| Project by wwnovice | posted 466 days ago | 664 views | 0 times favorited | 29 comments | ![]() |
Hi All -
I’ve been perusing this website for a few months now, and I’m glad I found it. My favorite thing to do on the Woodworking sites is look at what other people are building.
This is my first time posting a project here. It’s a dartboard cabinet that I just finished. The wood is mainly cherry. I used a cleat system for hanging the cabinet, and the cleats are made of hard maple.
This project represents 2 firsts for me: Dovetail joinery (using my Leigh jig), and Frame-and-Panel door construction.
-- John
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29 comments so far
Napaman
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posted 466 days ago
very cool…another idea for my project list!!!
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Thor
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posted 466 days ago
That is a beautiful cabinet with very nice joinery, and nice wood.
Now, let me be the first to ask….
Are you really going to let people throw darts at it?
Bill
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posted 466 days ago
A great looking cabinet John.
How did you do your panels for the doors?
-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com
woodeneye
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posted 466 days ago
You could line the inside of the doors with a double thicknes of 1/8” cork.
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WayneC
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posted 466 days ago
Wonderful cabinet. Looks like lots of fun.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 466 days ago
Thats a 180 in my book!
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Karson
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posted 465 days ago
I’d throw darts at it. Covering it with anything means you can’t see it. I want to see the inside and outside.
Great job.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
wwnovice
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posted 465 days ago
Thanks for the compliments, and yes I’m going to let people throw darts at it. I figure if I can keep the darts from straying onto the doors, then anyone can ;-)
-- John
oscorner
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posted 465 days ago
Great looking project. Thanks for sharing.
-- Jesus is Lord!
wwnovice
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posted 465 days ago
Bill, I used an MLCS raised panel bit on the panels, and a CMT rail-and-stile bit for the frames. The rail-and-stile bit is a single bit that you just raise or lower to get the appropriate profile. I used spaceballs in the grooves to keep the panels spaced evenly and allow for expansion.
Hope that answers your question.
-- John
coloradoclimber
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posted 465 days ago
Very nice. Beautiful project, especially the choice of wood and finishes. Which leads to my question, you mentioned the doors are cherry, what / how did you finish it
USCJeff
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posted 465 days ago
I like it! Have you thought about adding a scoreboard to the inside of the doors? I’d hate to take away from the wood however as the finish is great. You could perhaps use chalkboard paint or a dry erase board for scoring Cricket or 301 for instance. Nice dovetails! How do you like the Leigh Jig? I have a Porter Cable jig that I haven’t used too much yet.
-- Jeff, South Carolina
PanamaJack
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That is one dynamite cabinet, thanks for sharing.
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wwnovice
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Coloradoclimber, I finished it with 4 coats of Sam Maloof poly/oil finish, wiped on.
-- John
wwnovice
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posted 465 days ago
Jeff, I’m still debating about a scoreboard – thanks for the ideas. As for the Leigh jig, I like it a lot. I thought it would be difficult to set up and learn, but it turned out to be easy, at least for through dovetails. I haven’t tried half-blind dovetails yet.
-- John
woodspar
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posted 465 days ago
Nice job. I have a store bought dartboard cabinet that I received as a present. I like that fact that you chose this as a project to learn about frame and panel and a chance to use your dovetail jig. Thanks for posting.
-- John
MsDebbieP
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posted 465 days ago
very nice!!!
I’d have a hard time covering up the beautiful wood—even if I wanted cork or a scoreboard..
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CharlieM1958
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posted 465 days ago
Nice use of some beautiful lumber!
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fred
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posted 465 days ago
You scored a triple 20 with that project. Great work.
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Nils
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This is a truly beautiful piece. It’s hard to believe it’s your first F&P and first dovetails! And I must say, the reveals/insets look perfect.
-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA
wwnovice
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posted 281 days ago
Nils,
Thanks for the nice compliment. It did go a little easier than I thought it would. The Leigh dovetail jig certainly made the dovetails a lot easier.
-- John
Blake
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posted 280 days ago
Welcome to the site, beautiful project. I am adding this to my favorites!
I built two of these when I was a kid for fathers day (Grandpa and Dad) but it was long before I know much about woodworking (especially wood movement). It was made from oak and the doors have split, warped, and created a gap so big you can barely unlatch it to open. It was a fun project but you have inspired me to revisit it with my current woodworking knowledge. But it certainly couldn’t beat yours!
-- Dust collectors suck.
Blake
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posted 280 days ago
You need to change your screen name. You have proven to us that wwnovice is unacceptable.
By the way, joinery on my version: drywall screws.
-- Dust collectors suck.
wwnovice
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posted 280 days ago
Thanks for the compliments, Blake. I’m still gonna keep the screen name though :-)
-- John
Andy
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posted 223 days ago
Fantastic wood and you realy showed it off with this cabinet.Very nice!
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GaryK
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That is an excellent job! The wood selection is perfect.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
MorningWood70
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I love to play darts! This sure beats me setup. Awesome!
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rikkor
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Great project. Very nice joinery.
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jeanmarc
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A great looking cabinet
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