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Although I had used this same coated multiplex before to build a chair and knew how heavy it was, I underestimated how the dimensions of a wardrobe would render it almost unmanageable, creating significant challenges during construction and making it even harder to move once completed. On top of that, while most of the pieces were ordered to size, the door planks were too small to be pre-cut. This meant I had to cut them myself with a circular saw, which removed some of the green coating from the edge on one side. In hindsight, I should have used for this project a lighter type of non-coated plywood and applied a green linoleum sheet on top after cutting the pieces.
general structure
Aside from the material's weight, there were no significant challenges in assembling the structure. I used screws to secure the outer panels and covered the holes with 8mm oak plugs. For the vertical shoe section and the drawer, I used dowels for assembly.
door
The hardest and most time-consuming part of the construction was, by far, the door. Besides having to individually cut each piece, maintaining a 4 mm vertical separation between each plank proved very challenging. When drilling the planks into position, any slight deviation while making the pilot holes caused a misalignment that was difficult to fix afterward. For the horizontal alignment of the planks, I created a wooden guide that helped center them. However, because the guide didn’t cover the entire length of the door, I had to move it upward in sections as I worked. This incremental movement caused small deviations to accumulate, which had to be fixed afterward. The best approach would have been to create a template for the entire door, covering its full length and incorporating 4 mm wooden separators to ensure the vertical spacing was accurately maintained. This would have kept the planks properly aligned while being drilled into place and avoided the need for corrections afterward.