I finally finished my next project. It's a combo Cookbook Shelf, Wine Rack, and Recipe Card organizer (custom-designed for SWMBO, of course).
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The cabinet is made out of walnut, with dado and rabbit joinery and Red Oak drawer fronts and shelves for the wine rack. The drawer fronts were cut from a single board to keep the grain matched. Finish is "natural" danish oil followed by 2 coats of arm-r-seal for added protection against moisture as it is near the stove.
It fits between the upper/lower cabinets in the kitchen and is freestanding, so we can relocate it if we ever desire. Here it is in action:
The drawers were made from BORG white board. I used a locking rabbit joint and a floating 1/4 in ply bottom. I rounded off the drawer fronts by hand using a chisel and then cleaned them up with sand paper. (Going for that hand-made, not-quite perfect look, which I achieved in abundance on this project!)
Lots of firsts for me on this one (and lots of mistake along with them):
1) First time using walnut - I love the look of this stuff. I am definitely going to use it again!
2) First drawers - The locking rabbits were very easy to do on the table saw. Oriented the wrong way on the drawers for strength, but these will see very light duty anyway. I need to pay more attention to keeping them square when clamping too.
3) First time making dadoes with a router (actually, first time using my router) - I made a jig to make this easier, but made the jig base out of 3/4 ply and should have used thinner material. I ran out of plunge depth a couple of times and had to make a new jig.
4) First time patching a dado - oops, that was supposed to be a stopped dado!
4b) 2nd time patching a dado - %#$&!!!
5) First time re-sawing lumber - I cut a 5/4 piece down to make some thinner material. I had to use the table saw, then finish the cut by hand and clean up with a block plane. I really need (want) a bandsaw.
Thanks for looking!
06-07-2009, 04:33 PM
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