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We have been canning for many years, so this Jelly Cupboard was long over due. As a matter of fact, as if by magic, within one hour of getting the cupboard from the shop and into the dining room it was FULL!
I really enjoyed building this thing, as it was rather straight forward with dowel reinforced lap joints, ship lap backside, early hinges and fasteners (restoration parts), and punched tin panels. No, I did not punch these myself but I did have to re-punch much of it as they needed cleaned up. I have additional galvanized sheeting if I ever get the hair up my butt to try something original, however we are pleased how this turned out.
As I mention in the title, I made this out of Soft Maple. I ran into a bargain price of $2/BF for the 12/4 Maple so I jumped on 200BF of it. It sure was different, in a nice way, to work with a softer wood for once as I had only built with Ash before hand.
I finished with a Golden Oak stain and treated the front door as if it were a restoration. I wanted to leave the impression that this may have been refinished, but not too much so. I recreated an original type of wooden latch with wear marks and all.
Additional images and detail can be found here:
http://www.horizontalheavens.com/jelly_cupboard__primitive_coun.htm
-- HorizontalMike -- "Woodpeckers understand..."
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15 comments so far
Oldtool
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#1 posted 265 days ago
Very nice work, beautiful piece of furniture.
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HillbillyShooter
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#2 posted 265 days ago
Oldtool +1. I really like it. It reminds me of a Potato Bin my mother used to have in our kitchen when I was growing up—a fond memory.
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Randy_ATX
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#3 posted 265 days ago
Very nice Mike. I especially like the flat-head screws and the lap joints. I recall you picked up your maple in Hutto. Nice score.
Randy
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Sodabowski
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#4 posted 265 days ago
Waw, I like the way you finished it, it looks beautiful. I’ll have to make at least three units like this for mom, she really cans too much! Actually no, she doesn’t. Maybe I eat too much actually ;)
-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.
MonteCristo
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#5 posted 264 days ago
Sweet ! (Pun intended)
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HorizontalMike
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#6 posted 264 days ago
Thanks MC. But it is NOT really so sweet by taste anyways, but very good with chips! All that ‘orange’ colored sauce is Habanero Sauce and the ‘green’ is Jalapeno Relish and Nacho Slices.
8-) or should I say 8-P or 8-O
Thanks for the kudos guys. It is good to be back and posting projects again.
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jaykaypur
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#7 posted 264 days ago
love this piece. the canned food is also nice looking. aint nothin like good ol’ home canned food. nice job.
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Beginningwoodworker
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#8 posted 264 days ago
Beautiful Jelly Cupboard.
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fussy
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#9 posted 264 days ago
Mike,
Now I see what you’ve been up to. Nice looking piece. Welcome back.
Steve
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b2rtch
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#10 posted 264 days ago
I love it! both the cupboard and what is inside.
Do you ship samples?
It is very good to see you posting again Mike.
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MadeinMT
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#11 posted 264 days ago
Beautiful. I love jelly cabinets.
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Roger Clark aka Rex
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#12 posted 264 days ago
Great place to stash jellies, and it’s full to boot !! Great work.
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derosa
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#13 posted 262 days ago
Looks almost as good as the contents; looks like it’s time to break out the chips. I really like the overall piece.
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HorizontalMike
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#14 posted 262 days ago
OK Russ, you bring the beer, and pick up Roger on your way down here!
BTW, I sell Prilosec by the pound… ;-)
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HawkDriver
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#15 posted 260 days ago
Mike, Welcome back. I just finished checking out your 3 new projects. This cupboard is by far my favorite. I LOVE it! Nice work.
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