Arguably, this laundry basin cabinet is one of the most different commissions that I have ever taken on. And possibly one of the craziest.

In this piece the client has purchased a solid copper plate double basin.  I was asked to design and build a cabinet around the basin using the dimensions supplied by the client.

Laundry Basin Cabinet

Interestingly we agreed that a rudimentary design was sufficient to proceed.  I was to have full artistic control of the detailing and overall aesthetic, none of which was revealed until delivery. This is, of course pretty standard practice most notable observed in this piece here.

Absolutely a project that required a full CAD design and analysis of what was and was not achievable. Again another common things that occurs in my workflow, like here and here.

The woods are Crows Ash (yellow) and Melaleuca.  The Crows Ash was chosen for this piece because of it’s natural max property, which is why it’s also used for boat building.

Not the most straightforward build I’ve ever done.  The copper basin was not symmetrical, so it was challenging to get a good fit.

I think in the long run, the laundry basin cabinet will work out ok, but  the laundry basin is not likely to work out well.  The basin is going to be used permanently, so it was going to be wet, a lot.  And the problem with that is copper oxidises very quickly.  I even had problems in the workshop with it.  I didn’t realise until I was fitting the cabinet that ANY moisture made the copper turn green very quickly. Absolute nightmare.

I would recommend getting a custom cabinet like this made, but maybe use a stainless steel basin instead.

Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
Laundry Basin Cabinet
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