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Project by Thos. Angle posted 2125 days ago 1046 views 1 time favorited 11 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This came about because we were going to remodel the kitchen. Well, we had to because this junky house was beyond repair. I also wanted to try something in Sapele because that’s what Carleen had picked forher kitchen. The cupboard stands about 78 inches tall and is 28 wide.Thereis no work surface to speak of.Carleen wanted all those “Wren Houses” so I build them. I laughed about them but we use them for everything. The carved leather panels are removable for cleaning. The drawers are dovetailed. The finish is wipeing poly over shellac with no stain. This is the piece that Bobbi Hammer saw that led to the Hammer Secretary.

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon




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Lee A. Jesberger

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#1 posted 2125 days ago

Thos;

Beautiful. I love your leather work! Absolutely amazing.

Sapele is a beautiful wood.

Lee

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

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Thos. Angle

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#2 posted 2125 days ago

Thanks, Lee, that is indeed a compliment coming from you

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

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Don

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#3 posted 2125 days ago

Thos, my heart started to palpitate when I saw the thumbnail pic, looked like small boxes, and although I just love small boxes, I wasn’t at all disappointed when the full size of the picture revealed this beautiful cupboard. You do lovely work.

I was fooled by one of your other projects where you had a leather insert. Upon first glance in these pictures, it looks like carved wood. Very special work!

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hillsbiblechurch.org/

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Thos. Angle

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#4 posted 2125 days ago

Thanks Don, I have thought about carving wood but it is a totally different proposition. And those are small boxes with dovetails on all four corners.

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

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Bob Babcock

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#5 posted 2125 days ago

Gorgeous Thos… really breathtaking. Beautiful grain choices.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

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PanamaJack

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#6 posted 2125 days ago

Wow...that’s all I can say.

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

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dewoodwork

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#7 posted 2125 days ago

That’s beautiful! Love the carved leather work and would never have never thought of incorporating leather panel inserts. Thanks for the inspiration.

-- Express creativity with wood, Dewayne. Vacaville CA.

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Dorje

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#8 posted 2125 days ago

Me too, or three, or four…

What a nice piece. My admiration for Sapele grows stronger…

Thanks for posting this!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

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MsDebbieP

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#9 posted 2125 days ago

how do the leather panels get removed?

gorgeous

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

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#10 posted 2121 days ago

Wow! Great leather work! Great woodwork too!

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

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Bill

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#11 posted 2121 days ago

Great job. I thought those panels were wood too, before you said leather.

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

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