| Project by molarman | posted 209 days ago | 508 views | 5 times favorited | 25 comments | ![]() |
I just completed this a couple of days ago. This chest is mostly jatoba with quilted maple doors, wenge handles and ebony drawer pulls. There were a couple of “firsts” for me on this project. The my first use of knife hinges. These were surprisingly easy to install. It was also the first use of my Leigh jig. Lots of fun.
Comments welcome.
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25 comments so far
Billp
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posted 209 days ago
Wow you did a fantastic job.
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darryl
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posted 209 days ago
that is a very cool cabinet, nice work!
I have a leigh jig. I really need to practice using it more, it’s a shame how much dust it collects…
This cabinet is definately inspiring.
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 209 days ago
wow thats a very nice cabinet. i love the look of the jatoba and maple together. great job.
woodnut
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posted 209 days ago
molarman is that your own design? If so how did you come up with the poportions of the legs? The cabinet looks great, the legs were the first thing to catch my eye. Once again beautiful work.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 209 days ago
This is a very nice piece. Maple and cherry are my favorite combinations. The wenge handles and ebony pulls add nice contrasts to the piece as well.
How did you finish it?
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trifern
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posted 209 days ago
Very cool project. I like your choice of materials and techniques.
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DAN
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posted 209 days ago
looks like a big tooth ! wonderful …. exceptional wookmanship
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woodup
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posted 209 days ago
I like it! There are a lot of unique features to this table that make it stand out. I think the term ‘eye catching’ has already been used but it’s worth repeat’n. Great Job, thanks for sharing.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 209 days ago
Another stunning piece, Doc! You do some amazing work.
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cajunpen
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posted 209 days ago
Wow – this is one of those projects that makes me smile. That wood is really nice, the design is awesome and the execution is spectacular – another great project Doc.
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GaryK
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posted 209 days ago
Man, that thing is great. I love those spider legs!
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cobbler
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posted 209 days ago
THAT IS A REALLY NICE PIECE. GREAT ATTENTION TO
DETAIL. LOVE THE COLOR CONTRAST.
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mrtrim
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posted 209 days ago
holy molar ! im a leg man and i think i found love ! lol awesome project
rikkor
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posted 209 days ago
Excellent. From the thumbnails I thought it was bigger. When I opened it I noticed the glasses on top. I like it better smaller.
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Dan Lyke
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posted 208 days ago
I’m examining those pictures for construction details, because it’s a beautiful piece that I want to learn from, but I also find it oddly creepy, like if I were stumbling to the bathroom in the middle of the night and bumped into it I’d beat the everloving daylights out of it because it just weirds me out in some primal way…
Gorgeous, but my own tastes would require something slightly less spidery for that leg curve… But I guess great craft and a strong emotional statement pretty much defines good art.
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motthunter
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posted 207 days ago
style = great
fantastic work
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Paul D
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posted 206 days ago
Really nice design and very well crafted.
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MSRiverdog
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posted 205 days ago
Cool piece, what are the dimensions?
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Woodshopfreak
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posted 204 days ago
WOW, Beautiful, stunning, gorgous, magnificent, wonderfull, there is simply not enough words to describe. What a nice peice. This is probbobly one of my favorites on the site. cool.
(by the way I bet all of those words are spelled wrong, oops, I never said I did well with spelling lol)
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jeanmarc
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posted 139 days ago
This is a very nice piece.
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Dennis Zongker
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posted 66 days ago
Cool piece.
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Dusty56
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posted 64 days ago
Simply magnificient design and I am so happy that you referenced the size with your spectacles : ) I also thought that it was a much larger piece and was wondering how those legs would hold up over time , but as a small box / chest / artform / eyecandy , it should do just fine…Love your wood choices on this one and the finish looks great as well .
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DIABLO
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posted 43 days ago
wow very original…................
very nice
Ryan Shervill
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posted 43 days ago
Nice cabinet The proportions are really decieving…if you hadn’t placed the glasses in the pic, I would have assumed it was much larger.
What was your choice of finish?
Ryan
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kolwdwrkr
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posted 37 days ago
man, your projects are starting to cause me to think about my next project and what I want to do. Very well done, very inspirational.
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