Dartboard Cabinet

very cool…another idea for my project list!!!

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

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?

A great looking cabinet John.

How did you do your panels for the doors?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

You could line the inside of the doors with a double thicknes of 1/8” cork.

-- Woodeneye, Michigan, www.rdrouare@provide.net

Wonderful cabinet. Looks like lots of fun.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Thats a 180 in my book!

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.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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

Great looking project. Thanks for sharing.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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

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

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

That is one dynamite cabinet, thanks for sharing.

-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)

Coloradoclimber, I finished it with 4 coats of Sam Maloof poly/oil finish, wiped on.

-- John

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