Project Information
Well this has been fun. I had not used my jointer, planer, or bandsaw for over 15 years. It was great to be back in the shop building something that was neither a home improvement nor another machine. I had never done any resawing before, and really came to like it.
I wanted to build the largest piece of furniture that I could design out of a 2×4. I chose a cabinet on legs to make it look bigger. I tried to include several design elements to enhance this thought; use frame and panel to maximize wood usage, hold the legs away from the cabinet, splay out the legs at the top, use a wider piece for the horizontal rails to add heft, and sweep these rails up. I used dovetails for flair and strength. It is finished with an oil/poly blend.
The entire piece is 43" tall. The cabinet is about 10" wide, because that is the width of three 2×4s. I made it about 16" high to keep to the golden ratio (1:1.6). The depth is around 7", or two 2×4s. I made the legs from what was left over. They about 30". The square stiles are 5/8" thick, which is the max I could obtain after removing the bandsaw marks. These pieces became quite delicate with dovetails at each end and dados on two sides to hold the panels.
Steve
I wanted to build the largest piece of furniture that I could design out of a 2×4. I chose a cabinet on legs to make it look bigger. I tried to include several design elements to enhance this thought; use frame and panel to maximize wood usage, hold the legs away from the cabinet, splay out the legs at the top, use a wider piece for the horizontal rails to add heft, and sweep these rails up. I used dovetails for flair and strength. It is finished with an oil/poly blend.
The entire piece is 43" tall. The cabinet is about 10" wide, because that is the width of three 2×4s. I made it about 16" high to keep to the golden ratio (1:1.6). The depth is around 7", or two 2×4s. I made the legs from what was left over. They about 30". The square stiles are 5/8" thick, which is the max I could obtain after removing the bandsaw marks. These pieces became quite delicate with dovetails at each end and dados on two sides to hold the panels.
Steve