Andrew Pitonyak
10-21-2019, 4:11 PM
I built this out of some African Mahogany I had sitting around. I only have a little bit left at this point.
This is wood left-over from when I built my computer desk, which I finished with Waterlox Original Sealer and Finish. Love that stuff, but, it takes a long time to cure.
Later, I built a small cabinet to hold a few things and I finished it with Shellac. It looks OK, but, it does not "pop" like my desk.
This time around, I started with BLO and then finished it with Garnet Shellac. I strongly prefer this to Shellac without the BLO.
I cut all of the joints by hand.
You can really tell where I joined two boards together since they look very different about 1/3 back from the front. Lesson learned there.
418070 418071
I intend to store pocket knives (and other small things) in the drawers and the bottoms were rather smooth, so, I decided to put something down so that they would not slide.
I received some nice suggestions here:
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?277306-Felt-on-the-bottom-of-a-drawer
I purchased some self-adhesive cork sheets (4" x 4") https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KC41T5N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and Gorilla Grip Drawer Liners https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MWBBJYC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I will see which I prefer.
418072418073
I could have spent more time putting down the cork and made it fit perfectly. This is really not that difficult with the cork since it cuts so easily.
This is wood left-over from when I built my computer desk, which I finished with Waterlox Original Sealer and Finish. Love that stuff, but, it takes a long time to cure.
Later, I built a small cabinet to hold a few things and I finished it with Shellac. It looks OK, but, it does not "pop" like my desk.
This time around, I started with BLO and then finished it with Garnet Shellac. I strongly prefer this to Shellac without the BLO.
I cut all of the joints by hand.
You can really tell where I joined two boards together since they look very different about 1/3 back from the front. Lesson learned there.
418070 418071
I intend to store pocket knives (and other small things) in the drawers and the bottoms were rather smooth, so, I decided to put something down so that they would not slide.
I received some nice suggestions here:
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?277306-Felt-on-the-bottom-of-a-drawer
I purchased some self-adhesive cork sheets (4" x 4") https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KC41T5N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and Gorilla Grip Drawer Liners https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MWBBJYC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I will see which I prefer.
418072418073
I could have spent more time putting down the cork and made it fit perfectly. This is really not that difficult with the cork since it cuts so easily.