Lived with this project too long; was close to asking for a divorce, but soldiered on and finished it in time for the owners to have their Christmas party in their new house.
The pix suck, and the flash makes the cherry seems much more "busy" than it is, but, what the hey? I work wood, not cameras
For you Yankee wood snobs, this was made from Southern cherry, walnut trim and eucalyptus interior panels.
The room is large with a cathedral ceiling, so the massive size of the unit did not dominate the space.
Floating door panels are all resawn bookmatched figured cherry.
The cornice, dentil molding and face board, as well as the door frames and feet are all reduced proportionately as the units get smaller.
Cornice-straight cherry
Dentil-quartersawn cherry
Face-curly cherry
Two units have "water" glass panels that match the owners' front door way treatment.
Door frames and face frames all mitered, which gives a picture frame look that draws the eye to the panels.
Did the door frames in QS to keep them in plane should any expansion take place.
Can't tell from this crappy photo, but I was able to "chase" the grain around all the corners and door frames:
The very beginning:
Incra 5000 and Freud Dial-a-Dado made the dentil a piece of cake.
One warning to newbies--Do not try this at home
To further fuel the fires of project envy, I did this from start to finish without plans or drawings, except those I did along the way. Included the notes, sketches and doodling with the project, sealed for posterity. Included therein are notes on construction, finishing schedule, etc. for future use.
I could not have done this without my shop assistants:
Highlands, NC
or the Super shoes:
I figure I made approximately 3.215 cents per hour for my labors--good thing I enjoy it for the sake of it
Anyhow, enjoy and comment as you wish.
But be kind--I am notoriously sensitive and thin-skinned
The pix suck, and the flash makes the cherry seems much more "busy" than it is, but, what the hey? I work wood, not cameras
For you Yankee wood snobs, this was made from Southern cherry, walnut trim and eucalyptus interior panels.
The room is large with a cathedral ceiling, so the massive size of the unit did not dominate the space.
Floating door panels are all resawn bookmatched figured cherry.
The cornice, dentil molding and face board, as well as the door frames and feet are all reduced proportionately as the units get smaller.
Cornice-straight cherry
Dentil-quartersawn cherry
Face-curly cherry
Two units have "water" glass panels that match the owners' front door way treatment.
Door frames and face frames all mitered, which gives a picture frame look that draws the eye to the panels.
Did the door frames in QS to keep them in plane should any expansion take place.
Can't tell from this crappy photo, but I was able to "chase" the grain around all the corners and door frames:
The very beginning:
Incra 5000 and Freud Dial-a-Dado made the dentil a piece of cake.
One warning to newbies--Do not try this at home
To further fuel the fires of project envy, I did this from start to finish without plans or drawings, except those I did along the way. Included the notes, sketches and doodling with the project, sealed for posterity. Included therein are notes on construction, finishing schedule, etc. for future use.
I could not have done this without my shop assistants:
Highlands, NC
or the Super shoes:
I figure I made approximately 3.215 cents per hour for my labors--good thing I enjoy it for the sake of it
Anyhow, enjoy and comment as you wish.
But be kind--I am notoriously sensitive and thin-skinned
