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Build Album https://imgur.com/a/0gujuvz

Pretty simple pocket hole construction with poplar and edge banded birch plywood, painted black with an oil based paint.

I have never worked with caning before, and probably won't again. ๐Ÿ˜†. Getting it aligned and pulled tight was a chore.

Plans based off of the ones found here, and modified to my wife's requirements. https://www.thisoldhouse.com/house-one/22598580/how-to-build-a-console-cabinet

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Thanks, actually ended up insetting the caning a bit and then put a black painted back panel in, so from the inside its just solid panel. I was worried my kids/dog would push through the caning so it adds some structure and hides all the stuff jammed in the cabinet. Also helped hide the rough canning edges.

There are certainly cleaner and better ways to do this, but this is for my back porch to store mostly dog related items so I tried not to over think it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

That does look much simpler and cleaner than mine!

And if it works, I wouldn't overthink it - you built it for a purpose, and it works for that.