Thread: Blackwood DVD cabinet

Very nice rock, worth a greenie

Thanks, Harry.

I forgot to mention that I found the easiest way to make the stopped dadoes for the shelves was to rip the sides into two pieces, cut the dadoes with a crosscut sled and dado set, and then edge-join the two parts of the sides together, rather than routing the dadoes, and then having to square their stopped ends with a chisel. I have an aversion to routing dadoes for shelves -the process is slow and messy, and squaring up the ends is a pain.

Rocker

Very Nice Rocker and the escutcheon is a nice touch . It looks as though the width of the front frame is wider than the thickness of the sides . If this is so do you need to rip the side into 2 pieces before cutting the dadoes unless you want the shelves to be set back . What finish did you use ?

Peter

Peter,

I wanted the shelves set back, since it would have been a waste of expensive timber to make them much deeper than necessary to support a DVD case, and I did not want to reduce the overall depth of the cabinet, since that would have made it too unstable.

I was forced to make the escutcheon, since the only escutcheons that Bunnings stocks are large ones suitable for house doors. It is not too hard to make an elongated diamond inlay; you can rout away most of the waste with a small-diameter bit, and then chisel out the rest. I think it only took a couple of hours.

Rocker

Once again Rocker comes up with a winner

Rocker, how many DVD's does it actually hold?

& I think your niece is rather spoilt, but it's good fun doing it

Peter,

The finish is gloss polyurethane.

Major,

It holds about 100 DVDs.

Rocker

Nice one Rocker. Inyteresting how the form of the DVD affects the design isn't it? Your neice is definitely spoiled, but it's great having one (or more) to spoil.
Jacko

Great Work Rocker! Once again You prove yourself to be an inspiration.
-Ryan

The finish is gloss polyurethane.

Hey Rocker,

Are you gonna try & spray finish something?

Major,

This cabinet is going to a household with one toddler and another on the way, so I thought it best to put on a hard-wearing finish.

I haven't taken the plunge with buying spraying gear. I keep telling myself that I am probably not going to make many more pieces of furniture, so it wouldn't be worth it. On the other hand, it is hard to stop.

I expect I shall buy the gear a day or two before I suffer a fatal heart attack, or descend into dribbling dementia :eek:

Rocker

Rocker,

How about I lend you a spray nug & a regulator & some air line so you can give it a whirl before you hang up the handplane for the last time??

You never know you might like it

I keep telling myself that I am probably not going to make many more pieces of furniture, so it wouldn't be worth it.

Talking to yourself is a bad sign but come on Rocker, you don't really believe that do you?

Major,

Thanks for the offer, but I shall probably one day overcome the tightness that is so natural to a Scotsman and buy the gear. I suppose that SilentC is right, and that I am just making unconvincing excuses for not doing so

Rocker

Good job Rocker, nice simple design, yet effective.