1st Cabinet built

I’m impressed. The joints in the face frame are perfect. Will you be making the doors as well?

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

Good job PJ , keep up the good work. jock mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Looks great. Cherry and Maple??

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Way to go.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Looks good. Is Karson correct on the woods?

-- John

It is a mixture of woods. The Back of the big cabinet is a 1/2” cabinet grade plywood from Lowe’s. Not sure of type – they call it “Blondewood” but is was fairly inexpensive, a damaged piece. The sides and/or frame of the big cabinet is a 9-ply cabinet grade 3/4” Lauan plywood purchased from a garage sale across the street from another woodworker. This is really nice plywood he got in Connecticut, his old home place. I got 34 pieces of 8’x16” pieces from him and a trash compactor for $35. The face frame of the big cabinet is all oak that’s put together with glue and biscuits The corners of the Lauan sides are reinforced with biscuits,, glue and 18ga wire brads from a pneumatic nailer. Back is glue and wire brads. The What-Not shelf is of Aspen.

I know a weird combo of woods for this project! This cabinet unstained in the above picture

The job isn’t quite complete as I have a downdraft unit to install in the countertop.

I have it really loaded down now. I went to cooking school, don’t know why other than to get away from home, and became a cook…of sorts. I work in retail so as you can see the education does me no good.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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Give of take a couple hundred pounds of books(?).

Karson I appologize as I did not see the question. Please forgive. Thanks for reminding me John

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

PJ,

outstanding job and like DrSawdust said, the joint are perfect. Nice peice.

have a good day,

pierre

Pierre,
I thank you very much. I really didn’t know how it would turn out in the “thought stage” as I had no pattern only an idea of what I needed or wanted. I have made many items of wood. I’ve build sheds, decks, added on to and remodeled houses and barns, and much more. Never something such as a cabinet or furniture of any kind. Now that I see the final product I want to go a little deeper into furniture and cabinet making.
Randy

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

PJ,

Very nice. On my first cabinet I also used biscuits. Then I discovered Kreg Pocket Hole joinery. Now, all my face frames use pocket hole joinery. I takes me about half the time to new make the face frames.

I like the different species of wood.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Fred, I ordered a big Kreg kit about a week ago. Just got it Saturday, now I get to play! Thanks for the comments!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Awesome job, PJ.

-- Peace, LJ http://beam.to/4goldens.org

A very nice cabinet PJ.
You made yourself something very useful. My wife enjoys collecting cookbooks too.

You’re going to have fun with that Kreg jig, you don’t need as many clamps with the Kreg jig. You’ll be sticking lots of boards together now.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Nice job
This is great work on a first job congrats…

-- Jeremy M. Reid Woodworking

Hey, I missed this one the first time…nice cabinet!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

project looks great thanks for the welcome
: )

-- yoyi, hawaii

This is a great first cabinet, and it’s definitely withstanding the static-load test, as my engineering friends would say! It’s a testament to how well you built it.

-- Robb

Thanks Robb! After nearly a year it still is not sagging. I’ve surprised myself for sure!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,