Wood for a cupboard

After my relatively successful full width bed I am going to make a decent cupboard.

I would like to make it removable can anyone recommend wood that light similar to the og one. ta

 

Will you do a thread please when you come to make it.

 

OG what? They're all different.

 

Have a look for furniture board. If I understand correctly, very strong but light. Not cheap though

 

Can’t you just make it using frames made of 2” x 1” softwood, then cover with 3mm ply?

 

Vohringer board is good but expensive. Look up Morland lightweight furniture boards (I built mine from these) I think they come in 15mm and 3mm so you can combine panels and carcass in the design to keep it light.

the only downside may be min order on the number of boards.

 

Westy lhd cupboard with the wheel stored behind the chair

 

Then you can laugh at my non existent joinery skills!!

 

Vohringer is supposed to be the best as it takes a screw well in the end grain... however there will probably be a minimum order amount plus it’s bloody expensive.... I made my cupboards from 15mm full birch through ply as it is fairly light but strong AND smells ace. Also made a buddy box seat from 12mm external ply to my own spec that turned out very tidy & really practical. No pics I’m afraid, just copied the original with a few tweaks here & there.... It works for us.

 

So space for the cupboard

cupboard template

 

These (for insurance agreed value purposes) are all I have!

 

I used the Moreland stuff for our interior. Evo design who are local to me supply it by the sheet (which just fits in the van!)




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Walnut timber with 6mm walnut veneered MDF. Combined weighs less than the Moreland light weight boards. Just as well as the tops were stupidly heavy lol

 

@Brinky that’s really tidy! my skills are a bit more ... limited!

 

I used 6mm ply for mine and covered it with formica will dig out a pick and post it.

 

Some lovely work there by all of you.

 

One thing is for certain I've never managed a wood because of a cupboard, mind you I was close when I first put a MFI flat pack together in the 70

 

You have trouble keeping wood Baz?

 

Spare kitchen cupboard