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Greetings,

I finally got tired of having bits and pieces of photo gear laying around so I made some time to build a storage cabinet for myself.

Curly western maple veneered panels, cherry veneered top and bottom, "pitchy" cherry solid frames and mouldings and hand turned ebony handles.

About 11 1/4" d x 26" w x 34" h, oil and lacquer finish.

Cheers, Don

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Gorgeous!!
 

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Beautiful cabinet Don great wood too.
 

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very very nice. I love figured maple. How did you join the base to the side panels?
 

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Thanks guys…

I used dowels and screws so I could assemble after finishing….

Case assembly

Cheers, Don
 

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Very nice, Don.
I too am finding that when practical, finishing before assembly is easier.
 

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as always

beautiful, especially being for yourself
 

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Don, I always just love your work. This is marvelous. I just want to touch it.

Do I detect a very small bevel on the frame joints? It just might be my view point. Looks nice. I want to come study with you.

How do you get the edge banding to come out so flush with the veneer? I guess you just do it carefully, or do you flush cut once it is applied?

I did not know you could lacquer over oil. The end result is very nice.

I like the 35mm hinges. Good job,
Steve
 

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Just gorgeous Don. Beautiful build and finish. Nice photography.
 

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Stunning cabinet, Don. And great photos as well.
 

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Hey Don…very nice. Can you tell me about how you sealed the maple and how you gave your finish that colour. Again…I really like how you handled the finish.
 

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Great piece.
 

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very nicely done. nice choice of lumber
 

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Thank you all for your comments..

Steve - the slight bevel on the rail to stile joint is a detail I've been using for a while now. It's reason is mostly as a design element and a little bit for efficiency. No matter how careful you are with your joinery it isn't unusual to have to level the joint, either by hand or with sanding.

At some point I realized it would look good beveled. So what I do is break the edges of the door frames before assembly with sandpaper. When ever possible, I finish sand all parts before assembly.

You are not going to like the answer to how I get the edge banding flush, sigh…

I used to carefully hand plane that type of joint, then later on tried a router with a flush cut bit. Now I stroke sand them in seconds… :) :)

Lacquer over oil is not a problem as long as the oil is completely dry. This is the reason I do not like using linseed oil, takes too long to dry. Watco natural Danish Oil contains resins and driers. I regularly spray pieces after 48 hours of dry time and have never had a problem.

Cheers, Don
 

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beautiful…I am going out to the shop now. posts like this one inspire me. great work Don, thank you for the inspiration.
 

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Nice looking cabinet. how are you planning on hanging it?
 

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A beautiful cabinet. The wood compliments each other very nicely. Great job
 

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Just a beautiful piece Don, you can see all the great work that went into this project. I'm a big fan of Watco Danish Oil. Have you ever try Myland Wax over the danish oil. The two are made for each other, a extremely smooth touch and gorgeous luster. For piece that really hand on the wall this finish is great and easy to care for. Thanks for posting …Blkcherry
 
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