Walnut China cabinet

[nclemmons]

This is a china cabinet that I made to compliment a dining table  for my son and his wife.  Design was mid-century modern that I came up with.  Interior shelves are adjustable with LR-32 drilled holes.  Hinges are self-closing. 

The walnut came from successive flitch cuts from a log with pieces that were about 22-24" wide x 8' long.  The walnut was incredibly flat even after thickness sanding and letting it sit for a few weeks. Horizon Hardwoods of Pennsylvania  shipped the wood about a year ago to make the table and this cabinet was started in October and will be installed in the next few days.

Back panel is walnut veneered ply.  Drawer interiors are hard maple.  I welded the base from 1" square tubing and the base and hardware were sprayed with flat-black.

Overall dimensions are 70" high, 40" wide and 15" deep.  The cabinet is incredibly sturdy.  However, I will attach it to the wall at the top for safety's sake since they have a young baby.

Wood was thickness sanded at a local lumberyard.  Festools included TS-55 for the majority of the cuts including all the miters.  Cabinet has dominos at the corners.  1010 Router handled the 32mm holes for shelves and door hinges.  Festool sanders did the finish work.  Door moulding was cut on a CMS table.
1010 Router and an Akeda jig cut the dovetails.

Finish is General Finishes satin wipe-on poly followed by paste wax and buffed with a Rotex 150.

Sketchup model is available if anyone is interested.  Just PM me with your email address.

Questions, let me know!

 

[Max Fracas]

[member=167]neilc[/member]

Thanks for the great pictures of your work.  Really nice design.  I'll definitely PM you!

 

[nclemmons]

I just realized I could attach a ZIP file but not a SKP file to a post.

So the Sketchup file is now attached to the thread and available for download.

Neil

 

[live4ever]

Clean design and beautiful work!  I'm sure they are thrilled.

Curious - did you consider adding lighting or was it not desired?

 

[hawkeyestoob]

[member=167]neilc[/member]

Great looking design and work there on the china cabinet. Now lets get down to some serious talk... How long have you had that Inca jointer/planer and is that an Inca tablesaw tucked away there?  [wink]  I have the same jointer/planer and now that I am getting my shop space all set back up again I need to go through it and get it all dialed back in. Mine is on the original stand but I like the idea of putting it on a stand that will provide some storage for me like you have there.

 

[nclemmons]

Live4ever - I did consider lighting and using glass shelves but my son and his wife liked it with wooden shelves and no lights.

Hawkeye - I have the in a 550 J/P, 340 bandsaw and 259 tablesaw with mortise table.  All purchased new in the mid 80s and still running great. Those with Festool are a great combination!  You should join Inca woodworking group on Yahoo. Also Jesse at Eagle Tools in LA is a great resource for parts and he even rebuilds Incas.

Yes on the stand.  I find that Systainers tend to multiply.  Or at least that's what I tell my wife.  And the rolling stand with storage works great for the J/P.  I have the original saw stand.  But I also put my bandsaw on a cabinet that holds Systainers.

Thanks for the comments!

 

[Jamie_MA]

Beautiful Job, Gorgeous Wood, Nice Execution!

Did you hand cut the half blinds?

Family will enjoy that one for many generations, congratulations.

Jamie

 

[Tinker]

A great compliment to the table.  So glad you got flitch cut lumber and you really did a grea job of matching thruout both projects.
Tinker

 

[nclemmons]

Jamie - The dovetails were cut with the 1010 router and an Akeda jig. 

Tinker - thank you!