Popular Post Isaac Posted September 30, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 A music cabinet I've just wrapped up. Took me a few months, of a sporadic working on it. Walnut and Maple (including pieces with significant heartwood), finished with ARS. It is the second iteration of a project I completed last year, shown in the link below. I was happy with the first round, but I feel I have improved on it. In the latest one, the biggest changes were using dovetails on the carcass (and making them all handcut), using shoji screens instead of a solid panel for the doors, and switching to a single drawer (which turns out to be a much more functional design than the original) and I've started to apply my finishes pre-final assembly (though I could stretch this much further). Still have room to improve all around. The only set of dovetails I'm really particularly happy with is the last one I made, which is a corner of the drawer, and hardly seen, but I guess I have to put in the time somehow.. but at least they are done by hand. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Looks good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 You could keep your " Moët & Chandon " in there ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 That turned out great! In case you didn’t know they make under drawer slides which are nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Really nice looking piece Isaac! You've shown great improvement in your woodworking skills! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Very nice looking piece! Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Looks amazing, Isaac ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Really nice job, Isaac! You're honing your skills very rapidly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Nice, Isaac. That piece has heart. I dig it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Nice work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Very nice Isaac!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeset202 Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Beautiful job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Great work, Isaac! What sort of stuff does one keep in a 'music cabinet'? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 What a wonderful place to hold one's musical paraphernalia. A beautiful and classy-looking home for her stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 That’s a neat cabinet. Nice selection of timbers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted October 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Thanks for the support all. I'm doing my best to learn and employ the tips that are thrown around here everyday, it really helps. 12 hours ago, estesbubba said: That turned out great! In case you didn’t know they make under drawer slides which are nice. That is a good idea, I've certainly seen them, but never used one before. Might try that the next time around. 9 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Great work, Isaac! What sort of stuff does one keep in a 'music cabinet'? In this case it really could be just called a book cabinet, but it is intended for sheet music. My wife is a serious amateur/semi professional singer. Music books tend to be pretty large (around 9"x11") so you need a fairly deep cabinet to hold them. This was the fatal flaw with my first cabinet iteration, in truing up my stock my depth approached the limit. The books do fit, but you have to make sure they are all totally in, otherwise it will be a snug fit. The new cabinet is deeper, giving a more comfortable fit. Some music cabinets have a bunch of thin drawers for music sheets to lay flat, like this: but for my wife, most of hers are in books, so the drawers wouldn't be necessary or as efficient for space. I have seen "music cabinet" refer to things closer to my design, that are really just bookshelves with doors. The drawer on the bottom is for miscellaneous storage, hymnals, micro etc. whatever she likes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Wow - nice piece! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Isaac Posted October 7, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 Got the new one moved upstairs, first time seeing it sitting next to its older sibling. Having the legs a little more slender and elevating the base of the drawer really does make the new one feel quite a bit lighter. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 The legs and the lighter panels do improve the appearance. Does the old one go back to the shop to store sandpaper & supplies ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 It's also a good visual lesson on how much better lighter panels look. Obviously there's no rule that says you can't do it but I always find it off-putting when a panel is darker than its frame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted October 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 17 minutes ago, wdwerker said: The legs and the lighter panels do improve the appearance. Does the old one go back to the shop to store sandpaper & supplies ? Not a bad suggestion, haven't really come up with a plan for it yet. It is true, my shop storage is pretty low key, so this would be a major improvement. 11 minutes ago, Eric. said: It's also a good visual lesson on how much better lighter panels look. Obviously there's no rule that says you can't do it but I always find it off-putting when a panel is darker than its frame. Don't want to come down too hard on my own previous piece, as I think I wouldn't have arrived at the new one without having made the first iteration, but I agree. Part of the challenge for me is to overcome my engineer brain that always wants to make everything symmetric, alternating patterns, etc. In the new one I also made the horizontals of the door frames wider than the verticals, vs. make them all the same width on the original. I think it also improves the look. Who knows, maybe I'll make my wife another new music cabinet next year and I'll be lamenting the failures of this years model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I really like the newer one. Nice work Isaac. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I realy like it! Great workmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 I like it. It has a little Oriental look to it. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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