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Here's another little project using a bit more 'waterfall' elm, sourced from Yandles a few years ago.

Following in the footsteps of the late, great Alan Peters, I've recently taken a liking to contemporary Korean furniture and this Cabinet of Curiosities shares one of the main features found on this type of work, namely a drawer(s) suspended part way with a space either side:

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It's made of elm with a solid elm back panel. Construction of the top cabinet is with elm veneers (top and bottom) with the frames being glued together with 4mm ply inserts running in grooves; again very AP, frame corner jointing with doms.

The accent details are in Indian Ebony:

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...such as the 'feet' at the top and bottom of each frame, as well as the door and drawer pulls. The Krenovian style door catch/shadow gap button are also made from ebony. Mars bar if you can spot the 'Dutchman'

The drawer box is made from 2mm bandsawn 'waterfall' elm veneers and is principally doweled into position on the lower frame, using my trusty and highly accurate 'Dowlmax' jig:

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The drawer itself follows the pattern developed by Rob Ingham and uses an oak rail which runs in a groove underneath the centre drawer muntin, with the bottoms made from solid elm:

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...so that although it makes the drawer more difficult to make, it's easier to fit as the sides don't have to touch the frame. The drawer front, again veneered in 'waterfall' elm was glued to a separate piece and then simply screwed onto the oak drawer box.

The final shot..

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...shows the rear of the cabinet and the complete pattern of the 'waterfall' elm. This piece of timber (about 2.3m long by 12mm thick) was bought at Yandles(!) a couple of years ago and I snapped it up for about fifty quid when other punters were passing it by.

The finish is a couple of coats of matt Osmo PolyX with some of that really good, but bloody expensive organic wax polish (from Sweden, courtesy of CHT) over the top applied with a grey Webrax and then polished with a soft duster. It's been fitted out with six, 6mm glass shelves and the holes for each were made with the ever reliable drilling jig from Veritas.

All that remains now is for SWIMBO to sort out pole position for her teddy bear...

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..which she bought from the Tokyo Skytree just before Christmas - Rob
 

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Excellent Rob, very nice.
I like that style of drawer-making. Personally I make NK drawers, but the principle of the sides not having to fit perfectly, yet still have a smooth-running drawer, is the same.
 
Very sweet.

I like the subtlety in this. You often see Asain inspired stuff that is a little over done, almost Disney-like.

Where do you buy your hinges?
 
With pieces like that the back panel is critical, it's virtually part of what's being displayed inside, and your choice of timber for the back panel absolutely nails it.

=D>
 
custard":3cxuk4ri said:
With pieces like that the back panel is critical, it's virtually part of what's being displayed inside, and your choice of timber for the back panel absolutely nails it.

=D>

The back panel was the biggest lump I could get out of the remainder of the 'waterfall' elm board and as such was the first thing that was made; the rest of the cabinet was then designed around the final size of the back panel frame. Interestingly, that piece of elm was the largest size that would go through my Jet 16-32 drum sander - Rob
 
woodbloke66":3579zg4t said:
Bodgers":3579zg4t said:
Very sweet.

Where do you buy your hinges?

Thanks; Brusso hinges from Classic Hand Tools - Rob
I was hoping you wouldn't say that :) Pricey, but piece deserves them

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