Shaker-on-Steroids Display Cabinet

[Touchwood]

Hi All,

It's been too long between posts. Things have been busy!!!

I took a commission to build a display cabinet using the same type of base I designed for the S-o-S tables. I beefed the base up considerably.

The cabinet was built from two 13" wide virtually perfect book-matched cherry boards I'd been hoarding. ..so the curly sides are matched on both sides. The base legs are Tiger Maple, rails are Figured Hard Maple, apron through tenons are wedged with Ebony.

The back uses three floating panels. I used Brusso offset hinges and bullet catches. The pulls are Ebony (anyone figure out what they are??). The shelves are notched to take the brass supports...two positions for each shelf

and here it is in it's new home. Overall size: 72" tall, 42" wide, 13" deep.
There are more pics in the Gallery.

Oh yeah.... I used tempered glass:gar-La;

Thanks for looking

Don:icon_thum

 

[Trent Mason]

Absolutely stunning!

Don, your work is incredible. I like everything about it. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[Bigdog72]

Don,

You're a maestro!! What a beautiful piece of work. Ever thought of giving classes?

You might want to point out to the folks that own that piece that, if that room is cold, there is a good reason. Don't often see an air supply and a return air within a foot of one another.

 

[Dan Bowman]

Fantastic, I love it! Are the pulls coffee bean-esque?

 

[Touchwood]

Don,

You're a maestro!! What a beautiful piece of work. Ever thought of giving classes?

You might want to point out to the folks that own that piece that, if that room is cold, there is a good reason. Don't often see an air supply and a return air within a foot of one another.

Geoff

I know...I pointed that out to them when I saw it. It's totally nuts...hot air comes in and goes directly up the return. They paid a lot for this place..maybe that's a "feature"???:gar-La;

 

[Touchwood]

Fantastic, I love it! Are the pulls coffee bean-esque?

Nope...keep guessing:widea:

 

[PChristy]

Don, that is some beautiful work - great job

 

[CrealBilly]

Don, you really should consider teaching classes. Mark your calendar because I'm speechless, that's pretty doggone rare.

 

[FredP]

fantastic as usual Don.:thumbs_up:thumbs_up the knobs look like chestnuts.:gar-Bi

 

[eyekode]

Thanks for continuing to post your projects. I really appreciate them
Oh, and I thought they were coffee beans too!
Salem

 

[cpowell]

I like the wedged tenons with contrasting color. You have a great eye for color/grain/proportion and it really sets your work apart from others. Hinge hardware is pretty cool, too.

How did you fasten the upper to the base?


Chuck

 

[Touchwood]

I like the wedged tenons with contrasting color. You have a great eye for color/grain/proportion and it really sets your work apart from others. Hinge hardware is pretty cool, too.

How did you fasten the upper to the base?


Chuck

Chuck

Same as the little display tables I posted earlier. The cross pieces are walnut first screwed into the rails (I shape the ends and notch them to fit over the rails)..then screwed into the bottom of the top.

For the cabinet I used 1/4"20 threaded inserts and bolts instead of screws

Don

 

[WoodWrangler]

Love it! Dang! Love it! You do good work!

 

[Dragon]

Beautiful work Don. You can be proud of that one.

 

[scsmith42]

Absolutely gorgeous Don!

 

[Touchwood]

OK...the door pulls are not coffee beans or chestnuts:rotflm:

The pulls are made from tuning pegs for a "violoncello" ...commonly called a "cello". They are usually made of highly polished ebony. I cut the ebony shafts off and thread a screw into the back.

If you do it right, they snug right up to the frame...but it takes a 1/2" diameter hole in the wood to seat them. They have a wonderful feel to them..and the shape is perfect.

I've also used ebony or rosewood viola/violin pegs in the past for box lids and the like.:widea:

See..all those music lessons had a use after all :gar-La;

Glad you all like the piece..and I really appreciate your comments. Most folks who look at something like this have no idea what goes into creating it.

You guys certainly do, and that makes your thoughts all the more valuable.

Don:icon_thum

 

[CrealBilly]

The pulls are made from tuning pegs for a "violoncello" ...commonly called a "cello". They are usually made of highly polished ebony. I cut the ebony shafts off and thread a screw into the back.

See..all those music lessons had a use after all :gar-La;

Don:icon_thum

I was gonna guess that (seriously) but I thought "He wouldn't to that to a cello - would he :eusa_thin"

 

[Touchwood]

I was gonna guess that (seriously) but I thought "He wouldn't to that to a cello - would he :eusa_thin"

Just the pegs, Jeff..just the pegs!!

You can buy them for 5 or 6 bucks each if you know where to look..and they're first class quality.

Don

 

[erasmussen]

A true master piece

 

[CrealBilly]

Just the pegs, Jeff..just the pegs!!

You can buy them for 5 or 6 bucks each if you know where to look..and they're first class quality.

Don

Phew you had me worried - I had pictures of Don with a chainsaw and a cello laying in pieces. Bad thought, very bad thought.