Thread: Bookshelf/drawer Cabinet

Hi all,

Well, the day has come – I have finally finished a cabinet I started a couple of years ago! The cabinet is a bookshelf/storage unit with the primary function of being able to sit my video projector on top of at the right height for the screen.

While not really a work in progress thread, I have a couple of pictures from the construction.

The carcass is made from jarrah veneered chipboard with solid edging and solid drawer runners. The top and bottom pieces are also solid timber. The drawers are mountain ash with jarrah fronts. The finish is a shellac and wax finish – about 4-5 coats of Ubeaut white shellac, cut back with EEE and finished with traditional wax.

Dovetails were cut with a Gifkins jig.

Pic 1: Cabinet glue up.
Pic 2: Glue up finished. Learned why you should glue up on a dead flat surface – the cabinet side bowed under the weight of all the shelves and caused me some grief.
Pic 3: Drawers under construction – tried to get the half blind dovetail look by gluing false fronts on.
Pic 4, 5, 6 & 7: Various finished pics.
Pic 8: In position with projector.
Pic 9: Next project - my wife isn't particularly happy anymore with my first attempt at the entertainment unit, so next up is one in a matching style.

All comments/criticisms welcome.

Cheers,
Gibbo.