Thread: Making a 'Mulberry' Corner Cabinet

When WoodWould wasn't looking I swiped some of his glue so no one can knock me off my front perch

Seriously though, I've learnt a lot from following this thread (and other WIPs too).

My hands, arms and shoulders seemingly aren't in complete obeisance to my renewed interest in woodworking: Sticking mouldings is a gentle occupation that I've always enjoyed, but frankly, making the door mouldings and panel rebates recently stuffed me up right good and proper… Gov'nor. Oo-er missus, I just came over all Mary Poppins there for a moment.

Faced with endless hours of planing dreary rebates (part of the process of making the glazing bar spines), I splashed out on an aluminium router plate and set up a very elementary router table to make life a little easier. I'm not a router person and having chunks of very sharp carbide spinning so close to my person at over 20,000 RPM scared the living daylights out of me to begin with, but by the completion of the last glazing bar, I was a little more at ease with it all.


Routed spine.


Finished glazing bar…


… and corresponding door moulding.

The door moulding profile is identical to that on the glazing bars; it even retains the internal spine to strengthen it.


The internal spine helps keep the moulding together.

With some period glazed door frames, they were notched right through their thickness to accept the glazing bars so, from the inside of the door, the bars are seen to be mortised into the frames. An alternative method is to haunch the tennons on the ends of the glazing bars, thus leaving the internal edges of the door frames unbroken. I prefer the latter method and adopted it for these doors.

The glazing bar locations were laid out on the first door frame and the shallow mortises cut.


Stopped mortices provide neat, positive location for the glazing bars.

The ends of the vertical bar were notched and fitted to the frame, followed by the six horizontal bars.


Mitred intersections accentuate the moulding profile.

The intersections of the glazing bars are reinforced with short strips of linen, glued in place with thin animal glue. To ensure maximum strength, the strips of cloth are cut perfectly parallel to the weft by wetting and withdrawing two weft threads as cutting guides.

The peripheral moulding was cut to length, mitred and glued in place.


One door ready for glazing.

Wow - every time a new surprise

Those door mouldings are fantastic! Thanks for sharing, WW.

Cheers,
Dave

Thanks WW

Ooo ahh.

Is that my wood? Still looks good.

Originally Posted by tea lady

Is that my wood? Still looks good.

No, your wood is undergoing a transformation this weekend.

WW I've been laying in the roof of the van quietly watching over the heads, both boof and rustic, and I am in constant awe of your knowledge and skills and, equally so, the skills of our predecessors who did this quality of work day in and day out. I have learnt so much by watching this WIP and dream of being able to spend real time, not virtual time, with someone like yourself to learn so much more.
However there is a little problem. The forum only allows us to send one greenie to a worthy forumite and then we have to send some to others before we can repeat.
So far, your WIP is worth at least 6 greenies so I've had to compile a list of other forumites to receive greenies so I can send your 6.
So far I've decided on
1 to Scribbly Gum because he's a good bloke
1 to Pat because I want an invite to his shed warming
1 to Derek .... because he's Derek
1 to Wheelinround because I've got to get in good with Sue
another to Wheelin' because he knows where the chocolate biscuits are
1 to auld bassoon because I know he's still watching
1 each to Wendy and Tea lady because they raise the tone (or at least they did until Wendy sat on Waldo's knee)
1 to Wongo to make up for being robbed at SWWW

... and there's more to come!

WW, I feel privileged....
fletty

Fletty, I don't care what the others say, I reckon you're a good bloke!

Now I know the meaning of 'Masterclass'.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

No, your wood is undergoing a transformation this weekend.

WW I dreamed of doing this sort of work as a kid, particularly in High School. I wanted to leave school at 15 with the Intermediate Certificate and get an apprenticeshipbut the local pharmacist, the Inspector of schools and a few others put a stop to that.

So here I am years alter still gazing in wonderment at creations such as yours and admiring your skill and patience.

Way cool WW, very impresive display of skill, patience etc etc a greenie from me.

I have been watching this and you guys have got me what is a greenie. One of these ?