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This plan from Better Homes and Gardens Wood magazine, along with Rockler's special value lift mechanism and hardware kit (available here as an optional purchase), can help you build a beautiful, highly functional sewing center!
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This plan from Better Homes and Gardens Wood magazine, along with Rockler's special value lift mechanism and hardware kit (available here as an optional purchase), can help you build a beautiful, highly functional sewing center!
Build your own deluxe sewing center with cabinet tops that fold out in two directions for doubling your countertop work surface, multiple storage drawers and a special serger compartment. The plan utilizes the special sewing machine lift mechanism offered in this section of our electronic catalog.
An optional hardware kit is also available. The Hardware Kit includes brass sewing machine hinges, twin ball catches, cherry Shaker knobs, table pins and brass piano hinges.
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Deluxe Sewing Center Plan
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Average Rating:
(4.6)
(20 customer reviews)
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1) Submitted by
Bill Fisher, from Vancouver, WA
on 1/16/2010
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I built this cabinet for my wife shortly after the article came out in Wood Magazine. I used red oak lumber with red oak plywood in the panels for the top pieces. For the door panels, I laminated two pieces of 1/4-in. walnut plywood together back to back, then trimmed the four pieces to size. Rather than use the lift mechanism, in its place under the cabinet in the knee hole I added a narrow shelf for my wife's smaller sewing machine. I finished the cabinet with Min-Wax Golden Pecan followed by three coats of Johnson's Paste Wax. She leaves her large Elna on the top center section, stows her serger in the space to the right, and her smaller Morse on the knee hole shelf. The only thing she does not like about the cabinet is the locator pins on the tops of the doors. If she doesn't hit their socket inserts dead on, they leave small scratches on the flip-over panels. All in all, I invested about $350.00 in material and hardware.
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2) Submitted by
Curtis Vixie, from Susanville, CA
on 1/2/2010
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I used walnut, walnut plywood, walnut burl veneer and rock maple for the drawer sides. I have close to $1500 in materials. I paid a bit extra to have 1/64 wood backing on the burl veneer but it made it much easier to work with. I used hide glue to put the veneer to 5/8's Baltic birch ply wood. I also ordered the manual lift that Rockler sells. It is the way to go.I added a framed-in area around the opening to put three different inserts.
I used Watco dark walnut danish oil.
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I did box joints for the drawers.
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This photo shows the three different inserts for the top I made:
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And here is the finished product:
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3) Submitted by
Mike Hale, from Puyallup, WA
on 12/26/2009
Customer Rating:
The plans are excellent and easy to follow. I did some minor changes to accommodate flush door closure, mobile wheel base, and stronger support for a heavy serger. Overall, I stayed as true to the design plans as possible. I used three coats of Minwax Peacan polyurethane.
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4) Submitted by
Eva Galbraith, from Roseville, IL
on 5/11/2009
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I received these plans several weeks ago, and although I have never done any woodworking, found them extremely easy to follow. I tweaked them a bit in that I did not want to use plywood, instead built the unit out of scrap barnboards planed down and biscuited together. I can't wait to get the finish on so I can start my first sewing project. Guys, this cabinet would cost a fortune purchased in a store. I have about $225 in this with the lift and finish. Cannot even buy a particle board unit for that. And as a seamstress, this is an incredible piece of furniture.
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5) Submitted by
Allen Schoen, from Poinciana, FL
on 5/2/2009
Customer Rating:
I have not yet made the cabinet, but I have reviewed the plans and they are very well organized, including step-by step instructions, a cutting diagram, bill of materials, and recommendations for both a hardware kit (from Rockler) and a hardwood kit , including all parts rough cut, from a company in Minnesota.
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6) Submitted by
William Hall, from Ponca City, OK
on 2/16/2009
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I found the plans to be very accurate and easy to understand. The flow was appropriate and they allowed for my own personalization. Additional supplies from Rockler were the hardware kit, machine lift and pulls. All performed wonderfully. This unit was made to match the Federal Desk (plans and hardware from Rockler) and a surrounding bookcase and file drawer system.
1. Our project was made in oak to match the other pieces in this room.
2. We made the out side panels and doors raised panels
3. We covered the working top with formica to withstand the expected years of wear as we were concered with the even thinning top veneer on plywood not standing up over time.
4. The surger side has adjustable shelves
5. Our hardware came from Rockler and was selected to match other pieces in the room.
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7) Submitted by
Bill Gressley, from corona, CA
on 1/30/2009
Customer Rating:
I purchased the sewing center plans, Item 38655 and built per the plans. Also purchased the item # 33100 Lift Mechanism and installed accordingly. I tweaked the dimensions slightly to fit within other furniture and it came out just perfect. The wife uses the layout all the time.
Thanks Rockler !!!
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