2x4 Cabinet

Very impressive, creative piece. Guess the skill and talent doesn’t go away after a 15 year lay off, eh?

-- Rob, Maine

Nice piece
This contest is really bringing out some awesome designs.

-- Illegitimis nil carborundum - Don't let the bastards grind you down http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com

You certainly succeeded on going as big as possible. Nice design, way to stretch out that stud!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh

That’s great, Steve!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Like I have said before I will never look at a 2×4 in the same vein ever again. It is simply amazing what is lying beneath the surface of common construction lumber. I love the elegance and design of your piece. Holding the legs out from the cabinet and using dovetails was highly imaginative.

But leaving the tools sitting idle for 15 years? I am surprised that the tools even worked anymore. We need to find a way to get you some more shop time. Hopefully this project has rekindled the woodworking fire.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Great job . . . another wonderful entry!

-- Paul, Texas

And to think that was a 2X4. I will be very interested in seeing who wins. From what I have seen made from a 2X4 in the last few weeks, I think your all winners! Awesome job.
Nice dovetail work, and the knots in the wood add just the right look.

-- A duck that brags on his own pond, soon swims alone.

Nice work – imagine this from a 2X4

-- Marge, Colorado

Steve,

I was watching your blog and wondering how the project would look like when done. I really like the design you came up with (a little Chinese influence for the shape of the legs, if I’m not mistaken).

Alin

-- -- Alin Dobra, Gainesville, Florida

I looked at a 2×4 today,,,,funny I didn’t see that in there. Nice work, perfect design!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Thanks everyone for the kind words. I have been building some things over the last years, but just not anything that required jointing or planing. I like this a lot, and I just became an empty nester, so I hope to continue it.

Alan, I like to think some Oriental influence too. Thanks for noticing. I recently have fallen in love with Thos Moser’s American Bungalow collection and hope to replicate a piece or two in the near future. Arts and Crafts with an Oriental influence.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Not bad for a rusty old woodworker. <g>

Fantastic job, Steve. I just don’t think HD sells those kind of 2×4’s down here in my neck of the woods.

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

Extremely inovative, I love the joinery.

-- DocK, WV

Charlie, That’s why I bought it at Lowes :)

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Nice work steve…the dovetails look great and I love the design.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Damn fine piece of work, Steve. Very shapely and oriental. Way more than any 2×4 would deserve, even a Lowe’s board. My hat is off to you.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I’m going to Lowes first thing in the morning to get me a couple of those Furniture 2×4s. Who would have known that they held such beauty.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Steve: A great job. Nice Krenov chest. A real beauty. Congratulations on finishing.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Beautiful design! A lot of thought must have gone in to planning it out to fit the 2×4. Well done.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Very, very impressive.

-- Maplewood, MN

Very nice cabinet and from a 2×4 no less. Good work. I like the way the legs attach and the dovetail joinery. Both add just enough flair to a clean design.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Goal achieved.
challenge met
project outstanding!!
can’t get any better than that.

It’s gorgeous. Love those legs

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

oh yea , i love this piece ! great design , nice work steve

-- if you aint the lead dog the scenery never changes

Your cabinet is a work of art Steve. We like it a lot. (Mrs YS is taking as much interest in this competition as I am).. Good move to turn the possible door into a shelf. It works well.

A million miles away from a hunk of construction timber!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business.

Thanks everyone. It was a blast. I was jealous of other peoples 2×4s without any knots, but in the end, they look alright.

Stewart: My Mrs also has also kept a keen interest. It is fun to work together. And agreed, the shelf works.

Karson: Did you notice the toaster tong in pic #1? You inspired it. I cut it with my CNC from solid cherry.

Also in that picture is a sliding dovetailed box.

The pottery was done by a good friend of ours. It shows well.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Awsome design!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Hay! Steve
A great looking job.
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

Good work, Steve.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

I really like the dovetails and how they attach the legs.

Good job steve

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

Very nice. The proportions are wonderful.

-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com

great job Steve. very creative design. Love the oriental look.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

Great project. Do you plan to make one from a hardwood?

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

Well again, thanks everyone for the nice comments.

Woodjack, I do plan on making some pieces using some of the concepts I played with on this. But not repeat this exact design. I really like the concept of holding the legs away from the cabinet, to give it an airy look. I hope to find some time this spring to really get going. But time is so hard to find.

And thanks everyone for voting for this in the 2×4 contest. I won the largest number of 5th place votes! Yea!

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Gee, around every corner I learn something new on Lumberjocks. I once built a table out of 2 X 4’s to use as a TV stand wen I got out of college. My friends laughed at me and we often joked about it. But now that I have been here and seen some of the things you guys are making out of pPINE, I realize its just another type of wood. Nice design.

Hi Steve;

This is great!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

I was walking through some of the old projects and found this one. I missed it when it was posted. Great design and use of a 2×4, and just wanted to tell you so.

M

-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flinthill's Artisan

this is a fantastic piece that just came up on the dice roll here …Great job to say the least …I’ll never look at a 2×4 the same way again . thank you

-- Dusty56@comcast.net