1st attempt at Oak cabinet

Great looking cabinet. A very nice job on the completion of it. Oak gets heavy doesn’t it.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Beautiful work!

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Well done. I like inset doors and drawers the best.

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Very, very nice!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Excellent job, Alphie. Good job at matching up the grains, too. Very attractive piece.

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Great job! I like the finish.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Great Work!

-- Chris

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."

be proud. you did good. very nice.

-- jerryw-wva.

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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Nice job on the cabinet. There is a lot of gravity in an oak project this size.

-- Maplewood, MN

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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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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great looking cabinet ! very nice design

LOL, like Karson says…oak is heavy! Cabinet looks great.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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.

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oh this is so beautiful.
family heirloom for sure.
You did put your name and date on it somewhere, right?

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Very nice work. Your skills are greater than you admit to.

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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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