Well, except for finishing, the cabinets and drawers are finished.
Since I had used baltic birch for the cabinet carcasses, I was looking for something that would go well with it. I found a good price on some "rustic hickory" which means it had knots that went all the way through the boards. But filling in the knot holes with black epoxy worked well and gives it an interesting look
I am fairly happy with the progress thus far.
For the trim, I needed a way to "clamp" the pieces in place while the glue dried. I used a forstner bit to drill 1/2' holes that were about 5/16" deep. I then glued and screwed the pieces into place. My plan was to remove the screws after the glue dried and finish drilling the holes all the way through and add walnut dowels.
I decided that there was too big a chance of messing that up because of the limited clearance, especially on the bottom pieces. But with the glue fully dried I figured I did not need to have the dowels go all the way through. I removed the screws and cleaned up each hole and used the walnut dowels merely as plugs. I've never used dowels in that manner. In my previous projects that used dowels, they were always for the purpose of joinery. This is the first time I've used them as plugs.
For the finish, I used oil based poly on the base and bottom support table. I will use that on the top table also. For the cabinets, I think I want to try Rubio Monocoat.
When the finish is dried and cured, I can lower the whole assembly to the ground and begin work on the top table and mounts for my SPT (bandsaw, jointer, belt sander, 18" Magna jigsaw)
