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23rd March 2008, 09:37 AM #1
Once upon a time, there was some Bunnies Pine....
I went walking down the aisles of Bunnies just before Christmas 2007, quietly minding my own business, when I spotted the most amazingly grain in a piece of pine.
"NO WAY!!", I thought. "What are you doing here?"
"Pleeeease get me out of here! I know I don't belong here and while you're at it, get my twin brothers from four bays down. If you're very lucky, my little sister might have woken up by now and you'll hear here in the bay behind my brothers," whispered the Bully Birdseye Brother.
How could I refuse an offer like that! Four pieces of Birdseye Pine, in Bunnies no less!!! Oh yeah, you're all coming home with me, don't you worry about that!
So I work through the racks and I find Bully's brothers, sister and a cousin or two as well.
Later, months later, I'm pleased to report that Bully Birdseye and his now-extended family have settled in very well and are happy now that they are reunited once more.
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23rd March 2008, 09:45 AM #2
and now the Pictures
1. The Frame - Mortise and tenon for the front, dowel for the rest
2. Showing the frame for the drawer section
3. Dry Fit - time to think about the top design
4. Inside the leg
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23rd March 2008, 09:53 AM #3
Sadly, I would have walked right past it without knowing what I had seen
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23rd March 2008, 09:54 AM #4
Good score Wendy.
Nice work on the cabinet, what's it going to be used for?
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23rd March 2008, 10:01 AM #5
6. Under the top - I used the figure 8's to attach the top, left with plenty of space for movement. The 8's were so easy to attach. I'm definitely going to be using them again in future. The top is also rebated so the frame and top match neatly.
7. The back - I liked the clean look inside and having the middle bar helps in providing a handhold to lift the cabinet.
8. Inside the cabinet
9. Finished - Door open and shelves in.
10. Finished - Door Closed
The drawer front and the curved back of the top have the most amazing birdseye grain. It's a shame the pictures don't do this more justice.
It stands appox 1250 high, 500 wide and 400 deep, one drawer, two shelves. I originally built it to match the other birdseye pine frame and coat rack/shelf in the laundry, but, it just doesn't fit in there. (OK so Bully and all of them think they are too good for the Laundry )
The outer edges of the curves are chamfered and when attached to the legs, stand proud of the legs so that you get a flowing effect of hills and valleys across the side of the cabinet. I was going to follow this 'countryside' across the door, but realised it was too much considering what else was already happening there.
What else? Oh, yes, the finish is about 4 coats of Minimax Wipe on Poly, the finish on the Ply sides/back is painted inside so the ply was uniform in colour and brightened the inside, and the front sides of the ply were finished with UBeaut's Hard Shellac to bring the colour of the ply more inline with the pine (which I think worked fairly well).
Overall, I love the Pine Cabinet, but I think I'm going to build it a chest in the same style to keep it company
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23rd March 2008, 10:08 AM #6
Very nice Wendy, see it pay to a wood whisperer.
A nice piece
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23rd March 2008, 10:12 AM #7
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23rd March 2008, 10:13 AM #8
That is a really nice piece Wendy . The curves make it different and softer than a rectangular piece would be otherwise . The birdseye gives it more focal points and the finish is nicely understated, great stuff. Six thumbs up from me
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23rd March 2008, 10:19 AM #9
Lovely work Wendy. The curves really accentuate the grain.
Tex
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23rd March 2008, 10:34 AM #10
Better in real life
Hi Wendy,
Looking GOOD
I have seen the start of this in the flesh,
and I must admit that the "Bully Birds Eye" is SO much better in Real LifeNavvi
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23rd March 2008, 11:02 AM #11
Thanks Guys.
At least the photos hide all the mistakes I made. I learned so much during the build of this piece. I learned how much I'd appreciate using scrapers, having a router table and a bandsaw too
The door gave me the most trouble. The rail and style curves just wouldn't curve the way I wanted them to, so we compromised a little. Then the panel decided to be just as temperamental so I ended up leaving it to float with the backer boards to hold it in place. At least I could get away with this as it's in keepng with the rest of the country/rustic look.
I'm thinking once I get the matching chest finished, I'll have to sell them both. The cabinet was supposed to sit under the Flying Mud artwork in the laundry, but guess who forgot about the dryer venting moist air out of it's front door! It was supposed to house a couple of buckets (once dry) and the other bits and pieces that don't fit in the roller laundry unit I built. The way the chest is turning out, it's not going to be robust enough for a laundry so, yep, sell them both.
So what do you think of the ply sides? interesting enough? or should I have gone with pine inserts instead?
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23rd March 2008, 11:46 AM #12
I like the whole look of it Wendy.
The open stand in the first picture could easily be used as a coat rack, hall stand or display stand. The curves look good on the open frame.
I have searched racks of ply trying to find a piece the right colour and grain for a cabinet back. It can look fine and is a practical material if moisture and movement are a worry.
You have done well matching the colour. Did you use the ply grain horizontally to make the cabinet look wider?
Vertical would make the cabinet look very thin.
The painted ply on the inside makes a good contrast without being loud.
I wondered about the backing boards on the door panel. Is the door frame recessed for the panel?
I think your design has lots of potential uses.Scally
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23rd March 2008, 11:55 AM #13
Great work Wendy. Can't wait to see what comes out of the new shed next.
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23rd March 2008, 12:06 PM #14
You finally posted it
Let me tell you guys and gals, this little cupboard looks even better up close, the photos just don't do the birdseye grain justice.
I too used to walk straight past the pine, now Wendy has me checking every board, no longer do I just get lost in the tool section much to my son's frustration. Mind you, cant say I've seen any so far, I think that timber must have jumped on the truck to Toowoomba knowing you could hear them WendyNeil____________________________________________Every day presents an opportunity to learn something new
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23rd March 2008, 12:42 PM #15You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
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