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I made this little cabinet for Habitat for Humanity. They are having a Kentucky Derby Auction today, and I hope they get a good price for this.

It's based on the Cabinet that was on the cover of Fine WWking. I made some changes since I didn't want to mess around with glass, and didn't feel like doing a base.

The use of knife hinges unhinged me ! That was one of the most difficult things I have ever done in WWking. Dangnabit !

There are a lot of little mistakes that the non woodworker would probably not see, but the bugged me !

Next time, I'll used dowels or rabbets for the top and bottom. and I'll make the doors first !!!! Doors First !!!

Comments and criticism are not only welcomed, they are beseeched !


See "pulls"



See "Drawers"



See "3/4 view"



See "Open front"

Looks pretty darn good to me. The one thing I would change is the rails (I think they are the long side pieces) to have them cover up the end grain on the stiles ( short top and botton). I probably have my terminology wrong.

Keep it up.

Bill

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Overall looks good. Looks like you had a little trouble with the drawer pulls, unless that's just camera angle. Knife hinges are tricky for sure.

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I like the cabnet. Hope it sells for alot of money.
I like how you made your own drawer and door pulls but, IMHO, I think I would have made them to match each other. Maybe larger or smaller but, of the same design.

Rog

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Beautiful work but I think I would have stuck with tradition and made the stiles the full length of the doors for several reason, one that was mentioned was to hide the end grain of the rails. On my t.v. cabinet I did not make the doors first when using knife hinges, I made the door rail and stile width slightly wide then fitted the doors to the opening by trimming slightly. Also if the cabinet is not exactly square you can fit the doors with slight planing. I really like the pulls you made for the doors and drawers.

That's a nicely executed piece, m'friend! But I agree with Bill's suggestion that the stiles (verticals, Bill -grin-) on doors like these are usually run through top to bottom.

The pulls are really clever, nice job. I'd agree with Roger's comment about them being the same design. Perhaps you had a reason for making them different, it's just not apparent in the photos. I'm really impressed with the quilted grain on those drawer dividers!

I don't quite understand what type of cabinet it is. A wall cabinet? It looks like it's supposed to sit on the floor but that would make the drawers sorta low for access. Maybe I just don't have anything I recognize for scale.

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Cheers - Dennis

Wonderful. Love the pulls( like miniature boat ties.) and the proportions.

Great.

James

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Nice work, Mark.

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Beautiful work as always Mark.

However, you've been around here long enough to know the rules. What woods, finish etc.

I can pick out quilted maple for the most part, and tiger maple for the dividers, but what about the door panels and the pulls and the drawer faces?

The inlays look great and while the others may be right about the R&S orientation, I personally think it gives the piece a unique look. Your joinery is dead on as always and I love the finish. A little more contrast between the door panel and the inlay would be nice, but if the door panel is Cherry like I think it is, then this would be a piece I'd like to see again in a few years, when that cherry darkens.

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