| Project by TheDane | posted 488 days ago | 1244 views | 1 time favorited | 7 comments |  |
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We decided to get rid of the 11 year old projection TV that was taking up so much space in our family room, and replace it with something a little more contemporary.
We just needed a new piece of furniture to put it on, and it needed to match the coffee table, end tables, and lamps I built a few years ago.
This cabinet is actually based (loosely) on plans for a small outdoor table from Woodsmith (issue No. 136). The joinery (except for the frame & panel doors) was done mostly with pocket screws.
I used about $50 worth of kiln-dried Western Red Cedar for the cabinet, and plywood scraps I had stashed in the garden shed for the back and shelves. I gave everything a coat of shellac, scuff-sanded, and shot it with 3 coats of water-borne lacquer. Total cost to build and finish, including hardware, was around $100.00.
—Gerry
-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"
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Drew
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#1 posted 488 days ago
Nice job. Great finish too. You did awesome. Wife should love it especially since the big tv is gone.
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bluekingfisher
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#2 posted 488 days ago
Great work and that finish looks fantastic. Well done
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#3 posted 488 days ago
COOL!
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TheDane
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#4 posted 488 days ago
It sure makes the room look bigger!
This is the first time I have used shellac under lacquer … really pops the grain, and actually reduced the number of coats of lacquer (I had figured on 5, but quit after 3).
—Gerry
-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"
a1Jim
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#5 posted 488 days ago
Fantastic TV cabinet.
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woodymays
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#6 posted 488 days ago
Nice work and the wood grain look nice.
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#7 posted 486 days ago
Nice work, looking really good.
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