Woodsmith 212 1727x

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Top shelf

Upper stretcher

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Option

Notch corners to fit around stand legs

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Connect two sink stands in a master bathroom with these simple wood shelves.

Woodsmith No. 212 Online Extras

15 !/8" roundover

Double Sink

The sink stand in issue No. 212 of Woodsmith is great for a small bathroom. But you can convert it for use in a master bathroom with double sinks. As you can see at right, it’s just a series of shelves that span the gap between two sink stands. The top and middle shelves are glued-up, solid-wood s. The top shelf is notched on all four corners to fit around the legs of the sink stands. Just like the bottom shelf on the sink stand itself, the bottom shelf here is made up of narrower slats attached to cleats. The top and bottom shelves are installed on stretchers that align with the stretchers on the sink stands (see detail ‘a’). Between these two shelves is a middle shelf that rests above shelf s installed in the sink stands’ legs. sizing the shelves. Before making the shelves, keep in mind that the size of the parts will vary based on your bathroom’s layout. So take careful measurements before sizing the parts. installation. Once the parts are sized, however, installation is a breeze. As you can see at right, the stretchers have small spacer blocks screwed to the ends. After you attach these spacer blocks to the stretchers, all you have to do is align the shelf stretchers with the sink stand stretchers, as shown in detail ‘a.’ Then drive screws through the spacers and into the stand legs to secure them. The top shelf simply slips in place between the sink stands, and the notches at the corners will keep it positioned properly in its opening. As for the bottom shelf, the slats are attached to two cleats following the same procedure that you used to install the shelf slats on the sink stand. To add the middle shelf, carefully measure and lay out holes for shelf s in the legs of the sink stand, as shown in detail ‘a’. Then drill holes and install the s. The middle shelf simply rests on the s. W

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NOTE: All parts are #/4"-thick hardwood

Middle shelf

21 !/4" shelf

14&/8

Slat

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15 16#/4 #8 x 1!/4" Fh woodscrew Cleat

1 Lower stretcher

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NOTE: Part lengths may vary based on spacing between sink stands

15 Spacer

a.

Align bottom edge of stretchers !/4" shelf

Sink stand leg 8#/8

Align stretchers

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