Thread: NZ Kauri cabinet WIP

Can't wait, I'll be watching your progress very closely!

Andy

Hey Ben,

you may need some other bits sent down, if so give me sizes for rough sawn and I'll send you what you need, I have a lot of this wood and I am happy to see a few more bits go to your project if you want to keep it all in Kauri might make walking down the hall easier too as every free spot is chocka with wood (serious addict)...Aussie post is a drag though as they have max length around 1015mm

I hope you really enjoy your project mate...

Matt

Like the general design and will be watching with interest!

Just a thought - do you think the legs would look better if not so chunky.? say a taper on all four sides?

Looks pretty good to me. I think it will look better in the flesh than in the drawing. Look forward to seeing WIP.

Originally Posted by artme

Like the general design and will be watching with interest!

Just a thought - do you think the legs would look better if not so chunky.? say a taper on all four sides?

Hi Artme,
Have had some thought on what to do, but until i have had a look at what it will be like, i don't know. Maybe a tapper...
Ben

Originally Posted by SpiritFlutes

Hey Ben,

you may need some other bits sent down, if so give me sizes for rough sawn and I'll send you what you need, I have a lot of this wood and I am happy to see a few more bits go to your project if you want to keep it all in Kauri might make walking down the hall easier too as every free spot is chocka with wood (serious addict)...Aussie post is a drag though as they have max length around 1015mm

I hope you really enjoy your project mate...

Matt

Hi Matt,
I will send you a PM tomorrow with some sizes, probably don't need to much. To let you know the slab arrived today at the post office. It starts tomorrow .

Got the wood from the post office today well packed.
First thing was to have a look at the design and see what part of the slab would look best in what spots. As you can see from the first cut that it is very nice timber.

Started to make the fount panels by band sawing a strip 50mm wide then planing it and cutting it in to 18mm for the rails. You can see by the picture that there is sort of figure that looks like flames.

In the picture of todays progress you can see the fount panel rails and side panel rails. On the bottom of the stack is what will be the top it will be bandsawn in to three and then glued together.

At the WWW show yesterday and got some nice contrasting blackwood veneer for the center panels.

The first picture is of the blackwood veneer for the centre panel and the second picture is of the door panels made from ply.

To make the top first the large square had to be dressed all round and then cut in to strips on the bandsaw.

After cutting the side panels I had to make all the dowel holes with the drill.

Last week cut the biscuit joints and glued the top there will be more pictures when I have put the panel thought the sander. Have ordered some blackwood for the legs as it will match the middle of the panels. And Matt I sent you another PM.

Today sanded the top with a wide belt sander.
Will be making the legs when the blackwood arrives.

Have been doing some more work over the past few weekends. With matt not sending back a PM i went with black wood for the legs.
Made the draw and doors.
Did lots of routing for the panels.
Glued up the sides and doors.
Will be continuing on with the work as it is near complete.
Regards Ben

Looking good Bupton, that blackwood veneer looks great.