A company at our local airport asked if I could build them a wall hanging key cabinet. It was for the lobby of a private jet terminal. The interior colors and furnishings have kind of a funky/modern vibe. I did a project for them awhile back and it was a challenge to come up with something that "fit". They wanted the cabinet to hang on this wall:
The manager of the facility was familiar with my work and gave me 100% freedom to do whatever I wanted. His only request was that it could hold 50 sets of keys and have lockable doors. I spent a week experimenting with different color combinations and ended up with a bad case of creativity-block. Finally, I was sitting in the shop daydreaming about what it would be like to be a good woodworker when I looked over at my wood storage and saw a piece of plywood next to some walnut... BINGO!
I downloaded the company's logo onto my computer and put a scrap piece of walnut on the CNC:
While the logo was cutting I started breaking down the plywood with the tracksaw, cut it into strips on the tablesaw and glued up 2 panels:
After the panels dried, I cut the logos in the plywood and completed the inlay:
The cabinet case and door panels were all joined with 6x40 dominoes. I used 45-minute epoxy for the case glue-up. Epoxy plus dominoes results in a REALLY strong joint. Exterior sanding was done with the ETS 125 and the RO 125. Inside corners were sanded with the DTS 400.
Finished product:
I did the install earlier this week and the client said it "exceeded expectations" (always nice to hear!):
The manager of the facility was familiar with my work and gave me 100% freedom to do whatever I wanted. His only request was that it could hold 50 sets of keys and have lockable doors. I spent a week experimenting with different color combinations and ended up with a bad case of creativity-block. Finally, I was sitting in the shop daydreaming about what it would be like to be a good woodworker when I looked over at my wood storage and saw a piece of plywood next to some walnut... BINGO!
I downloaded the company's logo onto my computer and put a scrap piece of walnut on the CNC:
While the logo was cutting I started breaking down the plywood with the tracksaw, cut it into strips on the tablesaw and glued up 2 panels:
After the panels dried, I cut the logos in the plywood and completed the inlay:
The cabinet case and door panels were all joined with 6x40 dominoes. I used 45-minute epoxy for the case glue-up. Epoxy plus dominoes results in a REALLY strong joint. Exterior sanding was done with the ETS 125 and the RO 125. Inside corners were sanded with the DTS 400.
Finished product:
I did the install earlier this week and the client said it "exceeded expectations" (always nice to hear!):
