Ash & Oak wardrobes "finished"

[MarkR]

This pair are part of a larger job, I will post finished pic's when fitted at the end of the week. There are a few elements that you might find interesting....

The panels in the doors and drawer fronts are having a large field/chamfer applied to the face, and I needed to make a poor man's CNC to get the effect.

The router is attached to a 8x2 with a couple of batons to act as stops(sorry its not a fesy).

Then the jig is altered to get the next chamfer hogged out.

Bit of clean up with hand planes, cabinet scrapers, and sanding gets me to here.

I then go on to making the odd shaped drawers, these are attached using accuride runners, one on the side as normal, and the other under-mounted.

Dovetail close up.

With the applied fronts..

I should be fitting this on Friday, so will update with finished pic's, thanks for looking.

 

[Alan m]

nice detail with the chamfered doors and drawer fronts

 

[honeydoman]

Mark. Excellent project. And yes those doors are really nice.  !!  Thanks for sharing from jolly old England!

 

[jmbfestool]

Mark. Excellent project. And yes those doors are really nice.   !!  Thanks for sharing from jolly old England!

Would you like a cup of Tea while you admire his work?

JMB

 

[kev carpenter]

don't be sorry about the router i sold mine and bout the OF1400 and taken it back a week later because i didnt like the dust extraction and got the 2200 and i really miss that router.

doing a good job their like the dovetails  [thumbs up]

 

[-The Dutch Guy-]

Really like your panels, nice jig too! And nice tight dovetails, good job [big grin]

Cheerz René 

 

[dbworkshop]

Interesting treatment for the fronts. Great job, can't wait to see the finished product.
Dan

 

[woodguy7]

Now Brett, play nice  [tongue]

Nice work Mark, liking the dovetails.  I presume they are hand cut due to the gauge lines through the tails.  What dovetail saw are you using ?

 

[MarkR]

Thanks guys, the panels took 22hrs and were nice to make. The dovetails are hand cut, well my version here, and here. It might not be a hand tool purist's idea of hand cut but works for me.

Edited to add another link to the process.

 

[tiralie]

Mark:
Those large panels look great!
What size are they? they look like they are about 3.5 meters tall?
Also, was wondering what the thickness the edge of panel is after the chamfer is cut?
Do the panels float in a rail and stile frame or do you leave them as is.
The under mount slide is a great solution to the odd sized drawer. Just curious why you wouldn't use two under-mount slides rather than one side mount and one under-mount.
Tim

 

[dltflt]

I like the design of the doors and drawers

Don

 

[MarkR]

Mark:
Those large panels look great!
What size are they? they look like they are about 3.5 meters tall?
Also, was wondering what the thickness the edge of panel is after the chamfer is cut?
Do the panels float in a rail and stile frame or do you leave them as is.
The under mount slide is a great solution to the odd sized drawer. Just curious why you wouldn't use two under-mount slides rather than one side mount and one under-mount.
Tim

Strange perspective you have there Tim , the panels are 1613mm in length, or about 64". Unless you mean the wardrobes themselves which are 2.6m tall. The panel edge is 5mm, and yes they float in a groove in the rails and stiles. If you under-mount this type of runner there is a bit of play when fully extended, which is why I placed two side by side underneath, and one in the normal position.

 

[ajones]

Mark:
Those large panels look great!
What size are they? they look like they are about 3.5 meters tall?
Also, was wondering what the thickness the edge of panel is after the chamfer is cut?
Do the panels float in a rail and stile frame or do you leave them as is.
The under mount slide is a great solution to the odd sized drawer. Just curious why you wouldn't use two under-mount slides rather than one side mount and one under-mount.
Tim

Strange perspective you have there Tim , the panels are 1613mm in length, or about 64". Unless you mean the wardrobes themselves which are 2.6m tall. The panel edge is 5mm, and yes they float in a groove in the rails and stiles. If you under-mount this type of runner there is a bit of play when fully extended, which is why I placed two side by side underneath, and one in the normal position.

Mark everything is bigger in the states.. [big grin]

 

[tiralie]

Strange perspective you have there Tim ,

Yes, I have been often told that! [big grin]
Tim

 

[MarkR]

Finished polishing these yesterday, and have just fitted the rosewood knobs...

I think they are a nice contrast, and am pleased how they look. But handles/knobs are a very personal thing, and very rarely do two people agree on them. Lets hope the client likes them.....

 

[Kevin Stricker]

I think those knobs look great.  I also like how on some of the panels the growth rings radiate from the apex of your bevel.  It almost looks like a pebble(the knobs) thrown into a still pond.

I see some domino mortices in the front face of your cases, are you adding a face frame?

 

[woodguy7]

I think the knobs look fine Mark, i might have gone even darker.  What is the carcase material, a veneered M.D.F ?  The drawers on the right, what is the wood in between the two drawers ?  Kinda looks like 45mm x 20mm planted over the join.

Looking nice & i bet it will look stunning when done.

Oh, the jury is still out for me on cutting dovetails on the bandsaw    I still like to cut by hand but i notice an article in the new Furniture & cabinetmaking magazine about this & David Charlesworth goes into it in some detail in his first book.

Woodguy.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Very nice Mark!  Care to try inverted (recessed) triangles on the next one?

 

[MarkR]

Cheers guys.

Very nice Mark!  Care to try inverted (recessed) triangles on the next one?

Hmmm food for thought, I think it would look great, and be an absolute bugger to clean up. But I would get them made on a real cnc, and hopefully clean up with a cabinet scraper.

 

[woodguy7]

Mark, scrap the question about the 45mm x 20 on the drawer fronts.  Just had another look at the first lot of pictures & i see it is to tie in with the face frame & designed to look like 2 separate drawers.  Nice work.