| a couple of thoughts...
The simplist - that the track on the bottom is not really square to the wall, and the end panel doens't fit in it right? I'm assuming here that it was moved to put the new floor vinyl in? But that doesn't explain the bowing, so idea #2
Either the 3/4" plywood is too short, or that the end panel is too long. Here's why - the stove "hangs" from the counter top, pulling the counter down. If the end piece is cut right, it isn't firm enough to hold the counter up, hence the need for the 3/4" plywood as a stiffener (I think orginally there was a metal "L" piece" that held the counter up, and held the end piece orginally). If you put the stiffener in that is too short, it will let the counter sag down a tad (I'm guessing by about 1/2" here), bowing out the end panel. If you lift up the counter, the sag goes away, right?
Solution? - make that 3/4" piece about 1/2" longer, and your problem should be solved (actually, make note of how much you have to pull up on the counte to get the end piece straight, that's how much longer the 3/4" plywood needs to be."
Looks interesting - any more pics?
Marc
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