I'm finishing up a cabinet that has really stretched my woodworking. I started it last summer in a workshop with Michael Fortune at Anderson Ranch. It has many firsts for me:
- Curved sides -- kerfed mdf and bent on a form I built in a vacuum bag
- Extensive veneer
- RTA knockdown assembly to allow me to transport the cabinet from Anderson Ranch to my shop and back to it's resting place in Snowmass
- Marquetry on the cabinet door
- Curly maple edging
So, I originally was going to use knife hinges for the cabinet door, but I have since changed the design to be an overlay door. I've got about 80 euro style hinges. What do you think -- am I denigrating the quality of the cabinet if I use them, or should I find some butt hinges to install the door?
Yes, lots of power tools were used in the construction of this cabinet, but also a lot of hand tools...
Here's a photo as it nears completion...
(Not sure why these upload inverted...)
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Mike