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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































21 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 596 days ago
That’s pretty cool! Is there access to all the other room in the bottom?
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DAN
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posted 596 days ago
Really cool … I’m an old DEAD fan … wish I had it !
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SteveBirdman
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posted 596 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
Thos. Angle
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posted 596 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
juniorjock
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posted 596 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.
Marcel T
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posted 596 days ago
that is AMAZING! Great job Steve!
mrtrim
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posted 595 days ago
jerry smiles !
Tony Z
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posted 595 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
clieb91
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posted 595 days ago
Steve, Welcome aboard. That is areally cool cool project. Nice finishes.
CtL
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 595 days ago
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.
MsDebbieP
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posted 595 days ago
this is freaky. Amazing idea / work.
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mrtrim
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posted 595 days ago
deb its freaky because your not old enough to remember the grateful dead ! lol huge points right there ! lol
netized
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posted 595 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
motthunter
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posted 595 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.
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jockmike2
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posted 595 days ago
“I will get by” great homage to the dead. You nailed it, no pun intended. mike
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Scott Bryan
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posted 594 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.
Gary
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posted 593 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
Roper
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posted 587 days ago
hey steve what happen to all the goodies inside?
-- Roper - Master of sawdust-
milehighwoodworker
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posted 552 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
miles125
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posted 552 days ago
I love it!
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Grumpy
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posted 474 days ago
Great job Steve. Good luck in the contest.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python