thebicyclecafe
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Thought I would share this before I started another project- made awhile earlier this year for my wife, while I was doing the video contest, just been too busy with my shop rebuild (pretty much done... pics to come)!
It's a rolling prep cart/station, complete with maple edge grain top.
Top is hard maple, looks to have some nice figure; edged and breadboard ended with walnut.
Base is all african mahogany, the main apron has spectacular ribbon striping.
Drawer front was cut out from the front apron for continuity, rest of drawer is quartersawn maple, all dovetailed, one piece drawer. Meranti ply bottom. Drawer handle was shaped with a handplane from a small, piece of walnut (I dominoed it before shaping it). 3 5mm dominos used here.
I also turned a towel bar for one of the ends and that was tenoned and glued into the side.
Joinery for the base is all domino, domino for the slats too (the trim stop was incredible here). The web frame that the drawer glides on is also dominoed- the domino fence made setting the offset for the inset drawer a breeze, was nice to get a consistent reveal.
Even the top is held in place with a loose domino in the topside of the upper drawer frame. The top was cut with the wider domino setting to allow for movement; no glue- the friction from the dominos allows it to hold steady. This is so the top can be pulled off to be washed in the sink.
Breadboard ends and trim were also attached with the domino, breadboard ends are loose dominoed (no glue) and pinned in elongated holes to allow movement.
The whole thing rolls on dual locking casters from Rockler, works pretty well even under load. I had to unload everything to take pics and realized just how much weight this thing was carrying- the four bins with flour, sugar, etc was pretty hefty.
Routing done with OF1010, finish sanded with ETS 150 and RO90. Finish is GF Enduro Var Satin, mineral oil for the top. Enjoy!
It's a rolling prep cart/station, complete with maple edge grain top.
Top is hard maple, looks to have some nice figure; edged and breadboard ended with walnut.
Base is all african mahogany, the main apron has spectacular ribbon striping.
Drawer front was cut out from the front apron for continuity, rest of drawer is quartersawn maple, all dovetailed, one piece drawer. Meranti ply bottom. Drawer handle was shaped with a handplane from a small, piece of walnut (I dominoed it before shaping it). 3 5mm dominos used here.
I also turned a towel bar for one of the ends and that was tenoned and glued into the side.
Joinery for the base is all domino, domino for the slats too (the trim stop was incredible here). The web frame that the drawer glides on is also dominoed- the domino fence made setting the offset for the inset drawer a breeze, was nice to get a consistent reveal.
Even the top is held in place with a loose domino in the topside of the upper drawer frame. The top was cut with the wider domino setting to allow for movement; no glue- the friction from the dominos allows it to hold steady. This is so the top can be pulled off to be washed in the sink.
Breadboard ends and trim were also attached with the domino, breadboard ends are loose dominoed (no glue) and pinned in elongated holes to allow movement.
The whole thing rolls on dual locking casters from Rockler, works pretty well even under load. I had to unload everything to take pics and realized just how much weight this thing was carrying- the four bins with flour, sugar, etc was pretty hefty.
Routing done with OF1010, finish sanded with ETS 150 and RO90. Finish is GF Enduro Var Satin, mineral oil for the top. Enjoy!
