We had a guest cottage built about 5 years ago. 500 square feet with a living room bedroom and bath, and room for a tiny kitchenette in the hallway. I put a basic sink and counter in as a temporary kitchen cabinet while I was going to build the permanent one.
The grand daughter moved right out of her bedroom upstairs and into the cottage. She stayed there three years and moved out almost two years ago when she bought her own house. In the meantime, I had made up all the parts for a 6 or 7' long cabinet with 9 drawers, a couple hinged doors and a real sink. That's real if you think a little bar sink works as both bath and kitchen sink.
Anyway, all the parts were cut up and got shoved aside when other things needed doing. Today, I dug them out and started to finally assemble them. It's been so long, I don't even have the plans I made. Must have needed the napkin for something else. The face frame was all assembled and all seven upright panels were cut, pocket holed, biscuit joint spots slotted, and PROPERLY MARKED for placement and assembly.
For once in my life I restarted a project without having to figure out what I was doing in the first place, and I got that sucker mostly put together this afternoon. I hope to finish the basic cabinet tomorrow, and get started on making the doors, drawers, and drawer fronts. The base to place it on was also done years ago, and just needs modifications for some changes.
Originally, we were going to put a granite top on it, but I have some very fancy lumpy black formica that will go well with the room and the little bar sink. The cabinet is red oak, raised panels, etc.
Lets face it. I am getting old and lazy, and was telling my wife at lunch that I needed to get off my butt and get more work done. Surprisingly she agreed with me.
Last weeks project was to get my '55 T-Bird up and running after three years of non use. The seat has been out and completely stripped down mechanically since April and I got the power seat working, reassembled, and installed with the G-daughters boyfriend's help. Then managed to get the transmission adjusted properly without burning it up.
Progress. We will see how long it lasts.
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