Popular Post Chestnut Posted September 24, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Going to start my TV stand today. Just thought I'd throw the final design up and see if any one points out any other flaws in my thinking. I'm going to be making it out of cherry for the bottom and i have some choke cherry slabs for the top. I changed the design slightly from my original design outlined here. I didn't like the look of the thick legs on the front and added corbels? on the sides. I might do a through tenon for the bottom front. I might add an apron on the side for attaching the top i just didn't draw it in. The top part will be all open front back and sides. The bottom part will be panels for the sides and drawers with an inset panel. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Looks like a pretty good design, to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Sweet, will keep an eye on this, good luck Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 That should look great in Cherry ! I would love to see those choke cherry slabs, I've never seen or worked with it. Has it been drying long ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Be fun to see your build. Choke Cherry. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 18 minutes ago, wdwerker said: That should look great in Cherry ! I would love to see those choke cherry slabs, I've never seen or worked with it. Has it been drying long ? Umm i bought it in March it had been drying about 6 months at that time so I'd say it's been sitting a year. I measured it not that long ago around 12% Which is awfully close to the EMC of my shop right now. I'm only using the chokecherry for the top and i plan to give it ample room to expand and contract. The slabs are all pretty stable as well there isn't noticeable movement across the 20" wide slabs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Looks good, Drew. I'll be following along. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Looks like a nice design and would look great in cherry. @wdwerker The chockcherry I have is darker than normal cherry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted September 25, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 This might be a slow going project. I picked out the boards i want to use from my cherry stock and laid out the sides and got a few boards cut. Ran to the store to get a pattern bit because I'll need one to cut out the template. After i parked in me garage i saw a nice puddle forming under the pickup. I don't know what let go if it was head gasket or water pump but I'll need to be fixing that. I also have 1 week before i have to start studying for my Professional engineer exam so this is now taking the double back seat. It seemed to good to be true that I'd get a week to work on this. I've been daydreaming about this project for a long time. Here are some pics thus far. I'm really excited to see this cherry with finish. My template for the sides. I don't have a spindle sander so this is what i use. I need a 2nd person to make it an oscillating spindle sander 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Nice boards. Good luck with the studying and the car trouble Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Sorry to hear about the interruptions. I hope you will be able to get back to the real important stuff soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Cherry is popular these days. Seems like everyone is working with it. Maybe it's a knee-jerk reaction to the disgusting walnut bandwagon. At least I think that's what's happening to me, and Mike has said the same. I'm on the home stretch of a cherry low entertainment cabinet myself. Sorry, no journal on this one. Looks like a good project, The Nut. I'm interested to see what the chokecherry looks like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Mike. said: Yep. I still love walnut but so many people are on the bandwagon the price is going up and the quality down. I have a nice stash of boards I will use for a credenza in my living room, but after that it will be all cherry and maple for a while. Exotics are becoming more interesting as well. Compare the price and quality of Sapele to Walnut and Sapele wins without a question. Heck Honduran Mahogany is essentially the same price as walnut at my local dealer. $10.15 vs $9,50 for walnut both are s3s 4/4. I might be wrong on that price maybe it was $15, I'll have to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Pickup is fixed. Spare bedroom's joint compound got sanded and still had a spare out for shop time. I got the curved pieces rough cut on the bandsaw and then used the template to route them out. I have a lot of interest in this piece from family so i might be making a couple over the years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Looks good so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 While i was sanding drywall joint compound, it's a terrible task, i was wondering what i was going to do with the shelf above the drawers I'd like it to be cherry looking so my thought was cherry ply. my local cabinet shop only carries 1/4" which isn't thick enough. Could i glue the cherry ply to some 1/2" BB ply and use that or would that cause problems? Can anyone suggest other options? The shelf is going to be 39" x 22.25". The cherry ply is sold in 4x8 sheets and is MDF core. It's not cheap either obviously but i forgot how much i want to say $40. I uploaded a quick model i made to show that you'll she the shelf from not only the front but also the sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Laminating engineered products should be fine, neither one is going to move much. That 1/4" ply is cheaper than shipping veneer, which is the other option I can think of. I like the look you're going for here. I'll be keeping an eye on this journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 30 minutes ago, BonPacific said: Laminating engineered products should be fine, neither one is going to move much. That 1/4" ply is cheaper than shipping veneer, which is the other option I can think of. I like the look you're going for here. I'll be keeping an eye on this journal. The other option is dealing with the pitfalls of solid wood. A solid panel would be about 6 BF + 15% waste at $5.75 it's only $40. I don't really need the strength of the shelf so i could free float it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Technically gluing 1/4" ply to 1/2" ply is unbalanced construction and could cause issues. I wouldn't recommend it. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Could do 1/4" - 1/4" - 1/4" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Yeah sapele is a few bucks cheaper than walnut for me, and genuine mahogany is the same as walnut... Makes more and more sense everytime I look.... Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Just caught up up on this and will be following. Crush the PE exam! What field of engineering do you work in? The drawing in the first post leans me toward mechanical. But if mechanical, you forgot your GD&T. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 3 layers of 1/4 ply would be balanced, orient the center sheet 90 degrees to the face layers. You could even use some birch, maple, whatever for the center layer. Clamping without a vacuum bag is a whole nuther discussion ! You could use mine but it's a hell of a drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 7 hours ago, MattF said: Just caught up up on this and will be following. Crush the PE exam! What field of engineering do you work in? The drawing in the first post leans me toward mechanical. But if mechanical, you forgot your GD&T. Civil, thought i probably should have done mechanical. I've had more then half a mind to go back for a masters in mechanical a few times. The thought of having student loans again keeps me well enough away. 6 hours ago, wdwerker said: 3 layers of 1/4 ply would be balanced, orient the center sheet 90 degrees to the face layers. You could even use some birch, maple, whatever for the center layer. Clamping without a vacuum bag is a whole nuther discussion ! You could use mine but it's a hell of a drive. Yeah after thinking about it last night i remember my hardwood guy selling some "rustic" grade cherry for considerably less. I can't remember the actual grade of it but it was $2 BF less expensive i might just go solid and free float the shelf on dominos. I'd have 1/4" to 3/8" of expansion across 24" which if my research is right the widest setting the domino should be able to handle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 I have a question for the wood movement experts out there. Mid project the humidity in my house took a wild swing downward. I went from about 55% to 40% in my shop over a 2 day span. Should i hold off on milling parts and let the wood acclimate to the new humidity or will the couple days be good enough? It's all kiln dried 4/4 lumber. I did a little joinery work to decompress from work before studying for my exam at the end of the month. I'm waiting for a good amount of time to mill the panels and glue the sides up. I'm hoping that will be tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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