Under-Hatch Cabinets

Over the past three days Sean and I have built the cabinets that sit under the hatch.  We needed to wait until the hatch was mounted (and hatch mechanical assists were resolved) before we could be sure the cabinet limits were not going to interfere with anything else.

First we cut and dry-fit the components, then assembled them as a unit, then installed the plywood shelves as a unit.  Today, I faced them with oak and applied the first coat of polyurethane.

Here are the cabinets before then after polyurethane:

The lower left cabinet section is only 9" deep to allow space for the sink to mount in the counter and not interfere with the cabinets.  This entire unit is removable should I decide upon a completely different approach in the future.  The cabinet spaces will be individually configured, and may have lift doors, tambour doors, or simply bungee-type retainers for the contents.  One space will likely have several vertical drawers to hold spices, plates and other utensils.

Clearly there is more to come here!