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MDF looks like shyte. Mainly because it is shyte.
It's fine for things that have to be flat, and that you won't see, but for "visible" surfaces you have to paint it. Real wood generally looks better, and is easier to "blend in" to existing furniture.
But one thing to remember with real wood: it expands and contracts with changes in humidity - and if you don't allow for that it can crack itself apart. MDF and plywood don't do that because they don't have a grain to expand.
You can get some finish quality plywood which can make the main "box" easier to build, then just use real wood for the front (the outer layer is high quality veneer rather than the "any old c@rp" the cheap stuff uses.
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I've looked and pine is about £120 vs MDF at £90. I shall recommend to Mrs Wife that I buy the former as it'll look betterer. I am still umming about the doors though, they should be sliding as there's only a little room, but I want to make it look kewel.
speramus in juniperus
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What you are looking for I bypass doors, they come in many sizes.
David
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Yeah, but implementing I Bypass is a chore; the doors would have to be COM/ATL simple objects, and while you could fit any number of doors you would only be able to build one, globally unique, wardrobe.
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A lesbian friend of mine is after getting some bedroom furniture built ... doesn't care about the material but no nails ... must be tongue in groove.
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I've use Hrdwood Plywood[^] like this for furniture and had very good luck, fairly easy to work, looks great when painted or stained. The only other thing you will need is some hardwood strips to hide the edges that show.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: I seem to have agreed to build my wife a wardrobe. Take the easy way; clear out a room, hang some clothing lines wall-to-wall, call it a walk-in-wardrobe.
Present as luxury.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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I don't know about MDF, but everyone knows MFC has been completely replaced by XAML.
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Pine wood is cheap and good, it can be easily stained to get any desired effect (Mahogany, for example) and withstand pretty well, I've made some furniture with it and I like it.
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What I discovered after completing my wardrobe (in solid wood) was that the doors felt flimsy.
It was trivial to create the rest of the wardrobe as a sturdy 5 sided box; all those orthogonal intersecting edges create great rigidity.
It's doors I also made that let me down. They need to look and feel robust. Remember those old sitcoms where slamming a door would make the whole set shake?!
So, whatever thickness you make the box out of, I suggest adding an extra 0.5" (12.5 mm) to the thickness of the doors.
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SVN and the apache server stopped talking again.
I fixed this 8 months ago, but I'm in another city now, and I forgot what I did, and I'm going to have to talk them through it.
It was one weird setting in some config file; I think. My brain isn't good enough to keep that level of detail for that time.
Is there a group here on CodeProject for this topic ?
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My position now requires me to make spreadsheets.
For whatever reason they have, they want to see the results of my tests in a spreadsheet.
I have about 4 or 5 dozen spreadsheets to create, with similarities and differences among each one.
Do we have a group here on CodeProject that is focused on Spreadsheets ?
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No, we all just ask our resident Excel expert[^].
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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I prefer the term "Guru".
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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I can't get E-mail during the day (company rule / stupid / but needed in this case)
Do we have a chat area ?
Lounge is not (as I understand it) appropriate for the nerd-sorts of questions.
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Or try the Q&A[^] with appropriate tags and your specific problem there should be nothing more appropriate than that.
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Would you like my personal email address?
That way I am reachable w/o compromising either of our positions.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Quote: Would you like my personal email address? Don't know how we could trade them here. Is there a PM (Private Message) facility here on CodeProject ?
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Ummm, I think Bob gives you a link marked Email, at least he does on mine that isn't publicly posted
so if you want to show him yours (ooh err Matron!) it goes privately...
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Dammit, you were a bit faster than me
Veni, vidi, caecus
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Faster, just tried a bottle of Jolt Cola for lunch for the first time
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Click on "Email" at the bottom of Dave's message.
Veni, vidi, caecus
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