I built this outdoor cooking top and drawers so I can grill and fry meals outside to reduce oil splatter in the kitchen whilst frying burgers, steak etc. I had a small grill for frying, I then bought a spare induction cooker that I can use for frying outside, no mess inside, I built the drawer/top to accommodate the induction cooker, I also added a tiled splash back, I didn't do the traditional glue and grout with the tiles, the reason was that the cement sheet backing that I required wouldn't fit in my car. so I came up with this idea, loose tiles held in place with channel on the bottom and L shaped timber on top, so if I ever want to change the tiles to another colour, this would be easy to do in the future.
Materials
Merbau timber for the top
Cypress pine for the cabinet.
Marine ply for the drawers.
Screws for drawers
Exterior wood glue
Clear satin varnish for outdoor use.
Table top mounting brackets
Cabinet drawer runners.
Tools
Table saw
Mitre saw
Trim router and 45 degree router bit
Sander
Sandpaper
Clamps
Steps
Step 1
Cut cypress pine to make up cabinet frame.
Router timber to join together, I used a tongue and groove method for joinery.
Glued and clamped timber pieces.
Step 2
Cut to length and width to remove radius on Merbau timber, this was done to enable gluing of the timber joins and removing the oiled surface which allowed for gluing them together, otherwise the timber wouldn't stick together.
Glued and clamped timber.
Sanded flat used 80 grit to 240 grit sandpaper.
Cut to length, and bevel edges with small trim router
Step 3
Cut marine ply to make up drawer
Assemble drawer and paint with clear varnish.
Install drawer runners .
Install cabinet
Install top.
Step 4
Install splash back tiles.
