A Little JK Something....

[woodbloke65]

An interpretation of Jim Krenov's cabinet that he made for his wife Britta in 1970. The original is still owned and used by his family; all the rest of his work was sold or is in a gallery. This is made in air dried English Oak, much of it pippy including the book matched door and back panels. The drawer has a centre runner and a Paduk base, all ancillary detailing (handles, wedges, door catches etc) in Yew. This was 'tricky' to make and required a lot of thought regarding the process of construction - Rob

 

[paulrbarnard]

Amazing

 

[Phill05]

Very nicely made great look about it very well done.

 

[Fred48]

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An interpretation of Jim Krenov's cabinet that he made for his wife Britta in 1970. The original is still owned and used by his family; all the rest of his work was sold or is in a gallery. This is made in air dried English Oak, much of it pippy including the book matched door and back panels. The drawer has a centre runner and a Paduk base, all ancillary detailing (handles, wedges, door catches etc) in Yew. This was 'tricky' to make and required a lot of thought regarding the process of construction - Rob

Hi Rob
Superb design and craftsmanship
Fred

 

[Fitzroy]

Does the cabinet 'free stand/hang' inside the frame?

 

[--Tom--]

There are a lot of little details in that which aren’t obvious on first glance but give the whole piece a real sense of togetherness.
Very nicely made

 

[xy mosian]

I am likely to keep coming back to look at that. Staggering and delightful.
geoff

 

[rob1693]

Beautiful wood and workmanship

 

[woodbloke65]

Does the cabinet 'free stand/hang' inside the frame?

Thanks chaps, appreciated. The cabinet 'floats' inside the frame so it took quite a lot of pondering to work out how assemble it. The top and bottom frames were glued precisely in place with the legs glued last of all - Rob

 

[recipio]

Beautiful craftsmanship. Do the legs flare out at the top or is it just the camera lens. ?

 

[HOJ]

I'm lost for words Rob, thank you for posting.

 

[MikeJhn]

Amazing woodworking and dare I say engineering.

 

[Ollie78]

This is lovely.

 

[clogs]

Krenov is a hero of mine.....

what a brilliant job u've made of it.....

 

[Iestynd]

That is so good. Well done that man.

I don't want to detract from the design and execution, which really is flawless. I do however wonder, is it a project for yourself, a gift or is it something you will sell? What is the value of something like that - The hours alone not to mention the materials must put it quite high.

Please keep posting beautiful things like this.

 

[woodbloke65]

That is so good. Well done that man.

I don't want to detract from the design and execution, which really is flawless. I do however wonder, is it a project for yourself, a gift or is it something you will sell? What is the value of something like that - The hours alone not to mention the materials must put it quite high.

Please keep posting beautiful things like this.

Something I did for myself and nothing I make is for sale. Not a clue what the value is but probably well into four figures; took about six months to build - Rob

 

[phat bob]

What a fantastic job the pippy oak is beautiful and where did you buy it from

 

[Trafalgar]

Beautiful. Krenov would have been proud to have made it. What stunning woodworking. One of the finest pieces I've seen posted on a woodworking forum in a very, very long time -- maybe ever.

 

[johnnyb]

Agreed it's really special. Neat and clean and beautiful.

 

[SimonStevensCanes]

Something I did for myself and nothing I make is for sale. Not a clue what the value is but probably well into four figures;

you miss spelled five there