Backyard Wild Cherry Vanity

21incher · March 12, 2020, 11:34:18 AM

Here is a project that I just finished. It grew in my backyard. Love the smell of working with cherry

It's a little taller then the old one so I hid a step for my granddaughter under it

Also made the Mirror and LED light fixture

It has been a fun winter project.

stavebuyer · March 12, 2020, 04:17:13 PM

Nicely done! smiley_clapping

DPatton · March 12, 2020, 09:10:15 PM

Beautiful.

trimguy · March 12, 2020, 09:26:11 PM

Very nice!

samandothers · March 12, 2020, 09:45:39 PM

Great job and nice added details. What finish?

thecfarm · March 13, 2020, 06:56:34 AM

Good idea on the step for the littles ones. Like the light too.

DWyatt · March 13, 2020, 07:45:34 AM

That is a beautiful vanity! I just with cherry would stay how it looks when fresh cut like that, I am not a big fan when it starts to darken.

WDH · March 13, 2020, 07:47:03 AM

That vanity top is especially nice!

21incher · March 13, 2020, 08:47:16 AM

Thanks everyone

Quote from: samandothers on March 12, 2020, 09:45:39 PM
Great job and nice added details. What finish?

I use Polycrylic on everything. It's the only finish that my wife can stand the out gassing from with her chemical sensitivity syndrome. I used it on our butcher block island years ago that takes quite a beating and it has stood up well. The only thing I don't like about it is the uv blocking that keeps cherry from turning the deep red color.

Quote from: thecfarm on March 13, 2020, 06:56:34 AM
Good idea on the step for the littles ones. Like the light too.

My grandkids always needed a stool so I figured might as well built in a hidden one they could just pull out. Those new LED strips are fun to play with and extremely bright.

Quote from: DWyatt on March 13, 2020, 07:45:34 AM
That is a beautiful vanity! I just with cherry would stay how it looks when fresh cut like that, I am not a big fan when it starts to darken.

With Polycrylic it doesn't darken much. The uv protection in it holds the color.

Quote from: WDH on March 13, 2020, 07:47:03 AM
That vanity top is especially nice!

That was one of those short less then perfect slabs I had to cut up and piece back together. luckily it was thick enough to resaw the side t&g panels off so I could match that to the top.

Old Greenhorn · March 13, 2020, 12:54:42 PM

21incher, I have never used polycrylic, I use verathane on everything. Is there a difference? I guess i'll find out soon enough, I just picked up a pint to try it. I am hoping it may be clearer than the verathane. Just wondering if you know the difference, if any. You do some powerfully beautiful work!

21incher · March 13, 2020, 03:04:07 PM

Quote from: Old Greenhorn on March 13, 2020, 12:54:42 PM
21incher, I have never used polycrylic, I use verathane on everything. Is there a difference? I guess i'll find out soon enough, I just picked up a pint to try it. I am hoping it may be clearer than the verathane. Just wondering if you know the difference, if any. You do some powerfully beautiful work!

I have no idea if there is a difference. I use the gloss version because it seems the clearest. Polycrylic is just basically a plastic coat that I don't think is a polyurethane at all. There is no chemical bond between the coats so a good 320 sanding is required for a mechanical bond between coats. After 3 coats I let it dry then sand it with 320 and apply 2 coats of Johnson's paste wax with 0000 steel wool initially. Then it takes about 90 days to cure to the point that it can be properly sanded up to about 2000 grit and rubbed out. It's definitely not like working with solvent base poly or epoxy that cures and can be polished out quickly. Thanks it's amazing what grows in the back yard.