This is quarter sawn oak ...a basic cabinet hanging on a french cleat. Doors are trimmed with a oak strip. Top is solid 3/4 " thick but made to look thicker with miter technique
This is quarter sawn oak ...a basic cabinet hanging on a french cleat. Doors are trimmed with a oak strip. Top is solid 3/4 " thick but made to look thicker with miter technique
"All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
its clean and simple. I like it. A plexi glass leg and it would look like it's floating when the light is right. Good job.
Looks great, Mark. I love modern pieces.
I'm working on a bed right now for which I want to have thicker pieces which aren't as thick as they look (or the headboard would weigh a ton). Could you give some specifics as to what you mean by "made to look thicker with miter technique"? Are the edges of the panels cut at 45 deg and glued together? Did you use splines, loose tenons, biscuits, ...?
Another lovely piece!
Mark, as I have commented before, modern design is not my cup of tea. But, your work is pure art. It is always so balanced, and so functional. Great work as usual.
I like the piece very much. Very clean. Modern furniture can be harder than it first appears.
It's great to see some new work from you! I don't post much, but I've gotten many ideas and much inspiration from your threads on here. I love that miter trick for the top, I've been meaning to use that out on a piece sometime. It's definitely a good trick to have in the bag.
Those don't look like the usual Blum/Grass/etc cup hinges. Have you found something better?
Can you tell me more about the miter technique or how to search for info?
"All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
Clean and simple with perfect execution as usual Mark...
I see it... But still don't get it... I must be dum or blind... thank you Mark, it look great on both projects!
David,
I think Mark takes a single piece of wood and rips down each side and across each end at a 45º angle and reattaches the wood via another 45º angle. Thus the grains in the wood on all four edges match perfectly because that's where that edge came from.
Imagine taking a reactangular piece of paper and measuring in "x" distance from each end and side and folding each edge and side down at that distance. The paper would now look thicker by the "x" distance.
In this case, he's ripping and crosscutting at a 45º then reattaching the removed piece so it now becomes a vertical..thus the top looks thicker and the grain matches perfectly.
Very clean looking piece Mark! I like it.
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
Ken,
Thanks!
Yes the end front and rear are cut from the same 3/4" glued up piece along a 45 degree miter and attached with glue and a gluing strip on the inside edge. My attached other threads have drawings that show it
"All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
Another Singer masterpiece, Mark! Really wonderful.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
So are the sides and doors sheet goods, or is the entire thing made from solid oak lumber?
It is beautiful, BTW.