The white oak burl was wavy and brittle, so it needed to be softened with veneer conditioner and flattened before I could start work with it.Beautiful burl figureThe oversized floating shelves were hollow, both to reduce weight and to allow for the brackets to support them.Likewise for the countertops.The white oak burl being laminated to the hollow counters in the vacuum press.The floating shelf supports were built from aluminum profiles.Testing the floating shelf supports.Test fitting the hollow floating shelf on the aluminum profile supports.Looking good!Routing the drawer fronts so the pulls were flush with the top surface.Test fitting the drawer pulls.Supports for both legal and letter file hangers.Opening up the sheetrock to install the counter supports.A “disposable” cabinet was built to allow for accurate installation of the counter supports.A lot will be riding on these counter supports. They are well built and strong.Sheetrock repair after installing the counter supoorts.The counter supports were inserted in the hollow counter, suspending the cabinet which was then secured to the wall.Installing the floating shelves and LED lighting.Testing the LED lights.The white oak burl panels were added between the floating shelves. They were suspended on z-clips (aluminum French cleats).
