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The Dead Cabinet

Project by SteveBirdman posted 581 days ago 770 views 2 times favorited 21 comments Add to Favorites Watch

First off I’d like to say this was a co-creation by my friend Nic Kaufman and I. The Dead Cabinet serves for my roomates and I, and this furniture piece is very special to me because of my appreciation for the Grateful Dead. It is 6 and 1/2 foot tall wiith a four foot circular door. The bolt is made out of cherry, the face details is made from walnut, the white looking wood is poplar, and the box is Willow. The eyes and teeth slide out as drawers with small cubbies underneath. The inside is felted blue, red, and white with a nice lightning bolt design in the middle counter area o the top inside area. There are little oil painted wooden cut outs of grateful dead symbology. We have a top cabinet, two small cubbies, a drawer, and varied spaced areas. This comes in great use for storage of books,music, and crystals and gems. This project really built my confidence level where I want it to be.

Began creation in January of 2007 and finished with all the sanding and finishing in July of 2007.

NFS

-- Steve "Birdman" Weber Jr. - www.birdlandcreations.net


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GaryK

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posted 581 days ago

That’s pretty cool! Is there access to all the other room in the bottom?

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

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DAN

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posted 581 days ago

Really cool … I’m an old DEAD fan … wish I had it !

Welcome to lumberjocks !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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SteveBirdman

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posted 581 days ago

right on dan, just being grateful for the dead. The bottom area besides the cubbies is not accessable, which was not te worst concern for me considering about 4 feet of space above. but the poplar is screwed on then holes are cut out for the cubbies and drawers.

-- Steve "Birdman" Weber Jr. - www.birdlandcreations.net

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Thos. Angle

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posted 581 days ago

I’m no fan of the Grateful Dead but this is a very unique and interesting piece of furniture. Well done.

-- Thos. Angle

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juniorjock

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posted 581 days ago

Great job Steve. I figured it would have taken a lot longer to complete the project. It would have taken me forever. Thanks for the post and welcome to LumberJocks.

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

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Marcel T

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posted 581 days ago

that is AMAZING! Great job Steve!

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mrtrim

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posted 581 days ago

jerry smiles !

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Tony Z

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posted 581 days ago

Nice! I used to have a Steal Your Face painted on the hood of my car. How many shows have you seen? Maybe I’ll try to make a Phish Cabinet.

-- Tony, Ohio

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clieb91

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posted 581 days ago

Steve, Welcome aboard. That is areally cool cool project. Nice finishes.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 581 days ago

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Hey now…
Great piece, Steve. This post is bringing out all the old Deadheads, Wharf Rats and all. The fact that you made it nearly 22 years after Jerry crossed over the Rainbow Bridge speaks volumes about the type of fans, and the legacy of the Grateful Dead. And it’s a very imaginative and well designed bit of design. mrtrim nailed it.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 581 days ago

this is freaky. Amazing idea / work.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mrtrim

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posted 581 days ago

deb its freaky because your not old enough to remember the grateful dead ! lol huge points right there ! lol

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netized

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posted 581 days ago

Inagodadavida and break out the ganja! I’m sure you will smile every time you look at this incredible piece! Imagination and wood are always in very good company!

-- Jeff, Santa Fe

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motthunter

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posted 581 days ago

What a long strange trip its been. as folks go to hell in a bucket. A tribute to one of America’s finest bands of all time. I love your project. It is creative, well designed, and great fun. Congrats., The dead are a part of all of our history whether folks like it or not. I would love to see more pics of this to admire it from more angles.

-- making sawdust....

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jockmike2

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posted 580 days ago

“I will get by” great homage to the dead. You nailed it, no pun intended. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 580 days ago

Steve,

This is a wonderful cabinet. With all the inlays and other details I can well understand why it took you as long as it did.

Very nice.

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

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Gary

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posted 578 days ago

Only thing I can find wrong with it—you should’ve used some Sugar Magnolia.
;-)
What a fine tribute.

Comes a time
when the blind man
takes your hand
says “Don’t you see.”

-- Gary, Florida

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Roper

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posted 573 days ago

hey steve what happen to all the goodies inside?

-- Roper - Master of sawdust-

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milehighwoodworker

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posted 538 days ago

Oh lookin real nice der. Real good job on that then.

As someone who’s benefited personally from this cabinet’s magic, just wanted to post and say it’s a real beautiful piece. well done dudes.

-- "A craftsman who is respected nearly always rises to the task, and is happy to do so." -Thos. Moser

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miles125

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posted 538 days ago

I love it!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

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Grumpy

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posted 460 days ago

Great job Steve. Good luck in the contest.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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