Thread: Once upon a time, there was some Bunnies Pine....

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
5. Outside the leg

Sadly, I would have walked right past it without knowing what I had seen

Good score Wendy.

Nice work on the cabinet, what's it going to be used for?

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

Cheers
Wendy

Very nice Wendy, see it pay to a wood whisperer.

A nice piece

Originally Posted by Stuart

Sadly, I would have walked right past it without knowing what I had seen

As stuart said, I would have done exactly the same. Nice work Wendy its looks fantastic.

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

Lovely work Wendy. The curves really accentuate the grain.

Tex

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 Life

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?

cheers
Wendy

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.

Great work Wendy. Can't wait to see what comes out of the new shed next.

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 Wendy

great work Wendy