollars
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Looks nice but I don't like mdf
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Professional cabinet maker here. Well done sir. MDF may sag a bit over a long time, but not anytime soon. As far as what I can see in craftsmanship though, kudos are in order.
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Love it! What approach did you take to connect the face to the MDF shelves?
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Great job
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Looks very clean, classic lines...I like it. Any concern that the shelves will sag with the weight of books?--assuming they too are mdf.
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By my calculations. (And the internets sagulator) 3/4 “ mdf with a 2.5” poplar faceplate can span a gap of 53” with a heavy load (books) for good measures. I added rear support. And each shelf is dado”d 1/4 in on either side. I climbed it like a ladder. She could hold barbells.
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OK, cool....I bet the rear support and 2.5" faceplate adds a lot of rigidity.
Will have to add the sagulator to my resource list! :)
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I don’t think the books are MDF.
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Looks great and nice job concealing wiring and integrating supply vent. Ideally speakers would be moved down in line with TV but not critical.
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Curious how the vent on the “toe kick” area was handled? Was the vent always that low to the ground? Was it in floor?
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It was a cold air return on the bottom of the wall behind where the unit now stands. Just needed a vent so it can breath.
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Wow!! Thats so cool!!
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It was built as 3 separate units and tied together with a false trim across the top. The upper shelf has only the appearance of being one large shelf The two units on either side were built with taller outside edges.
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Great as a beginning. Designer here. There are a few issues with three dimensional proportions and scale. The shelves are not deep and high enough for the books. The top shelf is unusually wide, is it really useable? You could have finished the top part with a better configuration complementing the bottom of your design. A few modules with doors might have added rhythm and kept the dust away. A solid backboard would add stability and class to your design. Next time, you can spend a little bit more time getting inspired from similar designs on the internets. Keep up the good work 😃
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If the shelves are deep enough for a record player, how are they not deep enough for books?
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Check the black amplifier on the right side, it barely fits. We usually leave extra space for the books on the shelf, and some books can be really large as well. All is about the “solid-void” balance.
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They are correct. 13” depth was just barely enough for that unit. The rest of the books are moved to the front. Again. As per the clients aesthetic. As a builder and not simply a designer, I find that so long as the client is happy and I am paid. My opinions as per aesthetics or flow as best kept to myself.
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Yes. In hind sight the large shelf should’ve been shorter and the rest of the shelf’s a little taller. the design was done in tandem with the client. Doors and a backboard were specifically not used as per client request.
The top shelf is very useable as the span is an illusion. It’s actually the tops of the 3 units. So it’s 3 shelves all next to each other. The outer sides of the units were built ceiling height with the center unit and inside of the two outer units built 15” shorter. For exactly the concern you’ve expressed.
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With built-ins becoming the norm it baffles me how people who listen to vinyl will sacrifice so much audio quality for asthetics.
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OP said they are very old - they likely have those records from just buying the albums they liked on the methods they have.
A lot of people just like music to listen to and aren’t too concerned about sound quality in general. It can also just be nice to have physical media without being an audiophile.
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Tbh I don’t think she listens to records at all. But her son bought her the player. The speakers are connected to her cd player, which she uses to listen to lectures.
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To be clear. I’m a just a handyman mostly. My grandfather and father both had woodworking hobbies so I’m not totally uninitiated but this is by far the biggest project I’ve ever built and definitely the first one I’ve ever been paid for.
I'm not an expert on these kinds of crafts but for me I think it turned out so well!
My grandfather was a carpenter, who ended up running his own little company, "Eddie's Aluminum Services." He specialized in porches and such.
My wife's grandfather was a union carpenter in a major city.
The woodworking gene might have skipped my dad, but I ended up picking it up when my wife inherited some of her grandfather's tools. It all started, for me, in my 30's with his Miter saw.....
I've now got, just about, a full shop in the back of my garage.
Keep up the good work, and keep learning!
Thank you, it’s funny the miter saw I used for this project was my grandfather’s. And I’ll be 35 this year.
Question on face frames, I’m assuming the shelves are 3/4” thick, but the face from looks bigger at like 1.5”, did you make the face frame level with the shelf and therefore you had overhang below it? Or is the face frame the same height as the thickness of the shelf?
Face frame is 1x2” s4 poplar. So 1.5” actual. Flush with tops of shelf and overhung 3/4” beyond the thickness of the shelf itself.
Awesome!! Thank you!