Finished a new / old project...

[Charles Freeborn]

Started building this cabinet in '85 whilst at the Wendell Castle Workshop as a student. Finally got around to finishing it... only took me 30 years...
Walnut solid and veneer, Ebony bits 'n pieces. Cordial Cabinet:










Now I have to build a base for it... hopefully won't take another 30 years...

[Hugh R]

Wow and Wow!

[herr_oberst]

30 years from now you'll really have the hang of this kind of thing!

Holy cow that is beautiful!

[BRPORSCHE]

That is stunning!!!!! Are there plans for something like that?

[pete3799]

Beautiful work.

[Charles Freeborn]

Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE

That is stunning!!!!! Are there plans for something like that?

I suppose I have drawings somewhere - was pencil on paper in those days. I also took some shots of it apart when I was finishing it last week. Pretty cool bearing system it rides on. Thrust bearing below - ball bearing above. I'll go through and post some of those when I have a chance.
-C

[Oh Haha]

WOW! That is beautiful!





.....and yet no beer tap.

[motion]

Beautiful and amazing!

[Craig T]

Beautiful! I would have just the spot for that and proud to display it in my house

[rwest]

Stellar work!

[rwest]

Charles,

I see you're in Portland, have you checked out Bridge City Tools? Awesome stuff, I can't stop buying it- using it, well, work has been kicking my backside, so shop has been gathering dust, not making it.

Best,
Rutager

[wdfifteen]

Very nice!!

[1990C4S]

There is a lot of **** posted here. That ain't on the '****' list. Nicely done.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

This cabinent deserves build thread! Nice work!

Very well thought out and executed.

[Charles Freeborn]

Many thanks all, it was and is a fun piece. I still need to dig in the archives for drawings and plans. It was all manual drafting back then. I've found a couple of snapshots of it during construction and took more when it was apart last week, which I still have to download from the camera...
Gluing up one of the panels:

Shaping panel with a hand plane. For the insides of the panels I made a japanese style (pull to cut) curved sole plane. Rest was done with scrapers:

I may have more photos from back then. I've been slowly converting my photo archives to digital so they could be in the "not done" pile.

[look 171]

Wow, you must like to sharpen plane irons

Now folks, that's find woodworking right there. I just wish I can make a living doing that. I tried starting out but went nowhere.

I have a question. what did you do during glue up as a stop for that curve since its not a perfect half circle? Is that drawer side Purple Heart?

Got a pic of the curve sole plane? I am fascinated by Japanese hand tools.

[ckelly78z]

You've got some mad skills there, I don't have the patience to do fine woodworking.

[jwhcars]

Very well done sir !

[jorian]

Furniture as art. Beautiful piece.