Here the cabinet is complete. The long boards sticking up will connect to the shelves on the other side. (12/18/2019)

The base is almost ready. My work table (our former kitchen table) is not flat so I brought it to the floor for final assembly. (12/20/2019)

I forgot to account for the leveling feet, so I added blocks underneath. I should have gone back to the Sketchup and add them there. I ended up putting them in the way of a boards to support the drawer slides. I was able to work around them. I only glued the blocks to the front face to avoid cross-grain gluing issues. (12/20/2019)

I managed to miss squeeze-out under the shelves on one of the units. I normally wait for the glue to skin over and scrape it off with chisel, or in some cases wipe it with a wet rag. (12/21/2019)

I sharpened my beater chisel and cleaned out the glue. I had to do some extra sanding in these areas to make sure the stain absorbed evenly. (12/21/2019)

The original plan was to install overlay drawers. I haven't installed inset drawers before, but having watched a Woodworkers Guild video I reconsidered and decided inset would look better in this project. The problem was that means I have to move back the drawer slide so I needed to fill this gap so I can have something to which I can attach them. (12/21/2019)

I ended up moving the carcass back to the table for final assembly (I sure I had a reason to do so, but I can't remember why). It was a bit of a challenge since the boards didn't line up exactly right (again - should have assembled the face frame first), but I was able to cobble it together. (12/21/2019)

I used General Finishes black stain on the bar base. Its the same water-based stain I used on the family room mantel and Julia's shot glass rack. (12/22/2019)

I finished the shelf backs separately to minimize pooling of polyurethane in the back corners of the shelves. I ended up spending some quality time with my chisel cleaning up drips as it was. Cleaning up the drips with the back in place would have been a pain. I never have been very good with applying finish so I do what I can to make my life easier when I can. (12/22/2019)

Here the base has a single coat of polyurethane. I'll end up with three coats when all is said and done. (12/22/2019)

Gina inspects my progress as I start installing the drawer slides. (12/27/2019)

I had to add some supports for the drawer slides. This is when I realized the foot blocks I installed were in the way. I was able to work around them. The support on the front is narrow only because it was a cutoff from a different part. (12/27/2019)