I made another craft kit, the biggest I’ve done so far:
What a massive box!!! Here’s what’s inside:
Styrofoam, wood, bits of plastic and this mysterious bag of metal fasteners:
The wooden pieces were heavy and made every step of assembly somewhat difficult. But as a modern flat-packed kit the pieces went together with the usual innovative fasteners:
First the sides were prepared, including attaching metal rails. The screws used here were short and flat-faced, and required a lot of force to drive in, but I was happy to see the rails attached well and (importantly) parallel:
Next the sides were attached with nailed and screwed backplates. Not a trivial step, this one:
The cabinet was completed with a long piece attached using double hinges, of all things. This was a tricky step since it was challenging to get it correctly aligned:
The overhang there is for the piece to tilt slightly backwards whilst standing. This is no doubt for safety reasons.
I took few photos of the assembly of the drawers, but it was time consuming and precise:
After about 3 hours my crafting was complete, and our new chest of drawers was ready for use:
It’s very sturdy, quite lovely, and although exhausting to assemble is good value for $99 (or $80 if you buy online).
As a bonus I immediately made a second craft kit, which was even bigger! But it only took about twenty minutes before our new storage unit was complete as well:
I like the Sauder furniture. We have a cheap Ikea chest of drawers that is weak and falling apart which I should replace. I suspect Sauder would be stronger.
And I have that same shelf in the garage they are good.