Mudroom Lockers – with CHARACTER!

Directions

• Break down sheet goods

  Using a Track saw, cut down all the sheet goods.
  

• layout the dado's and grooves

  Layout and cut the dado's and grooves. we use a dado stack on the upper carcasses and a router on the bench carcasses.
  

• Assembly carcasses

  Glue and assembly the carcasses.

  Tip: Checking for square

  You will want to assembly the carcasses on a flat surface. It helps to assemble it on a square surface, regardless you should check for square any adjustments can be made by clamping at an angle pulling one side into square.

  

• Prep Rough stock

  Plane the rough lumber to desired thickness. This is really an ongoing process only planning the boards needed at the time.
  

• Glue up bench seats

  We prepped the edges for the bench seat and then, biscuit, glued and clamped the bench seats.
  

• Layout and cut face frames

  After planing the boards down to desired thickness, We laid out all the individual components on the board, cut them the width and length and then placed them where they per their assembly.
  

• Pocket holes

  Drill pocket holes in the rails of the face frames.
  

• Assemble face frames

  Glue, clamp and screw together face frame.
  

• Glue the Face frame to the carcass

  Glue the face of the carcass position and clamp the face frame to the carcass.

  Tip: Keeping the face frame in place

  Use a hammer a few brad nails into the carcass and cut the heads off, prior to adding the face frame, this will keep it elevated so you can position it where you want. It will also keep it from sliding around while you clamp it.

  

• Glue up boards for the arches

  Glue up boards for the arches, cut to final dimension on a track saw or tablesaw. Then cut on a band saw and sand or use a template with a router/pattern bit to have consistent arches.
  

• Pocket hole the arches and rails

  Pocket hole arches and rails for upper lockers.
  

• Assemble face frame

  Join the face frames together.
  

• Glue face frames to upper lockers

  Glue face frames to upper lockers, it seemed impossible to clamp the long stiles, so we drilled counterbores and screwed them to the carcass.

  Tip: Bracing wide Stile

  I created square brackets for the adjoining stiles, the board are so wide and had a slight twist, so we the brackets gave them a little extra clamping surface. You can see them peaking in the upper right hand photo.

  

• Installing the lowers

  This is very similar to installing cabinets. Making sure the are level vertically and horizontally, shim and screw using cabinet screws.
  

• Install the uppers and trim out.

  We provided 1:1 prints if printed on a Size C Sheet, you can use these as a template to cut out the upper arches, or you can draw them out and then use that as a template.

  Tip: Fluting

  you can route the fluting using a radius template for a router or leave them plain, we opted to have the extra detail.

  

• Creating fluting with a palm router

  Using a palm router and a edge guide we routed the fluting into the tall columns.
  

• Trim out

  We glues and nailed the trim to the face frames.
  

• Add crown moulding

  We created the column crown moulding with the router and then glued and nailed them to the columns.
  

• Route the bullnose

  Using a Bullnose router bit we routed the face of a 7/8" board, then cut the pieces on the table saw.
  

• Shelf face details

  Glue and nail the shelf face details.
  

• All done!

  You're ready for prime an paint!