Oak Curio Cabinet(Pics)

[Donnie Raines]

At last..got this puppy done just in time for my mommy. This thing has been sitting in my shop for the pat 3 months just screaming at me to finish it..and today was the day. I got the glass made at my local antique/glass supplier for less then 100 bucks. I even turned these bun feet. Now, i must confess...this design came from one of the local furnture stores.What can I say, my mom wanted one..so I made it.

Thanks for looking

Donnie Raines

[Jim Becker]

That looks great, Donnie! Very nice piece and eye catching with it's "low-down" design. Lots of space for tchatckas, too.

[John Miliunas]

Donnie, that looks simply marvelous! Phenomenal job, all the way around! :D Boy, I'll bet she's gonna' be one happy and proud "Mom" tomorrow! Awesome price on the glass, too! I don't even want to think what they'd have charged me around here for something like that! Again, beautiful! :cool:

[Bob Marino]

Real nice Donnie. Can you tell us what the finish is? Looks smooth as silk.

Bob

[Dean Baumgartner]

Very nice Donnie. I especially like what the antique type glass adds to the piece.

[Jack Diemer]

Very Nice!!!

[Don Abele]

Donnie, beautiful piece. A couple of details caught my eye. The chamfer (with a bead detail?) on the corners and the curve to the drawer fronts and corner blocks (with beading). Very nice...but, details...how'd you do it?

I'm interested in the chamfer with a bead as that's what I want to use for my daughters bed.

But I love the curve to those drawers...please explain.

[Brian Knop]

Very nice indeed!

Brian

[David Klug]

Donnie it's beautiful but tell us how you did the chamfering.

DK

[Von Bickley]

Great looking cabinet. :)

[Todd Burch]

Very nice job Donnie! Your mom will love it!!

[Waymon Campbell]

Details....Donnie...Details.

Beuatiful piece of work!

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Beautiful work Donnie! :D Quoting Waymon and Doc.....details.....how'd you do the chamfer and bead......what's the finish? :confused: Again, beautiful! Your mother will be happy! :D

[Donnie Raines]

Thanks guys!

Ok, the finish is rather straight forward. I used Moser dye color Shaker Maple(water base). The lumber is White oak by the way. I then used a custom blend of oil based pore filler, tinted with some Shaker maple color. I then used scoth brite pad to item for its top coat. I used 4 coats of Pratt and Lambert #38 varnish. it comes as a brushing varnish, but I mix it 75% varnish to 25% mineral spirits and use it as a wipeing varnish. It dries very quickly so you need to work it in rather quickly and in small areas. Once cured I then rubbed it down with Wool Lube and then used a good paste wax. I dont use wax all that often, but this approach worked well here.

The drawer fronts were also pretty straight forward. I cut the oak into thin strips and used that as a bent lamination form. I made a mdf template and glued it up that way. The only thing you need to have is a drum sander to smooth out the thin strips. the drawer sides are slideing dovetails..so that will provide good durabilty.

The chamfer was actually a bit that I had made at my local sharpening service for another project. So, it is not something you can go right out and buy. However, you could use a beading tool with a like profile(that you can cut yourself) and it would work just as well...just not as quickly as the router bit.

The fluting was also rather straight forward. I cut the profile out on the bandsaw and then used a double flute beading bit on the router table. if you look closely at the center of the flute you will see that both sides are of equal profile. I just used the center of the "flute to be" as the guide for the bearings on the beading bit to trace out the cut.


Thanks again!

Donnie Raines

[Mark Rios]

Donnie, that's truly outstanding. You sure have the touch. Very well done.

[Daniel Rabinovitz]

Donnie
The cabinet is exquisite!
I really like the fancy scroll at the bottom ("s" curve)
It looks really great.
Daniel :cool:

[Jim Young]

Nice gift Donnie, the glass is a very nice touch.

[Kent Cori]

Donnie,

Terrific job on the cabinet. It is just too beutiful. I really love the glass.

I was also impressed with the top-notch helpers you have. :)