stvrowe
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A friend asked me to make a walnut medicine cabinet for him in a barter agreement.
The cabinet dimensions are 14"w x 18"h x 4-3/4"d. The cabinet corners are mitered and connected with Hoffmann dovetails and maple caps to cover plastic connectors. I like the Hoffmann dovetails since they self clamp the joint. The two shelves are fixed and were my first use of the 4mm Domino which seems to be the perfect choice for 1/2" thick shelves. The back panel is 1/2" baltic birch ply that I bookmatch veneered using a vacuum press and Unibond 800 with blocker. The blocker did an excellent job of preventing bleedthrough of the adhesive.
The raised panel in the door is bookmatched and was a piece that I purchased in Pennsylvannia over 26 years ago and it was just waiting for a special small project. The mitered frame pieces are joined with 5mm Dominos. I used a product called Panel Buddies to center and keep the raised panel from rattling, this was my first use of this product and it is much easier to handle than space balls (plus you don't have to chase them all over your shop). The hardware is black at my friends request. Since choice of black hardware is very limited, I ended up using Lamello Duplex hinges which is the first use of this product for me. I discovered and fought with the screws provided with the hinges since they are oval headed and prevented the door from closing completely. (Note to self - send email to Lamello to include flat head screws with their hinges). I got around this flaw by using a 1/4" drill rod with chamfers on the ends to deflect the tabs in the hinge hardware holes ever so slightly. This resulted in success in full door closure but I don't believe that I should have had to go to that extreme.
Festools used were: OF1400 router, ETS 150/3 sander, Domino. Come on Rotex RO90, the ETS 150/3 was really too big for this project.
The finish is two coats of orange shellac followed by 3 coats of General Finishes gel urethane topcoat.
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Cabinet outside view
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Cabinet inside view
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The handmade knife and sheath in trade. This will be my new backpacking knife and is the model L1 knife shown at Stephen Lynn Handmade Knives. Instead of a tapered tang, the tang was drilled to reduce weight. The handle is Arizona Ironwood with nickle silver rivets.
The cabinet dimensions are 14"w x 18"h x 4-3/4"d. The cabinet corners are mitered and connected with Hoffmann dovetails and maple caps to cover plastic connectors. I like the Hoffmann dovetails since they self clamp the joint. The two shelves are fixed and were my first use of the 4mm Domino which seems to be the perfect choice for 1/2" thick shelves. The back panel is 1/2" baltic birch ply that I bookmatch veneered using a vacuum press and Unibond 800 with blocker. The blocker did an excellent job of preventing bleedthrough of the adhesive.
The raised panel in the door is bookmatched and was a piece that I purchased in Pennsylvannia over 26 years ago and it was just waiting for a special small project. The mitered frame pieces are joined with 5mm Dominos. I used a product called Panel Buddies to center and keep the raised panel from rattling, this was my first use of this product and it is much easier to handle than space balls (plus you don't have to chase them all over your shop). The hardware is black at my friends request. Since choice of black hardware is very limited, I ended up using Lamello Duplex hinges which is the first use of this product for me. I discovered and fought with the screws provided with the hinges since they are oval headed and prevented the door from closing completely. (Note to self - send email to Lamello to include flat head screws with their hinges). I got around this flaw by using a 1/4" drill rod with chamfers on the ends to deflect the tabs in the hinge hardware holes ever so slightly. This resulted in success in full door closure but I don't believe that I should have had to go to that extreme.
Festools used were: OF1400 router, ETS 150/3 sander, Domino. Come on Rotex RO90, the ETS 150/3 was really too big for this project.
The finish is two coats of orange shellac followed by 3 coats of General Finishes gel urethane topcoat.
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Cabinet outside view
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Cabinet inside view
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The handmade knife and sheath in trade. This will be my new backpacking knife and is the model L1 knife shown at Stephen Lynn Handmade Knives. Instead of a tapered tang, the tang was drilled to reduce weight. The handle is Arizona Ironwood with nickle silver rivets.
