Here is one of two armoires I have been working on. This one is built using mahogany, to match some other furniture in the room. It was built in two sections. The lower part with the 4 drawers, and then the upper part with pocket doors and tv slideout.
I tried to match the grain on the bottom drawers so that it flowed. And bookmatched the veneered panels in the pocket doors. And I tried to align the grain on the sides so as to appear continious.
The finish is a 3 part mix of tung oil, poly and mineral spiits, applied 3 coats.
The first picture is in the shop ready for delivery. The next two are at the clients home, with the hardware installed. Thanks for looking and questions and comments are welcome.
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steveosshop
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#1 posted 1768 days ago
That is an absoutley beautiful piece!!! I like the bookmatched grain on the doors. Great woork!
-- Steve-o
Woodhacker
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#2 posted 1768 days ago
Wow, great looking armoire Dave! I love the contrasting mahogany grain between the panels and frames. You did a fantastic job, I’m sure your client loves it.
Thanks for posting it.
-- Martin, Kansas
woodspar
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#3 posted 1768 days ago
That is beautiful!
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GaryK
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#4 posted 1768 days ago
That is a great looking piece! Mahogany is my favorite wood to work with.
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matt garcia
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#5 posted 1768 days ago
Thats great Dave!! It’s awesome!!!
-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX
griff
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#6 posted 1768 days ago
Great looking armoire, the wood if beautiful. you did a great build.
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trifern
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#7 posted 1768 days ago
Gorgeous project! I really like your attention to detail matching up the wood grain. It flows well. Thank you for sharing.
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FRITZ
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#8 posted 1768 days ago
Very nice piece,sure clients are happy
Fritz
Bigbuck
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#9 posted 1768 days ago
Very nice, beautiful wood
-- Glenn, New Mexico
stanley2
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#10 posted 1768 days ago
Nice work with grain orientation – makes a very appealing piece.
-- Phil in British Columbia
Lee A. Jesberger
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#11 posted 1768 days ago
Hi Dave;
You did a fine job on this project.
I’m sure your client is very pleased.
Lee
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Allen
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#12 posted 1768 days ago
Gorgeous wood and gorgeous project. The third picture made me chuckle. Do all of your projects come with a pre-installed priest or is that an “extra”? ;-)
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Chris Davis
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#13 posted 1768 days ago
Great job, I like the time you took on details.
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#14 posted 1767 days ago
I love that warm look on the mahogany.
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Tim from Iowa City
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#15 posted 1767 days ago
I am not a big fan of mahogany, but that is a heck of a piece of furniture. Great job.
-- Tim from Iowa City, IA
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