| Project by tim0001 | posted 509 days ago | 862 views | 1 time favorited | 9 comments |  |
 |
These book cases are Jatoba (Brailian Cherry). I found a large stack of the lumber at a guy in St Louis that reclaims wood from old buildings. This lumber was shipping crates. It was all rough cut and I had to remove nails and fill holes etc but it is great looking wood. I made the center cabinet and liked it so muh I made two more. This was my first attempt at solid doors vs frame and panel. The wood does move a lot and the gap in the center is perfect in summer and a bit gapped in winter. I used quarter colums on the center piece and half spirals on the outer ones. The inside shelfs and back are cherry. Finish is tung oil. The door pulls are kauri. The Jatoba to rather hard and chips out easy when planning so I have to take very shallow passes. I think I spent as much time making usable lumber as I did making the pieces.
-- TimV
| Pin It |
9 comments so far
a1Jim
home | projects | blog
87181 posts in 1746 days
#1 posted 509 days ago
Wow Tim this is a fantastic unit,great job.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
Northwest29
home | projects | blog
230 posts in 659 days
#2 posted 509 days ago
Shiiping crates, did you say shipping crates …. OMGosh!! That’s a lot of work, but the result is just fantasic. Since they were just shipping crates, did he give you the wood? Are these from your design? They really are dy-no-mite!
Ron
-- Ron, Eugene, OR, "Curiosity is a terrible thing to waste."
planeBill
home | projects | blog
300 posts in 578 days
#3 posted 509 days ago
whatever time you spent making usable lumber was well worth the effort, those are stunning, and from reclaimed wood no less…....amazing!
-- I was born at a very young age, as I grew up, I got older.
NBeener
home | projects | blog
4856 posts in 1343 days
#4 posted 509 days ago
Uh.
Wow.
I mean … WOW !
Drop dead gorgeous !
-- -- Neil
doncutlip
home | projects | blog
2808 posts in 1725 days
#5 posted 509 days ago
Truly spectacular, you should be really proud of that one
-- Don, Royersford, PA
ToddTurner
home | projects | blog
144 posts in 1492 days
#6 posted 509 days ago
These cabinets must weigh a ton!! Very nice!!!!
lightweightladylefty
home | projects | blog
2063 posts in 1881 days
#7 posted 509 days ago
Tim,
More truly fabulous work!
L/W
-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.
Ken90712
home | projects | blog
12662 posts in 1358 days
#8 posted 509 days ago
I just love Jatoba! Great work a real beauty!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
LittlePaw
home | projects | blog
1500 posts in 1247 days
#9 posted 508 days ago
Thank you for giving old wood a new life . . . beautiful heirloom pcs!
-- Paul - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.
Have your say...