Asian apothecary style buffet

Really beautiful!

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

Nice piece of craftsmanship.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Really nice work. I was wondering how you had the time to make that many drawers.

-- Kyle, Michigan

Very cool, great work

That is very nice. I like the look of all the small drawers with the practicality of the larger ones mixed in. (what would I use that many small drawers for? – and then how would I remember which drawer it was in?) Thanks for sharing this project. I think it is also cool that you know the trees the lumber came from.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever... - Keats

When I first saw that I thought “no way I would ever make that many drawers again”, but then I saw the some just had faces.

Great job.

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

This is a really nice piece. I like the look the small drawer fronts give the piece.

thanks for the post.

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

Gary,

I like the design of this piece and the design of the matching cabinets. What inspired the design?

Thanks!

-- Daniel, Southern Indiana -- "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." -- http://blackdogwoodshop.etsy.com

Beautiful. I like this a lot.

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Inspiration? There are two components. 1. my wife wanted me to build her a chinese medicine cabinet looking buffet.(her taste) 2. if my wife wants something built I have an excuse to buy more tools :-) Really though, she has the designing eye, I am just do the engineering and execution. She did want the buffet and we wanted to tie it in with the previously built cabinets. Hence using the same wood for the drawer fronts. I had very little of the original red oak from out back left over so veneering was my only choice for the drawers. I spent many hours designing and redesigning it on Autocad till I found proportions that looked right, would work with the width of stock I had available, and met her height and length requirements. I did a cardboard mockup, then she would say it needed to be 3” longer, well keeping HxW ratios wouldn’t work cause it would make the peice too tall. Add another column of drawers and she thought it was too long…we finally worked it out.Well…I built it and said “here it is” :-)

-- Gary, Matthews NC

very charming ... beautiful work

-- ..... art for lifes sake

That is just an amazing piece – beautiful job.

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

WOW!! Really nice. I especially like the contrasting finish. Could you tell us what you used for the finish?

-- "A goal without a plan is a wish."

Great job Gary!

-- Paul D, Atlanta GA

You really did a good job on this piece. It’s great.

-- Maplewood, MN

Ampeater, my standard…watco danish oil and poly. I found the watco really birngs out the grain and the poly keeps it there. Has been working great for indoors but dont do it for an outside piece.

thanks for the great comments all. I really appreciate them.

-- Gary, Matthews NC

Oh..the black…enamel. Not what I wanted but after staining went horribly wrong on the cabinets I made first this one just had to follow suit. I really pained me to spend so much time milling all that oak only to paint it. the finished piece I am happy with but I could have used pine….glad I didn’t though.

-- Gary, Matthews NC

Beautiful, i am sure your wife is pleased. Could you share with me the cad program you used? I am looking into getting one.

-- Nick , North Carolina

great looking piece Gary.
It’s always nice when the wife wants you to build something that requires new tools!

I was a little worried for your sanity when I first saw those drawers! it’s a really nice project, thanks for sharing it.

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