Wall Cabinet in cherry

[mouppe]

I just put the finishing touches to this wall cabinet. I may add some drawers below the shelf later on. It's made of solid cherry, apart from the back which is 3/4" cherry ply, and the door panels which are bookmatched cherry veneer on plywood.

Hardware from Brusso. The mouldings were a new experience for me as I did them mostly by hand. This was a real eye-opener. Finish is garnet shellac inside and out. I will add a coat of wax as well to the exterior at some point.

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[RC]

Wow! You seriously make beautiful cabinets [thumbs up]

 

[Kev]

Is there any gap on those doors - doesn't look like a sheet of paper would fit in the gap?  [eek]

Very elegant  [big grin] [thumbs up] [big grin]

 

[woodguy7]

Nice.  Do you do the veneer in a bag press ?

I too would put drawers in the bottom.

 

[Kev]

I too would put drawers in the bottom.

I'd go with 4~5 oddment boxes at the bottom - I'm looking at the big space above the shelf and can't think of what I'd personally use it for ... in my case it would grow another shelf. What do people put in those large shallow spaces?

 

[mouppe]

Is there any gap on those doors - doesn't look like a sheet of paper would fit in the gap?  [eek]

Very elegant  [big grin] [thumbs up] [big grin]

A sheet of writing paper won't fit, but a sheet of tracing paper will. No joke! I went for the tightest fitting possible. You can feel the air inside the cabinet being forced out. If the doors expand over the summer which is unlikely because they are frame and panel I can take a shaving off. Also, I have found that sometimes when you hang the cabinet on the wall it changes the doors' fit slightly so I left the tolerances as small as I could in case something needed to be altered.

 

[mouppe]

I too would put drawers in the bottom.

I'd go with 4~5 oddment boxes at the bottom - I'm looking at the big space above the shelf and can't think of what I'd personally use it for ... in my case it would grow another shelf. What do people put in those large shallow spaces?

Yes, I use a bag. It does a really good job. I like to veneer over plywood or pine rather than MDF as it does not seem to soak up the glue as much and is therefore easier to control. In fact I'll use anything other than MDF if possible at all times.

I designed the cabinet around my hand tools which are breeding like rabbits in my workshop. My longest is my 22" #7 jointer and the large space is just a tad taller than 23". My backsaws and my bowsaw are also pretty large, as well as a couple of jack planes. I was going to add drawers but i haven't decided on 2, 4 or 6. Once I start adding the tools I'll see what suits best.

Thanks for all the compliments. 

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Yes, I use a bag. It does a really good job. I like to veneer over plywood or pine rather than MDF as it does not seem to soak up the glue as much and is therefore easier to control. In fact I'll use anything other than MDF if possible at all times.

A trick I have used when using mdf to veneer is to give the mdf a coat of laquer to seal it so it doesn't drink all the contact adhesive.

Very nice cabinet by the way!

 

[bijeshj]

That's a beautiful cabinet. Nice work.

 

[dltflt]

That is stunning.  Great job with the veneer

 

[nydesign]

I designed the cabinet around my hand tools which are breeding like rabbits in my workshop. My longest is my 22" #7 jointer and the large space is just a tad taller than 23". My backsaws and my bowsaw are also pretty large, as well as a couple of jack planes. I was going to add drawers but i haven't decided on 2, 4 or 6. Once I start adding the tools I'll see what suits best.

Thanks for all the compliments. 

That's one of the nicest cabinets I've seen for tools yet !!
I thought it was for a kitchen or living room

 

[Theshipstore]

Richard  Awesome Job, heck of a Toolbox.

Really like the bookmatched doors

Sal

 

[fdengel]

Very nice...

 

[Sparktrician]

Richard,
    Cherry is my all-time favorite wood, and that cabinet really shows the beauty of cherry very well.  Well done!!! 

[smile]

 

[Zacharytanner]

SWEET...LOVE CHERRY

Frank

 

[jacko9]

Great looking cabinet and I love the use of sap wood in the door construction.  How did you join the molding miter joints?  I see in the background that you are a member of the "woodpecker buying club"  [wink]

Jack

 

[mouppe]

Great looking cabinet and I love the use of sap wood in the door construction.  How did you join the molding miter joints?  I see in the background that you are a member of the "woodpecker buying club"  [wink]

Jack

Yes, I have a couple of their tools. the 1281 square is one of the most-used tools in my workshop.

I joined the top moulding by setting glue blocks on the top of the carcase and gluing the centre moulding to it. Then after adjusting the bevels on the side pieces with a block plane I glued them to glue blocks and the centre moulding.

For the bottom moulding I planed a rebate on the back of the moulding pieces and simply glued them to the carcase. Afterwards I reinforced them with glue blocks.

 

[MrToolJunkie]

Beautiful work, Richard...your are a true craftsman and I enjoy seeing your pieces.  Love the bookmatch.

Scot

 

[woodwreck]

Add plus... beautiful; but why use 3/4" sheet on the back given the weight and cost? Why not 1/4"?  Thx

 

[mouppe]

Add plus... beautiful; but why use 3/4" sheet on the back given the weight and cost? Why not 1/4"?  Thx

Good question. Because I made this for my tools the cabinet needs to support a lot of weight. Also I will hang it on the wall using two French cleats so I wanted the back to be strong and thick enough to hold the screws safely.

But you're right, normally I would use 1/4".