"Finished" Cd Storage Cabinets in Pippy Oak

[Imperial]

Have been given the task of making 2 Cd storage cabinets in a Column style, the sort of thing plants and busts are put on top of, but with doors on the front.
I did not design them but have been given a picture to "copy".
They will be made from Pippy Oak which I obtained from Tyler Hardwoods, Heavy Pip, and all the mouldings, panels etc will be made from scratch.
I glued up some side and back panels today which will be ripped back down to the size, (there is a good reason for this) and a little more removed from the thickness.
I did put a little filler in one patch and some oil just to get a look at the colouring, think the timber is rather special , Pic's below.....

 

[OPJ]

That's the one thing which would concern me if I was asked to work with pippy oak; the risk of dust and dirt building up in all the voids... :? But, your test results look good. Which filler did you go for? You also appear to have a clean finish, where I would've expected a planer/thicknesser to rip it to shreds...?

 

[Imperial]

Olly, have made something else with the pippy before and did not find it to be a problem provided you don't try to remove too much material at one go. I have an older Scheppach PT with steel beds and rubber rollers and gives a perfect finish with no ripple, marks or snipe on anything I try. I've used a walnut filler to cover the holes, but it could be doing with being a little darker so may add a little black to it. Not much different from filling burr veneer then buffing back! but these planks are covered so it will take a lot of filling :roll: Think I've bought a little too much of it, have another 5 planks still to use up.... :twisted:

 

[wizer]

gorgeous wood! looking forward to this one

 

[Waka]

Really like the wood configuration, more pic's please.

 

[jlawrence]

Any chance of a pic of what it is you're copying.
swmbo want some new dvd storage for in the lounge so I'm looking at alsorts to get an idea of what to do.

 

[Imperial]

Don't have any pic that I can post, only got a photocopy print which I have drawn all over etc, sorry! They are just a tall cupboard with a large plinth at top and bottom and an overlay door, but that might change to inset.

I try to arrange the planks in the panels to look "right" together rather than just the 1st one which comes to hand, it makes them look like one piece if your lucky with the grain.

Still making panels and getting the timber ready for making the mouldings so too boring to post pics of :lol:
The tops are 3 planks made to be 14" x 14"wide and will look really nice when filled and edged lots of Pip, IMO of course.
The original one's door was mitred at the corners like a picture frame and I may still keep this feature?

Will post pics of the moulding if anyones interested?

 

[Paul Chapman]

Will post pics of the moulding if anyones interested?

Yes please

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Imperial]

Still prepping timber,trying to be careful to keep as much as poss spare as mistakes are easy to make and I bought all the timber they had in this batch, though did make a few mouldings and edged the tops. The tops are upside down in the pics otherwise you'd not see the detail. The plinth and upper portion under the top will be layers of mouldings and its surprising how much timber is used up making them.

I assume this is what you wanted to see and not me making them on the router table?

 

[Paul Chapman]

Thanks, BN - that wood really is quite stunning.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Imperial]

All the prep is finished and most of the mouldings have been made. I still have to assemble the cabinet and make the door rails and stiles, the panel for the door has been made. Below shows the top portion and the big pile of MDF squares are 4 of each glued together to make a heavy base, the skirtings will be attached to that along with more mouldings and between will be the cabinet with the door.

The console table I made a few weeks ago has now sold and I'll be making another for the same shop, will be a little different I hope, trying to talk the owner into making it from Olive or Figured Ash!

 

[Paul Chapman]

That's looking really nice, BN.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Imperial]

Thanks Paul, it'll look better when assembled and finish is applied, either VDC's 1st or I may buy a Fumed Oak water based stain from www.wsjenkins.co.uk methinks! :wink:

 

[Imperial]

Made the Bases today, more mouldings, cut ,and made, panels to size and managed to cut a set of 4 mouldings wrong

I'll need to make them again as they were a combination of cutters and its unlikely I'll be able to duplicate.

They were made from offcuts so don't feel too bad about waste but was getting tired, a good time to stop before I make any more (mistakes that is :roll: ).

The bases are really heavy, which they need to be to stop the cabinets falling over too easily if bumped into.

 

[OPJ]

Those mitres look very tidy. Did you cut them on your table saw?

Congratulations on selling the table! Olive ash is lovely stuff, if you can find it. I've 'accidentally' bought some in the past which was bundled in with a stack of sawn, unfigured ash. :wink:

 

[Imperial]

Mitres were indeed cut on the TS, tilting the blade not using the sliding table as it's a 12" blade and the cuts are spot on. I should have said resold as it was already sold to a store.
These cabinets are for the owner, originally meant to be made from MDF painted but I convinced him to go for the Oak :twisted: Also got a website up now , no contacts from it yet but it's only been live for a few weeks, thanks for taking the time to look and comment :wink:

 

[Mattty]

This looks like a nice Job and that Pippy Oak is superb.

You said in an earlier post you where going to stain it. How dark will it be? I would be worried about losing some of the contrast between the Burr and the regular Oak if it was stained dark.

The mouldings look very crisp, I'm looking forward to seeing this finished.

 

[Mattty]

Mitres were indeed cut on the TS, tilting the blade not using the sliding table as it's a 12" blade and the cuts are spot on. I should have said resold as it was already sold to a store.
These cabinets are for the owner, originally meant to be made from MDF painted but I convinced him to go for the Oak :twisted: Also got a website up now , no contacts from it yet but it's only been live for a few weeks, thanks for taking the time to look and comment :wink:

Post a link to your site. There's plenty on here who like a nosey at other peoples work (me included). More hits will help your ranking too!

 

[Imperial]

Will be trying to get a fumed oak stain, did think of trying to fume using a tent etc but dont have the space at the moment and dont want to leave them outdoors.

 

[Imperial]

Made the main cabinets today poor quality pics below, doors will be overlay type. The back panels are floating in a groove after being rebated to be flush with the back, the shelfs will be fixed 3 to each unit. Lots more mouldings to apply than in the pics. Cant believe how long its taking to do this job ](*,)