Stickley Inspired Filing Cabinet

[Christian Hawkshaw]

Just completed a filing cabinet inspired by this Stickley piece: https://www.stickley.com/OurProducts_Details.cfm?id=1746&Collection=mission&cat1=91&view=all&finish=

The overall dimensions are close, except the width, which is narrower on the piece I built. This cabinet was desinged such that standard size hanging folders fit by default. Here are some pics:

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A little closer view:

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Here are is the top and the bottom drawer front from a different angle:

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The file hangers were made from aluminum flat bar:

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Bearing side drawer slides were used. Also, the fronts were applied as this allowed a bit of adjustability.

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[Bruce Page]

Beautiful work Chris. What finish did you use on it? I really like the rich color tone.

[glenn bradley]

Now there's a filing cabinet you would never hide. A very solid look and great coloration.

[William Fretwell]

Splendid peice, love the solid look and wood grain, useful too!

[John TenEyck]

Excellent work, great wood, and a beautiful finish. Congrats on a great piece.

John

[Andrew Hughes]

I agree nice color excellent work.

[Christian Hawkshaw]

Thanks all for the kind words.

I used the finish schedule perscribed by Jeff Jewitt in the this document: http://homesteadfinishingproducts.com/stickley.pdf
He also has a nice video to accompany the document: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9VbZxDBu-E

I didn't use any of the exact combination of colors he had in his document, but ended up with the below. I first tried a sample of the “Onondaga” in the document, but it was a little too red. Next I did a sample with the same dye, but Antique Walnut Gel Stain, and my wife liked it better. There was another positing on someones blog that I saw that used this color combination, and the posted pictures looked good.

TransTint Brown Mahogany diluted at 1 oz dye to 1 qt.
General Finishes SealACell Sealer.
General Finishes Antique Walnut Gel Stain.
Arm-r-seal.


For the drawer boxes, I sprayed with General Finishes High Performance Top Coat.

[Von Bickley]

Great looking wood and craftsmanship. You get a "A+" for that one.

[Christian Hawkshaw]

Thanks.......

[Tom Bain]

Great work ... Gustav would be proud!

[Robert Engel]

Great job. Love the 1/2 blind box joints.

[Christian Hawkshaw]

Thanks guys!

[Kris Cook]

Very nice. This is something I would like to build for my new office.

Curious if you considered fuming the white oak?

[Christian Hawkshaw]

Very nice. This is something I would like to build for my new office.

Curious if you considered fuming the white oak?

Thanks. I did give fuming a thought...and a little research. I have done one shop project where I ebonized the wood, so the idea of fuming was appealing. I read some articles that indicated that fuming could yield results that varied a lot in the coloration, especially using different species or boards from different trees. Since I did not want to spend too much time experimenting, I opted for the finish schedule I posted above.