Krenov Style Jewelry Cabinet

Bob, these are gorgeous doors. Cherry and maple are my personal favorite wood combination but the spalted maple panels give these doors a lot of visual interest and appeal. I am looking forward to seeing more entries in this series.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

I love that wood umhum I sure do. If the rest turns out as the doors have, you’re going to be one lucky dude.

;2)

-- Jim

Looks great.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Nice job on the doors, your wife will love showing off this project for years and years; you get points every time!

In the last picture there is a widgit in the background with a dowel poking out – what’s that?

The widget is a dead man bench attachment that I made for my workbench. It is held into the tail vise and then you can change the dowel setting to hold a long board or panel to the bench.

Awesome job so far! Excellent design on the pulls, I am sure Krenov would approve your design and attention to detail, you are doing fantastic, keep up the good work, can’t wait to see it to completion.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

i’m smiling from ear to ear – I’m so excited. The thought that has gone into this is so touching.. the decoy box (brilliant) the pieces made for her fingers.. sigh…
the sentiment is overwhelming

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

That’s very nice of you to say MsDebbieP, I needed a female point of view. I wanted to do something special for her. All of my projects seem to be for me, for my personal satisfaction, so I’m building this for her, and her alone. I have also scaled the project to her height so that is a Golden Rectangle based on her 5’ 8” frame when the cabinet sits on it’s legs. It will be about 5ft tall.
I want the peice to be quiet in its repose ,unassuming and graceful, like her.,and for her to look deeper into the cabinet and find little things she didn’t notice at first, like a secret compartment I plan to make inside the case .
Any other ideas are welcome.
Thanks again.

Very nice work! keep up the progress blog.

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Nice looking Armoire, she should love it, beautiful wood match.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Great job on the doors. She should be verry happy.

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secret compartment .. hmm sounds like an Awards entry.

of course you could always hide a new “trinket” in one of the drawers for her to find :D

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Looking really good, Bob,

Your choice of wood is excellent for a piece with clean lines and a quiet elegance and beauty. Please keep us posted on the evolution of the project, this really promises a lot.

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://twitter.com/kagushokunin

So, when you present this to her, you’ll have to wrap the box separate and give that to her. Inside the box you can have a note instructing her to go to the wrapped cabinet (Find a used appliance box or something that would make her think you were really cheap and out of your mind!). After she unwraps the box the cabinet is in, and sees “toaster oven, Pampers 100’s, or something outragious, then actually opens the box to see your beautiful jewelry case, she’ll faint. Make sure you have pillows on the floor. It’s beautiful so far, I’m sure it will be breathtaking when you’re done.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Those doors are just beautiful.

I really like the look of the spalted maple with the cherry. Please keep us posted on the progress of this project.

-- so much to learn and so little time.

That is some dandy spalted maple. She will love this. Oughta add up some brownie points.

-- Thos. Angle

This is going to be a gorgeous piece. I can’t wait to see the finished project.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Looks real nice, Bob.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I just started the mock up of the case and the stand. I’m experimenting with the design until it looks “right”
. I wish I knew how to use Sketchup or some other program like that, but I just draw and then build.Thanks again for the encouragement, I’ll post some progress pics this weekend . She works on Saturday, so I’ll get a chance to finish my mockup before I start cutting my stock.

When do you have to have this finished?

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

I’m a big fan of Krenov’s work. I’m actually reading “A cabinetmakers notebook” now and will start “The fine art of Cabinetmaking” after. I’ve read “The Impractical Cabinetmaker” and enjoyed his thoughts of woodworking. I look forward to seeing this project finished. Thanks for sharing.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

I have plenty of time, I have to be finished by May 17(her B Day.) I’m hiding the doors in the shop and so far, I don’t think she’s thinking about her birthday yet, so I’ll work on it when she isn’t around. I’m building a 18ft mahogany runabout in the shop right now, so she doesn’t come in the shop much.