This cabinet started with two ideas, the first of which was to make something small. The second was to do an argyle type parquetry door. From those two ideas I designed this little deco-inspired cabinet. All of the panels are veneered lumber-core that I made from scratch. The first step was to cut some softwood, I used hemlock, into staves to glue together. I oriented the growth rings in opposing directions to counteract wood movement.  Then, I apply a cross bonded veneer to further counteract wood warping.  I was then able to crossbond those veneers with my final wood; teak exterior and boxwood interior.  The stand I decided to make out of elm. The construction of the stand was a bit of a problem, because I wanted my bottom panel to be integrated into it, so I had to make notches in the panel for the legs to recess into   I then gave the stand a seal coat of shellac before gluing it up. After glue up I Doweled it and oiled it.  The top and sides got doweled as well  then everything got glued up  A partition then got splined in  With the partition it, I could then fit the door and trim it to size  after the door came the drawer which was a little tricky because all of the sides tilt in at an angle.   With final touches and a few coats of shellac, this little cabinet was done.   |