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Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:53 am**

I posted this on a Facebook page earlier but found that it is way to cluttered up for my liking so I deleted my account. I'll just stick to posting here at Shopsmith.

: I was ask to make a vanity from this slab of eastern cedar.; 1.jpg (471.87 KiB) Viewed 4460 times

: My first step is to make an edge that is somewhat square with the rest of the world.; 2.jpg (400.75 KiB) Viewed 4460 times

: Now for the miter cut to establish the depth of the vanity and to form one side of a waterfall edge.; 3.jpg (463.03 KiB) Viewed 4460 times

: The slab is to thick for the track saw on a 45 so I had to pull out Old Henry.; 4.jpg (453.52 KiB) Viewed 4460 times

: I will clean this edge up with a block plane for a good tight miter.; 5.jpg (454.2 KiB) Viewed 4460 times

More to come when I get time!

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:40 am**

Looks like it's going to be pretty neat.

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:59 am**

I have been keeping up with it on Facebook.

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:37 pm**

: Miter joint all cleaned up with the block plane.; 1.jpg (483.97 KiB) Viewed 4373 times

: This is where the fun started. Seems the entire center of the slab was rotten and it broke in two when I picked it up.; 2.jpg (476.59 KiB) Viewed 4373 times

: I decided to try to put it back together with some large dominoes since this was the part chosen for the top.; 3.jpg (473.35 KiB) Viewed 4373 times

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More to come.

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:51 pm**

: It felt pretty solid when I clamped it up so things were looking up.; 11.jpg (520.73 KiB) Viewed 4369 times

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:02 pm**

: The top took a while to get flat. It had high and low spots.; 16.jpg (531.4 KiB) Viewed 4366 times

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: Looking pretty good now.; 18.jpg (508.69 KiB) Viewed 4366 times

: Did I do that?; 19.jpg (582.62 KiB) Viewed 4366 times

: For the first test fit it was actually square.; 20.jpg (451.21 KiB) Viewed 4366 times

More later.

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:20 pm**

: What it did reveal however was how mismatched the back side of the miter was.; 21.jpg (394.82 KiB) Viewed 4363 times

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: The right side was pretty easy to blend in with a spoke shave.; 23.jpg (482.93 KiB) Viewed 4363 times

: The left side was more of a problem. I drew a line where I decided to remove some material.; 24.jpg (437.55 KiB) Viewed 4363 times

: Then I used the jig saw.; 25.jpg (455.04 KiB) Viewed 4363 times

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:32 pm**

: This time when I put the miters together it looked a lot better.; 26.jpg (401.95 KiB) Viewed 4359 times

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: I decided to use hidden screws and glue to join the 2 units. Not an easy way to use hidden joinery because one side of was 2 1/2" thick and the other 1 7/8".; 28.jpg (454.38 KiB) Viewed 4359 times

: I cut some plugs.; 29.jpg (433.86 KiB) Viewed 4359 times

: Glued them in and trimmed them flush.; 30.jpg (369.34 KiB) Viewed 4359 times

Posted: **Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:43 pm**

: I had to blend on of the voids in the top with the leg. A carving chisel did the job.; 31.jpg (415.3 KiB) Viewed 4358 times

: One live edge vanity with a waterfall edge.; 32.jpg (435 KiB) Viewed 4358 times

: I think it turned out okay.; 33.jpg (415.28 KiB) Viewed 4358 times

It is now at the shop that does all my finishing being sprayed with conversion varnish. I'll update later with pictures after it has been installed with the vessel sink. It should be pretty cool because it will have a floor to ceiling mirror behind it. Still trying to figure out how to attach it to the wall/mirror.

Posted: **Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:15 pm**

Wow! Can't wait to see it after it has been installed. Nice work Mark.

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