2 x 4 coopered cabinet

That’s awesome! Nice to see what one can do with simple 2×4s.

just right

what a great build

what final dimensions did you get

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Hmmm… I didn’t do much measuring when I built this, let’s see…. I’ts about 14 inches tall, 10 inches wide, and about 4.5 inches deep.

-- Dave S., Bellingham, WA

thanks dave

it is bigger than i thought
a very useful size actually

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Pretty impressive build. Once again showing that regardless of wood type, it’s still the skill of the craftsman that makes a project.

-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability

Very creative use of a 2×4. I love seeing this sort of project, great ideas for 8/4 hardwood scrap in my cabinet shop.Now if I only had more time to work on my own projects…...

-- Fine Custom Woodwork since 1978

VEry nice indeed – looks like you got your $10 worth :)

-- I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. -John Muir

I have long admired the design of that Krenov cabinet. You have rendered it exquisitly. And, as Monte so correctly observed, your craftsmanship elevates the materials.
Truely a beautiful piece.

-- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

How did you smooth the inside of the curved door?

-- Joe - - - something witty should go here - - -

Joe – That is a very good question. I attempted to plane it by using a hand plane with a cambered blade, but that did not work well at all. (I think I’d need to build a plane with a curved sole that matched the inside radius.) So, I cheated. I used my random-orbital sander and held it at an angle so that the curvature of the sanding disk matched the inside of the door and sanded for a very long time. (It might have only been a few minutes, but I hate sanding so it seemed like a really long time.) In time I managed to get the inside reasonably smooth.

-- Dave S., Bellingham, WA

Don’t recall what it’s called but I imagine one of those curved spoke shave thingys could do that too. I also wonder if there is some sort of tricky router jig that could be made to do this? I suppose a curved cabinet scraper for the final passes before hand sanding? Your ROS solution got the job done!

-- Joe - - - something witty should go here - - -

Fantastic work! It’s good to see that you don’t always have to shell out the big bucks on fancy lumber to make something really nice.

-- Brian in Arlington, TX - Laziness is the foundation of efficiency.

Hi Joe – Yeah, as I was sanding the inside of the door I was thinking, “I wish I knew how to use a spokeshave.”

-- Dave S., Bellingham, WA

Nicely done. That’s a beautiful piece.

spokeshave – Yeah…me too. Maybe I should get one first!

-- Joe - - - something witty should go here - - -