Pennsylvania Spice Cabinet

Beautiful!

-- Pie

That’s a beautiful piece of work! Excellent detailed half doves! How long did it take you to complete, start to finish?

A beautiful piece. Keep up this kind of work and you will be making less “woodscrap.”

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Thanks. I spent the better part of almost every weekend for three months on it. When she came home from school to visit on some weekends I would have to hide it from her and couldn’t work on it.

-- Rick -Tulsa

Really nice, great workmanship. If you can do that, you can build most anything I’d expect.

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Really nicely done Rick. Now she has an heirloom to pass on to her kids!

-- Rich in Richmond

Very nice project

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What woods involved? Finish? Any construction notes such as special techniques or problems?

It’s lovely, and I like the design and concept!

-- "That which has in itself the greatest use, possesses the greatest beauty." - Unknown Shaker

The cabinet itself is Mahogany with an ash back. The drawers are maple. It has a false back with two hidden compartments. The finsh is red mahogany stain and hand rubbed satin poly. The biggest challenge was all the dovetails. Most, except for the long sides of the drawers had to be hand cut (hours and hours….). It was a challenging project but a lot of fun as well. If I wasn’t trying to get it done in time for a wedding it would have been more fun. In the end I was 2 weeks late but it was done enough to let her see it.

The project and plans were featured in Fine Woodworking Magazine.

-- Rick -Tulsa

gorgeous work my friend.

-- scmichael

Nicely done.

This is magnificent work!
Thanks for sharing with us and welcome to Lumberjocks community.

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Yes, beautiful work, and a really nice finish!

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This is gorgeous! Just packed with detail. Very nice.

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That is beautiful. I like the little dovetailed drawers. welcome to LJs.

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Very nice! Is this from the plans Steve Latta published in Fine Woodworking in early 2007? I’ve been considering tackling this project myself.

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Superb, really beautiful piece.

-- Dan Wiggins

Paul, Yes it’s Steve Latta’s design. The detail drawings you can buy are very helpful.

-- Rick -Tulsa

Great looking chest!

Fantastic job.

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Beautiful work, wood and grace! Excellant!

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Really very nice I think this is about as good as furniture gets well done regards Alistair

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Sweet and spicy…great job

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A beautiful chest. A nice job. Looks like the jig making payed off.

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Looks like you picked up Steve Lattas’ plans from FWW. Very nice! I did one very similar from those plans as well, and it was a challenge. Nice job

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I always liked PA Spice Cabinets, and you’ve done a great job on your rendition.

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Superb execution of this cabinet. I can’t tell from the photos, did you do the line and berry inlay on the front door? I have always wanted to try that.

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No, I passed on the inlay. I felt that was beyond my skills at this point and I was tight on time. Maybe when I make another cabinet for my Wife.

-- Rick -Tulsa

Beautiful job. Particularly all the dovetails. The contrasting woods really highlight the details.

Nice work. Are all the dividers rounded over or did you add beading? Either way, nice touch.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Tim S, WA

Beautiful! I assume this means you live in Pennsylvania? Do you do any other custom work? I need something made that would be simpler than this. I can send you a picture if your interested.

-- Denise, True success is finding out what God is doing and getting in on it.

Sorry I guess I didn’t realize there was such a thing as a “pennsylvania spice cabinet”. And you obviously don’t live in Pennsylvania. Next time I’ll check things out a little more before I show my blond side.LOL

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i dont often comment on a project but feelcompelled to say…....”Very Nice”

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