Popular Post Chestnut Posted June 25, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 I recently had a friend request to have a media console made. He moved in to a hip condo downtown that was a remodeled space in some factory or warehouse. I asked him what style he wanted he sent me a picture we decided on dimensions and i started building. I got to pick the wood. Beings that i didn't really care to do oak and stain and light wasn't what he desired cherry was the obvious choice. I didn't take many pictures of the construction because it was very similar to the drawer system i made for my closer but I thought the end result would be appreciated. In the following picture you can see the completed case. I used 1/2" Cherry procore ply. It had a center core of fir surrounded by 2 mdf cores that had the cherry veneer on top. I picked up the ply off craig's list for a mere $35 a sheet. I used some home sawn edge banding to make the front edges. The top corners were mitered. It was my first time doing a long miter like that and i'm quite happy with the result. It was the biggest source of stress for the project. For ease of construction the back was 3 pieces and i glued everything together starting from 1 side to the other. Planning everything was tricky and fun. The holes on the bottom are for fans to cool the central cabinet. He didn't want any shelves. The dimensions of the sides are 20" x 20" x 12.5" deep. The only other thing that my friend insisted on was that the front had to have continuous grain. He originally thought plywood but my first thought jumped to how I would edge plywood and make that look good. My 2nd thought was where i'd get 3/4" ply beings that the one yard that i knew carried it had closed. I found another yard but learned that it would be cheaper to do solid wood. Luckily i knew of some 10.5" wide cherry boards that were just what the doctor ordered. I found some nifty brushed aluminum and to maintain the clean lines mortised them into the door. Here is a shot that shows the side and the top highlighting the most important miter. This is the first thing you'll see walking into the condo from the front door. Because of the lenght i wasn't able to do a waterfall edge :(. He wanted it to be 7' long and 20" tall so ..... that was a missed opertunity. And i was holding what i think is the best for last. The continuous grain front. To make sure that i maintained the continuous grain but also didn't short my self on material i made the center doors as 1 unit and cut the whole thing an inch long. I dind't know how the kerf was going to shake out and didn't want to take risks. Luckily i noticed that there was some strain grain between doors 3 and 4 if you number left to right that would allow me to loose at least an inch if needed with out being noticeable. So i did just that. Other wise the other doors are separated by a kerf width. I don't think the picture does it justice so if it seems life it falls short it may just be the crappy camera phone picture. I'll someday get a better one with the TV in place for scale. I also added in some cable management as well as a permanently mounted power strip that is wired in place. I don't really like making money off my friends but this one made me a good chunk. I priced fair but scored some cheep material. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Now that’s damn sweet! Helluva an idea for the pulls! Is it hung with French cleats? Oh, and how did you cut the miters? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Did you cut the miters with the track saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Very cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chet said: Did you cut the miters with the track saw. If so, that will be my next purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 9 hours ago, K Cooper said: Now that’s damn sweet! Helluva an idea for the pulls! Is it hung with French cleats? Oh, and how did you cut the miters? It's mounted to the wall through the back to studs. That was a pain. The studs were steel and the sheetrock was 2 layers of 5/8" fire so finding the studs was difficult. I cut the miters are my table saw with my cross cut sled. With a little testing i'm sure i could have done it with the track saw as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Very nice as usual Drew and that cherry will only look better with age 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Jim Posted June 26, 2019 Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 I'm super impressed Drew. That thing is gorgeous! How long would you say this took you? I ask because your build speed is baffling to me. I may be the slowest woodworker ever. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, Coyote Jim said: How long would you say this took you? I ask because your build speed is baffling to me. I may be the slowest woodworker ever. Well I've done enough projects that very little of what i do is new so that helps the pace huge. I'd say i put maybe 35 hours of work into the whole thing. That may be a high estimate because i don't really track my time on such things. I also usually work on a couple projects at once to minimize wasting time while glue dries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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