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Cherry Wine Butler

Project by MikeeLikesIt posted 273 days ago 772 views 4 times favorited 16 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a mostly all Cherry Wine Butler. It has a little Imbuia set into the legs and around the cabinet door openings. The top is made of two book matched cherry slabs. The wine holder racks are adjustable/removable. The glass in the two doors are a “pond ripple” look which gives the necks of the wine bottles a nice subtle distortion. About 15 years ago I was rummaging through some old tools in an antique store and came upon the wine de-corker that you see clamped onto the left side of the top. I think I paid $35 dollars for it. You can purchase a replica today for around $100. I’d say the hardest part of this project was getting the inset door to fit just right. Hope you enjoyed the butler…

-- Mikee Likes It


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AaronK

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#1 posted 273 days ago

very nice. that glass is a nice touch. i’m having a bit of trouble understanding the frame construction – it looks like a double frame, so to speak… is that right? also, are those grooves or inlays around the sides?

ie, could we get some close ups? ;-)

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gbvinc

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#2 posted 273 days ago

Nicely done!

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MikeeLikesIt

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#3 posted 273 days ago

The back is a sheet of 1/2” cherry veneered ply. The wine butler has your basic cabinet box construction but the sides have panels added which gives that feel of a double frame. The darker lines you see on the vertical legs are imbuia inlays. The back legs having the inlay cut directly across and the front legs are cut across the corners.

-- Mikee Likes It

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OhVlyArtisan

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#4 posted 273 days ago

Very nice

-- "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure." Mark Twain

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AaronK

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#5 posted 273 days ago

ok, thanks for the info.

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rustedknuckles

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#6 posted 273 days ago

That’s a great design and excecution, but I’m having a hard time getting my head around the placement of the drawer pulls on the drop down front. Other than that (and it is only a personal preference)I think you did a very nice job. I’d love to know the dimensions.

-- Dave- New Brunswick

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Scott Bryan

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#7 posted 273 days ago

This is a gorgeous piece. The imbuia inlays and the sapwood provide a nice contrast to the cherry, which has some nice graining and character of its own. This is a nicely designed piece that would be a focal point in any room.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Puupaja

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#8 posted 273 days ago

Look´s really nice and elegant

-- Puupaja

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Patrick

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#9 posted 273 days ago

Mikee,
Great Project – you must have years of experience. I like this design and the wood that was selected. Perfect size for your wine storage. I would like to stop for a glass of wine sometime and check it out. A++
DCFB

-- Patrick - DCFB

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Kindlingmaker

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#10 posted 273 days ago

Outstanding job! Very very nice!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

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Walnut_Weasel

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#11 posted 273 days ago

Looks very good. I like the proportions of the top and bottom doors.

-- James - www.walnutweasel.wordpress.com

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Joe

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#12 posted 273 days ago

Very nice, my wife keeps asking to make her a wine rack. I asked Why, it would always be empty. :)

-- Senior Chief

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SwedishIron

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#13 posted 273 days ago

I like your design and choice of lumbers.. Have you thought about hanging the wine glasses upside down to keep the dust from settling? It would also free up some additional space under them to allow the ability to stock pile other goodies.

-- Scott, Colorado

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Gary

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#14 posted 273 days ago

Gary likes it too. ;-)

-- Gary, Florida

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bill merritt

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#15 posted 272 days ago

I also like it all, can see where those doors might give anyone something to think about. Great job.

-- Bill Merritt -Augusta Ga. woodworker

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Karson

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#16 posted 262 days ago

Great looking cabinet. Nice design.

-- 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 †

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