Thread: Frilly nickers cabinet

Originally Posted by John Samuel

Doors are now made. Turned out to be easier than I thought because fewer segments were required than initially imagined. First pic shows doors cut to the shape needed to add timber lips.
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Next pic shows the book-matched veneers being edge glued. Ian (from Sydney), please note the wedges ... thanks for that idea.
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Third pic shows some lips glued into place ... held by clamps and wedges.
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Fourth pic ... doors lipped all round.
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Fifth pic, close up of lipping at bottom of doors.
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Sixth shot shows my supervisor, PJT, overseeing the vacuum press. At this stage I was still extracting air. Titebond PU glue was used (long open time allowed me to make and press both doors together). Used an 1800 X 600 X 16 mm MDF board as a platern, to keep everything flat. Each door is wrapped in greaseproof paper so glue sqeezed out does not become a problem.
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Its a bit intimidating having PJT in the shop. He is so accomplished that beside him I look even more like a novice than is usually the case.

Final pic is of the doors trimmed to shape. The cabinet is lying on its back on the assembly table with the doors resting in their rebates. So, the perspective is all wrong, but the general idea is captured ... I hope.
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Again, Thanks to Ian, IanW and Wongo who alerted me to my wood expansion sins and prompted me towards a solution that has now allowed me to make these doors.

Cheerio!

John

Hi John, made it home ok, me thinks John pays me too much credit.



Pete

Originally Posted by pjt

Hi John, made it home ok, me thinks John pays me too much credit.

Pete

Here is one of pjt's tables. It is an award winning piece. No ... I don't believe I have paid too much credit. It is gorgeous.


Wish I could laminate like that. Great design and great craftsmanship are a rare combination.

Originally Posted by ian

Like those doors

More importantly, Ian, Sweetness and Light likes them. I only wished she's opted to have the doors flare out at the bottom, a rounded top and rounded legs, as originally envisioned; but it's her cabinet.

Cheerio!

John

Tremendous work all round John!!!

I think your design is really good but I wll await the final product before passing
judgement on the doors. At the moment I am not so sure about their shape. Sorry, that's just me.

Originally Posted by artme

I think your design is really good but I wll await the final product before passing
judgement on the doors. At the moment I am not so sure about their shape. Sorry, that's just me.

Artme,

I agree ... I designed slightly different doors and legs, but the LOML choose what you see. Surely you did not think I would do anything but obey!

Cheerio!

John

All finished apart from mirrors to the top cabinet and the push-to-open catches. Will take some pics with a proper camera once the mirrors and latches are on.
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Absolutely stunning

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Not bad Johnny not bad

That has got to be worth a lifetime of brownie points, good one John.

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

That has got to be worth a lifetime of brownie points, good one John.

Maybe not a lifetime, Chris ... but I'll get by.
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Darling you are wearing them. May I?

Oh too much information.

I wonder what the missus thinks of the category this WIP is under:

Big Stuff



Love the cabinet by the way.

The cabinet has come up well John.



Pete