Small Cabinet Finally done

[Dave Novak]

I'm relatively inexperienced, this is the first project I've even considered posting. Modest work compared to everything else I've seen here, but it turned out pretty well, for me anyway. I'm very open to your honest criticism as it will only make me better. It's Panga Panga (similar to Wenge) and zebra.

Special thanks to fellow Creeker Philip Duffy who did a masterful job turning the knobs for me. I posted the request on our turner's forum, and he offered to help immediately. Super nice guy to boot.

Thanks for looking.

[NICK BARBOZA]

looks really nice! i like the wood choices. is it your own design???

Good job.

cheers
Nick

[Tim Malyszko]

Very cool. I love the wood. You are being too humble - this a great piece. Nice work.

[Glenn Clabo]

I like it Dave. I really like the grain flow...

[Gary Herrmann]

Nothing to be modest about. That turned out very well. I like the way the grain in the zebrawood flows across the drawer fronts.

Does panga panga splinter like wenge?

[Danny Thompson]

Beautiful piece.

I think you should consider applying a finish to the inside of the side panels. At least at the shelf level, they are visible.

Out of curiousity, is it solid Zebra or a veneer? How thick?

[Greg Cole]

Dave,
Nothing modest about it. Be proud of your work, we seem to be.

You did a nice job & deserve an "atta-boy", especially if it's your design.

Greg

[Ralph Okonieski]

I generally dislike using this too-often used word but it seems appropriate here: AWESOME! The drawers are truly spectacular.

[Dave Novak]

Thanks for all the kind words, and pointing out that the inside of the panels aren't finished. I honestly hadn't noticed that it was that easy to see. The zebra was resawn from an 8/4 piece and the final planed width came to 7/16. And yes, Panga splinters like crazy. It's beautiful wood but pretty nasty stuff. The splinters get infected very quickly if you don't get them out right away. The salesman at the store I purchased it from claims that long ago the natives used Panga berries to make poison arrowheads.

[Matt Crew]

Very nice work. I never would have known you were a novis going by the quality of work.

[Greg Funk]

Dave,

Outstanding job! Nice job on the flowing grain on the front.

My only suggestion would be to cover up the equipment. Either with another Zebra panel or maybe black speaker cloth. You can get an IR repeater to transmit the IR to the DVR and DVD. Then you won't need to worry about finishing the inside since you won't be able to see it.

Greg

[scott spencer]

Nice looking piece Dave....excellent and original choice of woods.

[gary Zimmel]

Dave

Nice job on a nice looking piece.

I like the grain on the front..

[Brian Lindenlaub]

Oh my goodness, that is one awesome cabinet. Nice work.

Brian

[Dave Verstraete]

Great looking piece. You're way too modest. I love the flowing wood stripes.

[Jim Becker]

That's really outstanding!!

[Jeffrey Makiel]

That looks great...and what a selection of wood species for your first projects. That zebrawood is kind of difficult to work with. Plus I found myself being allergic to it. But, as evident in your project, it looks wonderful.

-Jeff :)

[Jerome Hanby]

The woodworking is great. But, where are all the DVD's without cases stacked everywhere and the empty dvd boxes on the floor?

[William OConnell]

Thats beautiful. Nice attention to the grain flow. It looks like alot of patience and tolerance went into that.

[Martin Lutz]

gorgeous! Nice work.

[Brent Ring]

Way too Modest! That is beautiful!