Walnut Entertainment Cabinet Done!

[Aaron Fleischer]

I just finished this cabinet recently. It was for a friend of mine who needed an entertainment component cabinet.

Their TV is mounted on the wall and the needed somewhere to put DVD's and the other electronic stuff.

This is my first project that I really got into using hand planes and I am now hooked. I had a master show me how to uses/sharpen/configure hand planes and I picked up a Lie Nielson rabbet block plane. I don't know how I ever went without one!

My friend was looking for a specific color for the cabinet so I was forced kicking and screaming into staining it, which I normally won't due, but I think it looks beautiful.

I keep a journal of all the projects I do that you can see here...

http://www.fleischerwoodworks.com/wo...inet/index.htm (http://www.fleischerwoodworks.com/woodworking/WalnutComponentDVDCabinet/index.htm)

Here is what the finished piece looks like.

http://www.fleischerwoodworks.com/woodworking/walnutcomponentdvdcabinet/All%20done.jpg

Aaron Fleischer
Orange County Woodworker's Association (http://www.ocwoodworkers.com/) - Webmaster
Fleischer Woodworks (http://www.fleischerwoodworks.com/)

[Luis Oliveira]

Aaron, very good looking cabinet. Can you share a bit more how did you do the speaker section, what and where did you get the speaker cloth and how did you attach it to the door?

when you used the transtint did you use water or alcohol?

Thanks,

[Tim Lynch]

Really nice design! Good balance of details.

[Ralph Barhorst]

Really Nice!!

I like your website. Did you make AutoCad drawings of the Sharpening Cabinet? I would like to make one for my Disk Sander.

[J.R. Rutter]

Nice job Aaron.

I feel your pain on the door issues. When I was starting out I once made a spreadsheet error that resulted in all of the (solid wood) door panels for a large kitchen being about an inch too narrow.

I heard somewhere that the typical reaction of an Innuit (or Eskimo, I forget) when things go wrong is laughter. That has changed my perspective on mistakes like this, though they do still sting.

I recently used a Domino mortiser to reinforce the cope and stick joints on a set of large doors. Very slick, and no miter trimming the sticking profile...

[Aaron Fleischer]

Sure Luis!

The speaker cloth was acoustic fabric that I got at a local foam and fabric place. Its basically just SUPER thin fabric that causes a minimal amount of sound blockage at the high frequency range. So it probably does nothing to bass.

I attached the speaker mesh to the door with some poplar strips I got a the local lumber mill. Just tacked them into the door with a 3/4" pin nailer.

I used water with the Transtint, although I am going to try alcohol next time to minimize the raised grain that I got with water. I am also going to pre-raise the grain ahead of time and sand again, because once you apply the stain, you cant really sand again without sanding off the stain. I got the top to an acceptable smoothness, but the sides were rougher than I would have liked.

[Bob Oehler]

All I can say is I love walnut

Nice Job and great finish.

Enjoy

Bob Oehler

[Aaron Fleischer]

Ralph,

I don't see any plans for my sharpening cabinet, but I always make plans. So either they are at work or I deleted them. I will look and see if I can find them.

Aaron

[Charles Jackson III]

Very nice work.

[Peter Stahl]

Very nice looking cabinet! Nice size, flat panel TV's free up a lot of cabinet space.

[Mario Lucchesi]

That is very nice work.. The finish looks great.