New Cupboard Project .....Coming to the finish

[wizer]

Been out of the workshop with a bad back again

I know how that goes... Take it easy mate.

I also know how it goes to spend a day on something and not get anywhere. It will look better in the morning.

 

[Waka]

LN

Coming along nicely. regarding the doors I like option "A" because it does end up flush with the door and gives off a better finish, also unlike option "B" it doesn't look like bracing.

 

[DavidE]

Hi LN,

Looking good - problems like that are annoying. I hope you can get back to making good progress.

David

 

[Lord Nibbo]

I've just noticed that I missed out making the doors but I do have one pic of one of the doors having the stengthening boards fitted or rather the rebate being cut.
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Not quite done as in the sketchup drawing, I decided to rebate right to the edge and make the boards to be fitted a little bigger, this will hopefully help stop/reduce the door from warping.
It may look at first glance that I used the LN rebate plane but the truth is I did the major work with my table router, I'm only cleaning up the faces with the plane. The rebate to the left is as it came off the router table. The rebate to the right is nearly finished.

 

[Waka]

It may look at first glance that I used the LN rebate plane but the truth is I did the major work with my table router, I'm only cleaning up the faces with the plane. The rebate to the left is as it came off the router table. The rebate to the right is nearly finished.

LN

Is that plane a good buy, I've been looking but am not sure that I'd use it , what's your thoughts?

 

[Lord Nibbo]

LN

Is that plane a good buy, I've been looking but am not sure that I'd use it , what's your thoughts?

Well it's too big for small tenons for that I use my little LN rebate but on larger jobs it comes into it's own because of having a nicker on both sides. It cuts superb perhaps better than many of my bench planes but that may be because of the narrower blade. I think the swiveling handles may be a gimmick cos I never alter mine when I use it on it's side to straighten the shoulders, I just grab it the same as if I were using a bench plane on a shooting board. So if you do many longish/large rebates or need to cleanup rebates done after using a router then it's the bee's knees

Ps... I'm sure others who use one will confirm how good it cuts and just like anything from LN it sure looks nice... :lol: :lol:

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Both the left and right doors fitted. The centre door seen on the top as yet to be sized.

A close look at the barrel hinge fittings if you look closely above the top hinge and below the lower hinge you can see where I have had to plug the cockup of using too small a hinge, I decided to move them rather than trying to redrill where the plug was as I feel the doors would be weekened using the same hole position.
The door strengthening is only glued about half the length, it is screwed at the hinge end to allow movement in this cross grain situation.

 

[Waka]

LN

Nice tight fit with the doors, looking very nice.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Well all the woodwork is nearly done.....

The centre drop down door is positioned but the hinges have still to be fitted. Although I can get a sheet of paper around the sides and top of the centre door I may shave a little more off it just in case it swells a little.
The three blocks in front are what will become the handles.

Once the door is fitted I shall sand it down I may give it a coat of cellulose sanding sealer before fitting the handles.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

The centre drop down door is now fitted, but working out the geometry on those stays wasn't easy. If they were ordinary stays it would have been simple but these are sprung loaded so when you close the door the pressure from the spring keeps the door closed i.e. no catch needed.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

The handles just temporarily screwed on. I shall glue and screw them on after I have done the finish on the outside.

Starting the finish on the inside, three coats of danish oil

 

[Lord Nibbo]

First panel to get a coat of celulose sanding sealer is the back.

Next for the sealer is the end panels

With the handles taken off the top and front get done, I'm quite high on the fumes now So I'll wait till tomorrow before cutting it all back with wire wool or 240 grit paper.

 

[Lord Nibbo]

It looks quite a bit different now the sanding sealer is rubbed down

A view of the back panel rubbed down.

1st Coat of Danish oil.

 

[Philly]

Wow! Looking great!
Philly

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Wow! Looking great!
Philly

Taking the pics using a flash is making the pics look quite a bit redder than seeing it as it really is, the darker shades in the grain is also more pronounced than in reality. On the whole I'm pleased with it, I know the thread is so similar to when I made the drawer unit, perhaps a little boring but it has got to match the drawer unit, which I hope it has done.

I've just put on the 2nd coat of danish oil, tomorrow I'll decide if to rub it down for a final coat or to give it another coat before cutting it back.

 

[Paul.J]

That wood looks gorgeous LN.Almost shimmering with the grain.
Another nice job

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Five coats of Danish oil on top of the cellulose sanding sealer. Tomorrow it will get a coat of Black Bison paste wax and a buff up then I'll put the handles on and the magnetic left and right door catches, and some felt pads to stand it on.

Then I'll post the final pic of it in the house. :lol:

 

[Lord Nibbo]

The Final Pics. It's Finished

With the cupboard finished it is now in situ in my home, and here are the final pics

This pic is taken with no flash to show the real natural colour of the walnut

The Final Pic

FINISHED

 

[Slim]

Beautiful LN. I really love the design and the walnut looks stunning. Great job. =D>

 

[JanneKi]

Very nice indeed, excellent work!