The back is attached using only nails. This is to allow for the inevitable wood movement. If I had glued on the back, since it is such a wide piece of wood, it would be like asking for trouble.
The door had managed to contract itself a bit during a couple of days, so I had to saw about 1/4" of the thin end of the battens before pushing them back in. So far they are able to keep the door flat.
Next up was to make a small locking device. I tried to make it look like the ones I have made before, since I find it a pleasing design. It is just made from a bit of wood I had left over from the stiles.
My last cabinet of this type had a semicircular door knob, because that is what my youngest son thought would look the best. On this one I wanted to try something a bit different.
The inspiration is some drawer pulls that my father has made for my parents cottage in Sweden.
This one is just smaller.
Making it was basically a paring exercise with a chisel.
Before mounting it by simply by gluing it into a hole in the door, I sanded the front of the door, as the knob would have prevented me from going continuously with the grain during sanding.
After the glue had dried a bit, I cut off the protruding part on the inside and sanded the inside again.
I discovered that I didn't bring any screws that were long enough to satisfactorily mount the locking device with. So I drilled a small hole, and mounted it temporarily with one of my longest screws (something like 3/4") When I get home I'll find a nice round headed screw and mount that instead.
After planing a little bit on the side of the door to get an even reveal, I started mounting the hinges.
These were placed their own distance from the top and the bottom, and it went fairly smooth.
When I tested the door after mounting the hinges, there was a bit of binding just before it closed. A bit of investigation revealed that the door was a bit thicker in the middle than at the ends, but a few swipes with the smoothing plane corrected it.
All there is left to do out here is to mark the cabinet with Roman numerals and pack it for a safe trip home.
Once I get home I'll try to decide how to finish it.
Shaker hanging cabinet, North Sea edition.
Shaker hanging cabinet, pallet wood build.
This batten is now too long.
Nice work. I think it turned out nice. Nice looking pallet wood.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I am still considering trying out the milk paint. But I'll let Mette have a say in the decision as well.
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Jonas
Wow, that turned out very good! The grain in the door looks great, what are you finishing with?
ReplyDeleteHi Jeremy
DeleteThanks for the kind words.
I am not sure what finish I will use, it depends a bit on the future fate of the cabinet.
It might be a Christmas present, and in that event it will probably receive either Danish oil, some oil finish or a wax finish.
If It stays in the house it might get painted. Either with some egg oil tempra, or with some milk paint that I bought a couple of years back while visiting Brian Eve.
I am not even completely sure how I would prefer it. But I feel like I am gravitating towards some sort of paint job.
A thing I have considered is to try the nitric acid ageing trick. Then probably followed by some oil or wax.
But the short (and true) answer is: I don't know.
Brgds
Jonas
All of those options sound like a good finish.
DeleteYes, but determining which one it should be is not easy.
DeleteWell, SWMBO probably has an opinion -)
Jonas Jensen Purple is a nice color, and will match some other furniture you have in the house!
DeleteWell actually the ATC was repainted to a grey color, so I don't think the Jonas Jensen purple will even be remotely considered as an option :-)
DeleteI talked to Mette and she instantly commented when she was asked, that she prefers an oil or Danish oil finish. So that will probably be the end of it..
Very nice! I like the construction of the door.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I actually think the door came out pretty well too.
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Jonas
The shakers used a lot of bright colors. I was stunned when I saw a reproduction "bedroom" at Hancock Shaker Village. they used bright reds, yellows, burnt umber, and blue. It was totally unexpected on my part seeing it.
ReplyDeleteHi Ralph.
DeleteI have sadly never visited a Shaker village, but I would really like to one day.
My information is from the Net and from books, I have one old book in black and white, plus a couple of books by Kerry Pierce.
But I am sure it would be a totally different experience to see a room in real life.
The milk paint I have is Lexington green and some red color I can't remember the name of.
Maybe I should try to get my hands on some yellow ochre, and then try to make some egg oil tempra or just mix it with BLO for a linseed paint.
I'll talk to my wife about it, and see what she thinks.
Thanks for commenting.
Brgds
Jonas
Jonas, it turned out great! Still amazed at the quality of the pallet wood that you have access to. We receive pallets eveyday at my work. More knots than clear wood and most of the knots are the size of gopher holes. :) Anyway, the cabinet looks really good. You will have to post a follow up once you decide on a finish.
ReplyDeleteBest,
Greg
Hi Greg.
DeleteThanks for the nice comment.
I have to admit that I have tried to choose the best and most clear pallet wood I could find.There really aren't a lot of knotholes in these boards.
I'll write a post about the finish once I have decided what it should be.
Brgds
Jonas
I agree with everyone, it turned out very nice.
ReplyDeleteYou never cease to amaze me with what you can build at sea.
Keep up the good work
Regards
Bob and Rudy
Hi Bob.
DeleteThank you very much for the nice comment and the encouragement.
Glad that Rudy can keep you company in the shop, hopefully she won't chew on something expensive like a LN chisel handle :-)
Brgds
Jonas
Once again you do fantastic work in not the most ideal of conditions. This design is one of my favorite, simple yet elegant. And it is one of those pieces of furniture that seems to work under many different circumstances.
ReplyDeleteLike Greg has said, the pallet wood looks great after you have worked it. Like Greg, we receive 20 or 30 pallets a day at my company's warehouse, but you will be lucky to find more than 2 or 3 good boards, and most of those are narrow and short. I used to take the quarter or riftsawn boards to practice planing and dovetailing, but its been some time since I've done that.
To repeat myself, Great Work!
Bill
Hi Bill.
DeleteThanks for the nice comment.
I am equally impressed by the design of this little cabinet every time I make or see one. The Shakers sure had a great eye for designing stuff of this size.
Mette said that she would like it to receive some Danish Oil, so I guess that I'll do that.
Brgds
Jonas