Project Choose Your Own Adventure

[ScottyB]

working on the galley "pantry."  i didn't want standard swing-out doors because they'd interfere with our stove/cooking equipment sitting on the counter every time we wanted access.  so the decision was made to do basic sliding panels.  they're dead simple and as a bonus are unlikely to open up in transit because there's enough friction that they don't slide on their own, and obviously can't be popped open by pantry items falling into them from accelerating/braking.

the "tracks" they slide in were made by doing nothing more than passing the wood strips over the table saw blade set to a super shallow 1/4" cut. i was also able to make good use of leftover 1/8" birch paneling that was cut out of the cabin door area, to use for the pantry doors. so no wasted material there.







still rough and in the early stages of finish.  the doors will each get a hole for a finger-grab and the tracks need a good sanding in the grooves to take out any remaining binding.  they'll never be silky smooth and that's OK - but they need to be a little looser.