Black walnut Armoire

[Red Devil]

Black walnut armoire with brass inlay.
Inset doors with soft close hinges/pneumatic opening.
Soft close drawers.
Built with floating tenon dominoe construction throughout.
Solid walnut throughout including drawers. Tung oil finish.
Client loved it. It was a little sad to see it leave the shop.
On to the next job.....

 

[McNally Family]

Just incredible.  Black Walnut is such a nice wood.  I really enjoyed your pictures!

 

[copcarcollector]

Very nice. Whats the inlay band around the top, middle and doors?

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[dltflt]

Great looking piece of furniture.

 

[Red Devil]

1/8" x 1/2" brass in the doors and crown, 1/8" by 3/4" around middle

 

[Tayler_mann]

So myself, I absolutely love oil finishes. Nothing out there ever looks better and the ability to tint with stains and etc if needed the possibilities are endless. However, I cannot seem to give a client an oil finished product as a lot of people think that no matter what it won't leave marks, stains and etc. I always clear them with a high solid catalyzed lacquer. I've done tests and if I put my finger into it as in the way you would moving it I leave very slight finger prints in the finish. Also maybe I don't let it dry enough I'm not sure

What are your thoughts and experiences of leaving a piece with an oil finish?

On the third not too shelf work sir. I really appreciate the details done throughout the piece.

 

[Red Devil]

I use a polymerized oil. It has driers in it. The temperature has to be warm enough in the room. 18 degrees C at least. I will thin my first couple of coats with 10-15% mineral spirits. Wiped on with a folded cloth. A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY! Any excess oil has to be wiped off with a clean dry cloth right away. Really wipe it! Be meticulous. After a couple of base coats I use steel wool (000) to buff after oil has dried in between each subsequent coat of finish. Acetone wipe (sparingly) to clean wool lint from workpiece and repeat..... Up to 6 coats. Wood feels buttery but finish is hard. It is crucial to remove any excess oil every time a coat us applied. Too much oil will not dry evenly or in timely fashion. This is a slow and meticulous process. I feel the lustre and "woody" feel are worth it. Just one way of a million ways to finish wood really....I just like this technique in particular with black walnut.

 

[ajones]

Great looking piece of furniture, and really practical piece, that will be well used for many many years

 

[ear3]

Wonderful piece. Are the panels in the sides also solid walnut?  Did you plane them down to thickness or resaw thicker boards?

 

[Tinker]

A terrific job.  A lot of hours went into that one.
Thanks for the tutorial on the finish.  I hope you don't mind that I am filing that one into my permanent files.
I have been fooling around with water based finishing; but i agree that oil based finishes look much better.
My problem with oil is with cleanup.  Maybe I should not be quite so lazy or in such a hurry.  :
Tinker

 

[mike_aa]

Thanks for sharing your work.  It's really a great looking piece and the finish is top rate.

I did have a question about the inlays.  Since they are metal, how are they effected by the wood movement where they go across the grain?

Thanks, Mike A.

 

[Jesse Cloud]

Great job!  I especially like the continuity of the grain across the drawers.  The rails and stiles come together well, too - hard to do with grain going different directions, but you clearly took the time and effort to do it right!!

 

[VW mick]

Nice I like it

Looks like a lot of work

I imagine you have a professional shop. Your not a hobbiest

[member=550]Tinker[/member] how do you file posts into permanent files as you mention

 

[Tinker]

Nice I like it

Looks like a lot of work

I imagine you have a professional shop. Your not a hobbiest

[member=550]Tinker[/member] how do you file posts into permanent files as you mention

[member=32795]VW MICK[/member]  I just copy & paste into my computer files.

 

[Jasonj888]

Very nice work. I can't imagine the material cost for this project ... that's a lot of walnut.

 

[bdiemer]

Beautiful work and design! That walnut in the drawers really puts it in a class of its own. Bravo !

 

[Tinker]

Very nice work. I can't imagine the material cost for this project ... that's a lot of walnut.

No problem.  He just went out to his backyard and hacked down a big old walnut tree. Split into rough boards and with hammer and chisel trimmed smooth.  Nothin' to it. Nothin' outa pocket.  A little back ache maybe.  Nothing serious or expensive.
Tinker

 

[JimD]

Looks GREAT!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Red Devil]

All solid walnut, except the insides of the upper gables and the back are walnut ply to make gables thicker to accommodate shelf dominoes and inset hardware plates.
As for the brass inlay, really I'm just hoping that the kiln dried wood won't move to much, the brass is glued, and the inlays are tight so....yeah. I did have to remove a piece of inlay on an older piece and replace it for a client once. The wood had shrunk around it. I'm confident that the wood is well dry and stable. And well sealed. Time will tell I suppose.
Thank you everyone for your kind words and feedback.

 

[Lbob131]

How many hours to make that piece?