Small Display Cabinet
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This is my small display cabinet I’ve been working on this week, its only 24 x 12 inches approx. Its done in pine as a mock up for a future project. It gave me plenty of chances to practice dovetails and a couple of dados, and my first ever half lap dovetails. I was really pleased with them for a first time effort with the first one taking well over an hour 🙂 but after I sort of knew what I was doing the process got faster..
Just the finishing touches to go now like setting the door , adding handles to door and drawer , fitting back and then the finish..Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Great work, Martin! What do you have in mind for the finish?
George.
"To know and not do is to not know"
Thanks fellas, don’t know yet George , I reckon Shellac and wax. It was with some boards I had left, I wanted to use it as a reference for when I copy it with some more decorative timber using two different colour woods like walnut and maple. I have never made or fitted a drawer so was experimenting with that and for this project I cut a rebate on the back just for some ply to fit in but next time would like a solid wood back set in a frame and panel.
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Martin a very nice cabinet very neat joints I like the half lap dovetails I hope Paul gives us a demo soon , I have never cut one yet
Wigan, Lancs. England :
Thanks David, they was my first, I followed the instructions from a dovetail book I ordered,I think I literally went into a trance like state where I was concentrating so hard 🙂
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
That is really a neat looking little cabinet, great job all around and your DoveTails turned out really nice.
Thanks for sharing !
Steve
Steve Massie, I live in the great State of Florida, US
Cabinet all finished now, my wife has already given me my next project, a tv cabinet which im looking forward to getting my teeth into.. 🙂
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
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