Wine Cabinet Exploits - WiP!

**Auld Bassoon** · 1st November 2005, 08:12 PM

G'day all,

A few days ago I made a post asking about inlaying some Cherry Veneer. Thanks for the responses!

I've tried a few times, using various methods, but am not yet happy with the outcomes - so pics of success (should that happen!) will have to wait

I'd also mentioned that the face timber was to be Red Gum - but I only managed to pick up the stock on Saturday - so whilst the top will be - when I've made it, the main carcass is good old Tas "Oak". I'm still considering making up a bevel-edged face veneer of Reg Gum for the central vertical pillar - thoughts?

There is one redeeming feature, in my view anyway

- and that's the Amboyna drawer and false-drawer fronts.

Some pics of the half-finished carcass (!!) and yet to be finished and installed wine racks follow...

Part the second follows...

Cheers!

**Auld Bassoon** · 1st November 2005, 08:32 PM

This pic show a freshly jointed board of Red Gum - just waiting to be attacked by yours truly, and fashioned into what some might call a cabinet top...

The drawer, and the false drawers aren't yet permanently fitted, they're just sitting in place for the pics; The main carcass has had a couple of coats of Shellac, but needs a final light sanding, then waxing (or Danish oiling?) and buffing before final placement.

Shellacing today was a bit of a bugger as it was almost 40C in the shed (tin roof), and the blerry stuff was drying as fast as I could apply it

I don't know which was bubbling fatster - me or the shellac

I have some nice slightly baroque Fittings that I may apply to the centre of each left & right false drawer -

Thoughts?

What might I have done differently?

1) Had more patience and do the whole thing with Red Gum as originally planned

- at least all exposed surfaces.

2) Inset some curved surface white/silver timber (eg Silver Ash) on either side and parallel to the horizontal mouldings (which are there to hide the end-grain of the main cabinet top panel). - The trouble is, I haven't learned how to do this yet...

Making the raised panels was a bit easier than I thought they might be (first go!), but, (aften initial dry assembly) assembling five pieces, with the outer edges of the mitred frame glued-up, and trying to keep the whole catastrophe together whilst inserting it into place (a fairly tight fit) was as if I was impersonating an octopus

I think I learned some more Arabic!

Brickbats, comments, etc welcome!

Cheers!

**Auld Bassoon** · 1st November 2005, 08:35 PM

Last comment,

Looking at the pics here, there seems to be some dark "staining" on some portions of the interior panels - although this changes pic to pic - it's not there in reality - ???

Cheers!

**gazaly** · 1st November 2005, 10:24 PM

Lookin' bloody fantastic Steve, I think we should all come over when its full, to make sure it empties properly

Love the drawer fronts, where does Amboyna come from?

**BobR** · 1st November 2005, 11:00 PM

Looking good. Keep the progress reports coming.

**NewLou** · 2nd November 2005, 03:37 AM

Nice work Steve

Can;t wait to see what she evolves into?...............

REgards Lou

**Wood Borer** · 2nd November 2005, 08:15 AM

Good looking wine cabinet there Steve.

**ozwinner** · 2nd November 2005, 08:52 AM

Nice one Steve.

Al

**Auld Bassoon** · 2nd November 2005, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by gazaly

Lookin' bloody fantastic Steve, I think we should all come over when its full, to make sure it empties properly

Love the drawer fronts, where does Amboyna come from?

Hi Gazaly!

Amboyna (Pterocarpus Indicus) comes from Southeast Asia - principally Cambodia, I think. My sample came from Carba-Tec

Cheers!

**TEEJAY** · 2nd November 2005, 01:22 PM

Hi Steve,

Looking forward to seeing the top in place - appears the redgum is to taper like a hip roof about 18mm at ridge along the middle and 13mm at the edge. Is this the top?

Are you biscuit joining the top?

Redgum does come up a million dollars with a deep rich colour using danish oil or burnishing oil - look forward to see the contrasts in colours when you put the finish on.

Cheers

**TassieKiwi** · 2nd November 2005, 01:56 PM

Top job, cob. I like the burl on the drawers. Did you only put shellac on the TO? It looks a lot darker than that?

**Peter36** · 2nd November 2005, 05:20 PM

Now thats a very nice looking cabinet and I luv that Amboyna . Is the piece that you got from Carbatec a burl or is that fantastic grain typical of the species?Looks like you resawed it to about 6mm or so .

Peter

**junkboy999** · 2nd November 2005, 05:55 PM

Great Looking wine Cabinet

Love the Burl

**Auld Bassoon** · 2nd November 2005, 05:55 PM

Hi Teejay,

The piece of Red Gum in the pic is from the most twisted, warped short
board in my small supply - I'm thinking of using this a a veneer for
the central vertical panel, bevel edged to virtually nothing - to
complement the top. Perhaps - I'm still thinking about this, and would welcome comments!

The top itself will just edge jointed and then hand planed & scraped, have a roundover edge applied (subtracted?) - then a couple of coats of shellac followed by uBeaut!

Cheers!

**Auld Bassoon** · 2nd November 2005, 05:58 PM

Hi TassieKiwi,

The TO had a coat of Wattyl's Cedar oil-based stain, partly to get something that wasn't too light so that it would clash with the Amboyna - and partly to get somewhat closer to a more consistent texture than TO on its own would give.

Blasted stain ate right through the latex gloves I was wearing in about two minutes flat - with the result that I have very red fingers

Cheers!

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