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I don’t know about your house, but at mine the mail seemed to always be something that landed somewhere on the kitchen counter when it was brought in. My favorite place was on the end of the kitchen bar, but inevitably, wifey would not see something (despite it being right on the counter!) and would get a little upset. Admittedly, one pile sometimes multiplied into several. So I figured I could build some sort of desktop mail organizer where everything can flow into and out of each month and I can keep checkbooks, stamps, and other important items.
I used some cherry that I milled up on my bandsaw earlier this year from a log I cut on my property. This was my first attempt at drying lumber, so I figured I’d use it on a personal project just in case it decided to freak out on me. The drawer fronts are some maple burl veneers I had on hand and I made the pulls from some walnut scraps. I’d say it’s been put to good use so far and the counter has been clear.
-- Aaron in TN -http://www.amwellsfurniture.com
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Ole
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#1 posted 877 days ago
Excellent piece, very well executed design! I like the raised panel back.
Todd A. Clippinger
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#2 posted 877 days ago
Nice looking organizer, very elegant.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com
Belg1960
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#3 posted 877 days ago
Aaron, very nice project. Could share some dimensions and also how you created the pulls? Thanks Pat
-- ***Pat*** Rookie woodworker looking for an education!!!
Wayne Precht
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#4 posted 877 days ago
Wow, that’s a brilliant idea and very nicely done.
Something like that might keep my wife from spreading the mail over any horizontal surface in range…nah.
-- --- Wayne.
doorslammer
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#5 posted 876 days ago
Dimensions are about 12 in wide x 10 in high x 10 in deep. The pulls started out as a piece of scrap about 3/8” thick and 3/4” wide and I just used my oscillating spindle sander with a small spindle to carve out the top and bottom surface and round off the front. Then I just formed a small tennon on the TS and cut it free from the larger piece of stock.
-- Aaron in TN -http://www.amwellsfurniture.com
Chris
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#6 posted 876 days ago
Aaron,
very nice work especially with the pulls and the back (thanks for pointing that out Ole). they really set the piece apart from others.
-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein
Jamie Speirs
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#7 posted 876 days ago
That is soo nice.
Jamie
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Blake
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#8 posted 876 days ago
This is beautifully done!
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Vasko
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#9 posted 845 days ago
Very beautiful blend of woods and precision. I love your use of the veneer.
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