| Project by rshep55 | posted 01-31-2010 07:24 PM | 2113 views | 11 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I recently finished this CD cabinet. I started it over two years ago, closer to three actually, when I built the case out of cabinet grade Maple plywood. It sat in a corner of my shop until my wife asked if I was ever going to do anything with it. Little by little I chipped away at it and intended to blog my progress on “Lumberjocks”. Well, the blog never happened but here is the finished cabinet.
I love using contrasting woods like Cherry and Maple and book-matching interesting wood grains. I find both give me a relaxed and comforting feeling, especially when that first deep soak of tung oil mix hits the wood.
This cabinet stands 73 inches tall, 9 inches deep and 18 inches wide. It is constructed with heart and sap wood Cherry. The panels are book-matched spalted Maple and it is finished with 6 coats of a tung oil blend with 2000 grit wet sanding between coats.
It holds 275 CD cases.
-- Ron,R.A.Shepard Woodworking,Massachusetts
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 01-31-2010 07:27 PM
Hey Ron
This case looks wonderful a great choice of woods and design.
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norwood
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#2 posted 01-31-2010 07:38 PM
I love the way cherry and maple look together well done
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Jim
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#3 posted 01-31-2010 07:41 PM
Very nice cabinet. Great wood choices. BTW, what is a CD case? ;)
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matt garcia
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#4 posted 01-31-2010 08:10 PM
Gorgeous!!!!
-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX
Bob Areddy
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#5 posted 01-31-2010 09:01 PM
Nice work… people still have CDs? ;-)
-- --Bob http://www.areddy.net/wood
Dennis Zongker
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#6 posted 01-31-2010 11:07 PM
Man, that is beautiful. I love the wood grain. Great job.
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#7 posted 02-01-2010 04:53 AM
Very nice CD Cabinet. love the wood choices.
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Don
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#8 posted 02-01-2010 08:49 AM
Very beautifull cabinet.
-- Don - I wood work if I could. Redmond WA.
rshep55
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#9 posted 02-01-2010 05:37 PM
Thanks for all the nice complements.
-- Ron,R.A.Shepard Woodworking,Massachusetts
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