Cherry TV Lift cabinet

This is very creative! It look almost like a blanket chest at first glance. Tell me more about the cherry walnut stain situation. Did you stain the walnut as well?

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Looks nice.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Wow somebody has talent.

Hey Randy
Yahoo what a great job it looks spectacular super workmanship.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Cherry! You got that right. Sweet!

WOW!!

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

This is amazing, I have never seen this. From your picture you can not even see the seem in the top. Wow, how about a picture of the inside workings. Great job.

-- There's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.--Scott

Fantastic job. Really came out nice. How did you end up doing the moldings?

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Very nice! I always want to make some furniture with curvature. How hard is it to make? How many hours did you put into this project.

-- Simon, Danville, IL

Really very nice.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Thanks all..
Christopher..the stain was custom made to give me that deep darkish reddish tone that is seen on so many cherry pieces..I actually took a leaf out of the clients table and had the stain match..

Hi..Porosky..I will try and take a few of the inside of the cabinet..it really is basically an opening big enough to allow for the lift and tv..I drilled grommet holes to allow the cords and cables to pass through and everything is concealed

Hi Jerry..thanks.. I ended up making a template of the radius..used a compass to trace the curves radius onto a scrap board..then extended the compass to the thickness of the molding and traced the outter radius..cut out the pattern and used a pattern cutting bit in the routertable to mill my radius clean and accurate.. Changed the bits to my profile..sprayed minueral spirits on the cherry lumber to basically lubricate it when it passes through the cutters (works like a charm..) Then scribed the back of the molding and bandsawed the molding off the board and sanded it to a perfect fit.. It was a learning experience but worked great!

Hi simon.. Making a curved cabinet is really a lot of fun but takes careful planning and double checking everything u do..the key is to make both radiuses identicle and perfectly smooth so when you lay the veneer..its not bumpy or wavy.. I will have to post how I made this cabinet as soon as I can..

-- Randall Child

Great project! It appears you did a superb job.
My wife mentioned just yesterday that she wanted me
to build a TV lift cabinet. I told her that I did not know
where to get the mechanics.
Thanks for posting your project.
I`ll go to TVLIFTKITS and get one of theirs.

-- ''Carry on my wayward son''

Outstanding job. Gotta have one of those.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

Beautiful cabinet. Nice finish too.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Hi Randy;

As mentioned in my latest email, you did a great job on this project!

I’m looking forward to reading about how you built it, too!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Hi cobbler..thank you.. Yes..the tv lift website was given to me by Lee Jesberger who also gave me tons of advise on veneering..his website prowoodworkingtips.com is fantastic and I highly recommend it for advise and materials as well as tons of cool reading.. I habe not been able to compare this lift to other lifts..but I really liked this lift and it works smoothly and is quite strong..I feel its a good design and their price of 680 including shipping is the cheapest I found but worth every penny..it has rollers on the top of the lift to allow your top to open without rubbing..but u have to use a piano hinge on the top which I didn’t want to do..but the roller brackets unscrew and I made a support to alllow my top to rise and lower with the tv..

Bill..thank you for your compliments

Jockmike..thanks also..

And my buddy Lee.. Your an inspiration to us all..like I said..I never would have attempted this without your prodding for me to try it.. Many thanks to you and your website that’s full of awesome things

-- Randall Child

Hi cobbler..thank you.. Yes..the tv lift website was given to me by Lee Jesberger who also gave me tons of advise on veneering..his website prowoodworkingtips.com is fantastic and I highly recommend it for advise and materials as well as tons of cool reading.. I habe not been able to compare this lift to other lifts..but I really liked this lift and it works smoothly and is quite strong..I feel its a good design and their price of 680 including shipping is the cheapest I found but worth every penny..it has rollers on the top of the lift to allow your top to open without rubbing..but u have to use a piano hinge on the top which I didn’t want to do..but the roller brackets unscrew and I made a support to alllow my top to rise and lower with the tv..

Bill..thank you for your compliments

Jockmike..thanks also..

And my buddy Lee.. Your an inspiration to us all..like I said..I never would have attempted this without your prodding for me to try it.. Many thanks to you and your website that’s full of awesome things

-- Randall Child

Randall you did a great job of making that molding. Sounds like you did it the right way too. Really looks good. Did you use the flexcore for the curved ends?

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Hi Jerry

No.. Didn’t use the flexcore on this one.. I traced my radius off my cabinet onto cherry lumber and bandsawed it out and used a pattern cutting bit in my router to mill my profile.. Having made a template to exact curve of the radius..I was able to get a perfect fit..

-- Randall Child

Hi Randall

WOW!!! You did a great job. Congratulations!!!

-- Dennis Zongker

Thanks Dennis..I appreciate the compliment..

-- Randall Child

Missed this one !!!Great job .

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

Super nice work! The radius corners are never easy but they are absolutely beautiful and add a tremendous amount of eye value. Great color match to the bed as well. Well done.

Rob

Thanks Rob.. Yes..I agree.. Having curves and radiuses are really pleasing to the eyes.. Now all I want to do is make curved cabinets..lol square is easy..but to curve..is divine..lol

-- Randall Child

RB, I have GOT to make myself one of these!!! Love it! Any info you can throw my way I would appreciate as would alot of us here. Pics, blurbs, tips, anything please. I’m gettin excited.

Thank you Kabashu!.. I really had a great time building this cabinet and although it took me about 3 weeks+ to make from start to finish, I learned a tremendous amount.. I was fortunate to picture almost all the steps I took to do this and as soon as my internet is up and running which should be within a week.. I will start a blog on how I did this from start to finish..glad you liked it..the clients were besides themselves..

-- Randall Child

Very nice!

-- -- Brian, Seattle