Corner Cabinet

[willie sobat]

I am close to finishing a corner cabinet that has been taking up room in my shop for a year. To be fair to myself I was out of the country for 8 months. It still feels good to be getting it out of my shop. The divided light doors gave me fits. I still have to do a final sanding and do an initial coat of paint before I bring it into the house. It will be a built in cabinet in my dining room. I will build the cornice in place and wrap the base and chair rail around the case. Here it is assembled before I take it apart for finishing.

[Jerome Hanby]

Looks great. I'd be proud to have something that nice come out of my shop!

[Conrad Fiore]

Nice door work. Be sure to post a pic when it is installed and finished, I'd like to see it with the paint and trim.

[gary Zimmel]

Nice work on the cabinet Willie. And real nice work on those doors...

[Joe Mcclaran]

Nice job Willie, what kind of wood did you use.

[willie sobat]

Nice job Willie, what kind of wood did you use.

Joe,

I used Southern Yellow Pine purchased from a local builders supply for the frame and doors. The upper door from stair tread, the rest from 1x S4S from their yard. The shelves, back and sides are paint grade plywood.

[glenn bradley]

Very nice piece and it is sure to be a pleasure in the home. I have had projects for myself that get delayed due to doing things for others to the point where I think I will never enjoy them even after completion. Fortunately this has not proven to be the case. It is a great looking piece and I wish I had a spot for something like it. I look forward to seeing it installed.

[Bobby O'Neal]

That's going to look awesome installed

[Patrick Tipton]

Willie, that looks really nice. Congratulations!

What type of finish do you plan to use? A burnished milk paint finish would look wonderful!!!!

Regards, Patrick

[willie sobat]

Willie, that looks really nice. Congratulations!

What type of finish do you plan to use? A burnished milk paint finish would look wonderful!!!!

Regards, Patrick

Patrick,

I too like milk paint. However, this will be painted with a latex. It is currently wearing only a coat of primer though.

Here it is in the dining room. It only took a slight taper on the left side for it to fit like a glove. As a bonus is was also plumb and level with no shimming. It is screwed in place through the back awaiting the trim.

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[willie sobat]

I finished the base of the cornice today. Picked up glass for the doors. The glass was not cut to the template size so back to the shop it goes (argghh). Here it is at the end of today.

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[willie sobat]

Finished the base of the cornice. Next I have to build the goose neck bonnet that will complete the cabinet.

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[Conrad Fiore]

Good deal Willie. Don't forget to post a pic with the doors and glass, all painted up.

[willie sobat]

Started work on the gooseneck molding today. For all the people that have said carving it is not that hard, I say..., never mind. I started by bandsawing the inside edge. After fairing the curves with a spokeshave and spindle sander I mounted it to a plywood base to secure it. Then using a ball bearing guide on my router fence I plowed out the bulk of the waste. I left a half inch "bridge" to keep the router steady. I sawed that off with a hand saw. After that I used gouges, rasps, scrapers, spokeshaves, and a block plane to shape it. This was my first major carving project so it took me all day. Tomorrow I'll tackle its mate. When I finish that I'll cut the outside edge from both and sand.


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[willie sobat]

Got some more work done over the weekend. Cut the moldings free, sanded and mounted them. Mounted the plinth block. Then built a bracket to mount it on the cabinet. Dry fit to size. Moldings for the returns are cut but not fitted. I will turn and carve the finial before I put the whole thing together and mount it.

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[willie sobat]

Got some more work done this week. Sawed the moldings free, fared the curves and cut the miters. I fluted a block to serve as the pediment for a flame finial. Finally I turned the finial and carved the flame. I got it all mounted and primed for paint. Here are some pictures before paint.

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[Bruce Page]

Beautiful work Willie! Very classy!