This the the completed version of the cabinet I posted earlier. It has been one of those projects that try men’s souls. All went well till I applied the finish, per the manufactures instructions and it came out terrible. I ended up stripping all the finish off and starting over, this time wiping on the same finish instead of using a brush. Oh, how I dislike tinted polys. Anyway it came out much better this time.

It has one shelf on full extension drawer slides for his turntable. The drawers are all on full extension slides and hold 36 CD’s. He is a music minister and has quite a bit of stereo equipment. The two middle shelves are fixed and the rest are adjustable. I added doors to the back so that when he needs to make changes to any equipment he doesn’t have to pull everything out the front. He can simply pull it out from the wall (it’s on furniture casters) and access the back via the doors. They also have vents to allow for heat dissipation. All the shelves have a slot cut in the back to allow for cables as well as some pass through grommets from one side to the other. I included on grommet in the bottom and a notch in the back base molding for the main power cord.

It was my first shot at muntins and mullions. They weren’t near as bad as I had imagined. I do need to get a 23 gauge pin nailer for those tiny moldings that hold the glass panes in place. Pre-drilling with a tiny #60 drill bit and hand nailing all those small moldings to secure the glass was sure a pane:).

It was a challenge but I got to try some new techniques and actually learned a thing or two.

Mart

Thought I would post a progress picture of a cherry entertainment cabinet I am making for our music minister. He wanted it to house all his stereo equipment and will have his big screen on top. My first shot at muntins and mullions. Whew! I really stressed over them but they ended up being nowhere near as difficult as I anticipated. I will post a finished picture if I ever get done.

Mart

Finished the hickory medicine cabinet to go with the vanity I posted earlier.

Mart

I thought I would turn out a couple spruce patterns for some stools and try some different joinery to experiment. One really needs to pay attention to which side of the blade one is on when cutting angled dadoes. My wife and my contractor buddy both got a good laugh from this blunder. Have a laugh on me.

Mart

I have been making stools like this for several years for friends and family. This one is out of cherry and not as wide as I normally make them (widest cherry I could find). They are solid and most importantly stable. One can stand on either end of the stool and not tip over.

I am wondering about taking the joinery up a notch while improving the strength of the joints and the overall attractiveness of the piece. All the joints are butt joints with glues and screws and plugs in the screw holes. Your thoughts and constructive criticism is appreciated.

Mart

This was done from pine from the staves from the the center of a large cable spool. The spool was left in our yard when we bought the house. The top and bottom were full of screws and nails but the staves were clean. I planed glued them up. I was really pleased with the patina of the wood.

Did a complete bathroom remodel to include a new hickory vanity and medicine cabinet. The vanity is done the medicine cabinet nearly there. This my first time working with hickory. It finishes nicely but splinters easily. I don’t think I ever had more slivers in my hands and fingers. My wife is sure happy with it even though I assured her there are plenty of flaws. This vanity has the same footprint as the previous one but much more user friendly storage. The bottom drawer is tall enough for a roll of TP on end. The hideous blue bathroom is the before.