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  1. 02-01-2018, 1:20 PM #1
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    A Stepback Cupboard

    The Boss wanted a "Chimney Cupboard" to sit in a corner. Corner has an outside wall to the left, and a Chimney chase to the right
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    Need to clean this spot out. We looked around, and found something she liked....called a stepback cupboard, where the top half "steps back". Plan was to use the upper case as a Bookcase...the bottom case was to house most of the "Household Tools" sitting on that old kennel...so, after about 45bf of Ash, a bit of handtool work, a lot of cussing And a few odds and ends...here we go..
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    Amber Shellac turned the Ash a golden/orange colour...
    opened doors.jpg
    Two bottom shelves will not get any finish....tools don't mind.
    opened drawer.jpg
    Same with the inside of the drawer...as I rarely finish the sides, or the insides of drawers
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    I might need a little more practice, doing these by hand...
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    This things stands at least 6'3", will have to measure it....Bookcase is 9" deep.
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    Hinges were just Yard Sale finds from last year. Walnut plugs to cover the counter-bored screw-holes
    Both doors have a raised panel...made using a few handplanes.
    Shelves slide into place in sliding dovetails.
    Width of this project was sized to fit the space...allowing for the baseboards.
    Not too bad of a project? (Ash was about...$0.80a bf)
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  3. 02-01-2018, 2:52 PM #2
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    Looks like it will fit the space really well. I can't recall ever seeing daylight between the lower and upper halves like on yours. Do you intend to leave it that way? Looks a bit odd to me, and stuff that goes back in there might slip off the back, down the wall. Ash at $0.80/BF is a bargain. I pay more like $2.50.

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  4. 02-01-2018, 3:36 PM #3
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    There MAY yet be a drawer in that open space. Right now, I need it open, as the upper cabinet gets attached to the lower cabinet via a cleat on each side....two screws through the cleat and into the sides of the upper cabinet to attach. Then maybe a shallow drawer/ tray.....we'll see. I do have one more metal knob left over....
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  5. 02-01-2018, 7:56 PM #4
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    OK, here ya go....one drawer..
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    And...slide it open..
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    Picked up a couple latches today, to lock the doors shut..
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  6. 02-02-2018, 1:49 PM #5
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    Good looking piece of furniture!
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  7. 02-03-2018, 12:46 PM #6
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    Yep, the drawer was a good idea. Now it looks like a tall cabinet rather than one cabinet on top of another.

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