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17th February 2013, 02:27 PM #1
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Making MDF look sexy
Making MDF look sexy is impossible. So you cover it up with real timber.
This is a cabinet I am making for the D1 who loves 1D (that is daughter 1 who loves 1 direction). Since it is no a paid job so I am not going to build out of my precious wood. Instead I use MDF and Red Cedar offcuts.
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17th February 2013, 03:20 PM #2
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It's rather a large cabinet for 1D items. Serious fan, I take it.
How thick is the veneer you've used?
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17th February 2013, 05:49 PM #3
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20th February 2013, 05:35 AM #4
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MDF can look sexy
Takes a bit of work though
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20th February 2013, 09:06 AM #5
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Looking good Scott. She is going to love it. Understand what you mean by not using good timber on such a project. SWMBO wantes a blanket chest and it has to be PAINTED. So out came the scraps of pine and maple.
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21st February 2013, 10:38 PM #6
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I had board Red Cedar that I wanted to use for a long time. It was badly twisted but I was able to use it in the project. The 2 sliding doors are hollow panels. I think the figures look amazing.
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1st March 2013, 03:57 PM #7
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Nicely done! When my daughters were that age it was the Bay City Rollers!
And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
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2nd March 2013, 04:32 PM #8
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The cabinet is finished with a coat of shellac followed by 2 coats of minwax wipe-on poly. To shine it up I buffed it with ubeaut traditional wax. It is now sitting at the end of Jaz' bed in the loft.
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2nd March 2013, 06:45 PM #9
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Looks great Scott. Well done.
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4th March 2013, 10:13 AM #10
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It looks great Scott.
The grain certainly is attractive.
Very neat dovetails. I should try to hand cut them more often but the Leigh jig is so convenient.
Did you re saw the wide cedar board for the sliding doors?
What timber did you use for the hardwood runners? It looks like Purpleheart.Scally
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4th March 2013, 10:37 AM #11
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Thanks Rob.
I agree that you should cut dovetails by hand. There is nothing wrong with jigs but they just can't do narrow pins.
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6th March 2013, 08:07 AM #12
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Thank you for the work in progress.
I was originally thinking that you have cut the dovetails on a machine.
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6th March 2013, 09:15 AM #13
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What, right from the first post? Didn't you see the chisels in pic 2?
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10th March 2013, 12:24 AM #14
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Just found this thread. Very nice work Wongo ... first class.
Of all the things I have attempted in woodworking, the place where I need most improvement is laminating.
How did you laminate the MDF; with cauls/clamps; with a vacuum bag; iron/hot glue; some other method?Last edited by John Samuel; 10th March 2013 at 12:25 AM. Reason: Oops
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10th March 2013, 01:22 PM #15
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