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This unit was my first cabinet I ever made with solid wood of any kind. As is obvious, it was made with oak. As it progressed, it seemed to be looking O.K., so I saved the raised panel door challenge for another day. This one does not have the raised panel doors, but it does sit in my living room and stores many books. This was also the first time I made any drawers before, so it was quite a learning curve for me. The edge on the top of this project was also very challenging as I do not have a shaper. The router bit I purchased cost $75.00 and when it arrived at my home, it was clear that it was not designed for my router table. I was able to make it work after scratching my head for about an hour and a half, but I thought I’d made a $75.00 mistake! I was also shocked at how much this project weighed when I transferred it from my shop into my house.
-- Tom, Michigan ~ Working with a renewable resource called wood
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19 comments so far
Karson
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posted 322 days ago
Great looking cabinet. A very nice job on the completion of it. Oak gets heavy doesn’t it.
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Jimthecarver
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posted 322 days ago
Beautiful work!
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gizmodyne
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posted 322 days ago
Well done. I like inset doors and drawers the best.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 322 days ago
Very, very nice!
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dustynewt
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posted 322 days ago
Excellent job, Alphie. Good job at matching up the grains, too. Very attractive piece.
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GaryK
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posted 322 days ago
Great job! I like the finish.
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Chris
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posted 322 days ago
Great Work!
-- Chris
Roz
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posted 322 days ago
Alphie, Very nice work! I like the proportions of it. I think the flat panel doors give you cabinet the look of mission style furniture.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
jerryw
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posted 322 days ago
be proud. you did good. very nice.
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Jojo
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It turned out really nice Alphie, it is a real beauty and it seems that the you got over the learning curve successfully but being in one piece it really looks like you had a hard time moving it out of the shop.
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rikkor
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posted 322 days ago
Nice job on the cabinet. There is a lot of gravity in an oak project this size.
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Russel
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posted 322 days ago
Very nice cabinet. I too found out about the weight of a solid oak cabinet when I made one. A single board didn’t weigh that much, but boy do they add up. I like the flat panels on this type of furniture.
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Andy
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posted 322 days ago
You really challenged yourself for a first project.My hats off to you,this is a great looking piece.Shaker style doors are still my favorite style,they have a simple elegance about them.The design is very good.The drawers placed at mid point,break up the verticle lines of the tall doors,adding balance.
Tom,you really did a nice job on this,thanks for sharing.Andy
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mrtrim
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posted 322 days ago
great looking cabinet ! very nice design
Critterman
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posted 322 days ago
LOL, like Karson says…oak is heavy! Cabinet looks great.
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Scott
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posted 322 days ago
Hey Alphie
The only way I knew this was your first cabinet was by your own admission. You did a great job. You really did a good job on the finish. As far as for the raised panels. Don’t hold back. I avoided them for a long time only to find out they are easy compared the results they give. Just remember to start with flat panels and a sturdy router table.
-- Scott, Kentucky ----- "Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry" Mark Twain
MsDebbieP
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posted 322 days ago
oh this is so beautiful.
family heirloom for sure.
You did put your name and date on it somewhere, right?
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TreeBones
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posted 322 days ago
Very nice work. Your skills are greater than you admit to.
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Blake
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posted 322 days ago
Wow, really nice cabinet. Looks like a lot of hard work went into it. It’s very professional looking. Great job.
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