Krenov Inspired Cabinet                                     Page 2

In Ovangkol and Spalted Sycamore

 

Completed 31/05/05

 

Back

 

Back panel fitted into rebate.

Nice tight lines inside.

Timber for top and drawer fronts planed up. Nice bookmatching!

laying out doors and drawer fronts for best grain pattern.

Double check the doors-you can only cut them once!!

Decision made!

Curving the top rail with a spokeshave.

Top fitted into groove.

Floor has lip routed into it and the frame has a corresponding groove.

Top and floor fitted-only the drawers to build and doors to hang!

Glue up cedar for the drawer bottoms.

glue drawer runners and kickers into place.

beginning to oil some of the finished components.

Brasso hinges to hang the doors.

drawer runners and kickers fitted.

fitting drawer fronts.

doors cut down to size.

coming together now! Horns on top of legs cut down.

Applied finish to the doors and drawer fronts.

glueing up the side panels.

in the clamps.

laying out the mortises for the hinges.

fitted flush.

all four fitted to the frame. Now it can be glued up!

planing doors to final fit.

mortise for hinge cut. 3 more to go.

Both doors fitted.

bookmatched

Doors open-the hinges allow almost 180 degrees!

The doors overlap-I have routed a rebate in each.

Stock for drawers cut to size and planed to fit opening.

dovetails marked out ready for cutting.

Cutting the tails.

done.

Chop out the pins.

test fit the drawers.

Just the handles to go.

Door stop turned on lathe. 6mm round.

"drilling" a hole with the router to take the doorstop.

fitted in place and works great.

tweaking the fit of the handles.

Complete!

Close up of drawer handles.

Close up of door handles.