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This is a entertainment armoire that I made a few years back. It is all solid cherry with macasser ebony inlays. It took me a bout a year to complete this. I had trouble finding the right panels for the doors and finding the 4”x6” piece of cherry that I needed for the top cove.
The only tools that I had at the time was a Craftsman contractors saw, router and assorted had tools. The cove was cut on the table saw on a diagonal and then scraped and hand sanded. The corners of the cove were done with rasps and files using a cardboard template. All pf the drawers are dovetailed and the “box” that holds the TV was dovetailed on the corners and I used sliding dovetails for the shelf and divders.
The finish is 8 coats of Danish Oil wet sanded, starting with 320 and working up to 1000 grit. The final finish is Briwax.
There were severial challanges on this, from the cove to the fully recessed doot hardware. This is probably the largest piece that I have completed.
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24 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 55 days ago
Wow! That’s a fantastic piece. That’s some of the prettiest cherry I’ve ever seen, and your finishing technique really brought out the best in it.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Dennis_MGWW
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posted 55 days ago
Very nice! I love the look of cherry when it is finished properly.
Great job!
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CaptainSkully
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posted 55 days ago
Nicely done. I had the same tools when I started. Keep up the good work!
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LesB
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posted 55 days ago
Great looking piece.
You now have the same problem I had with mine. The new larger flat TVs won’t fit in cabinet. Fortunately it is easy to find other uses for such a nice cabinet and you get to build a new one.
-- Les B, Oregon
Indiana_Parrothead
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posted 55 days ago
Yes the TV just fit. Find a flat screen to fit is not going to be easy. But this TV is HDTV and HiDef so it might last for awhile.
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stefang
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posted 55 days ago
A beautiful armoire, love the woods and very well done. Welcome to LJ and looking forward to seeing more of your projects.
-- Mike, American in Norway
reggiek
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posted 55 days ago
Well done!....goes to show it is the talents of the builder…and not just the tools that make a piece turn out…..gotta love cherry for a great wood to work with…
Welcome to LJ’s…I am assuming that you must be a Jimmy Buffett fan from the knickname….
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a1Jim
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posted 55 days ago
Looks beautiful great job.
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Indiana_Parrothead
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Yes, I am a Jimmy Buffett fan…
FIns Up
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Loucarb
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posted 55 days ago
Very well done & welcome aboard.
Kent Shepherd
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posted 55 days ago
Great work—-Welcome to Lumberjocks
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Ed Elizondo
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This is one fine project. The cherry really looks great. The trim is well done and fits the armoir. Good Job. Welcome aboard. Ed.E.
-- Ed E. " Taking one board at a time "
panhandler
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posted 55 days ago
Beautiful cabinet, my son is a parrot head he had me build him 20 frames to display his albums I built them out of nice oak but he wanted them painted bright colors like the Islands. You will enjoy this site I have only been here a few days and I cant stay away
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huff
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posted 55 days ago
Beautiful work with some beautiful wood. I especially like the way you did the cove with the radius. Very nice.
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RexMcKinnon
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posted 55 days ago
Beautiful, after seeing the pictures with the doors closed I would never of gused that you would fit everything that you did in it.
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lightweightladyleftie
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posted 55 days ago
Beautiful! Love the cherry. Welcome and thanks for posting.
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Dusty56
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posted 55 days ago
Absolutely gorgeous project : ) !!!
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Indiana_Parrothead
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posted 54 days ago
Thank you all for the very warm welcome and the compliments on the project. I hope to be able to contribuite and will be adding more projects soon.
Thanks, Mike
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Walnut_Weasel
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posted 54 days ago
Nice work!
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woodworm
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posted 53 days ago
Really very nice work.

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Ed Elizondo
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posted 42 days ago
Man, this is one great Armoir. You did a really great job on the finish. The joints are really tight. You used quite a bit of different joinery and it all came out great.
-- Ed E. " Taking one board at a time "
jim1953
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posted 42 days ago
Great Lookin Job
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MDRoehl
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posted 8 days ago
Great use of the figured cherry. Love the inlay work on the end panels.
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CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 8 days ago
Great looking doors!
Not much of a JB fan, but I like your woodwork! <g>
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