Woodworking This Time

[Dave Richards]

Funny little wall cabinet based on a Dutch piece from about 1900. I don't know what you'd put in it but I think it could be a good project for a newer woodworker who wants to learn some techniques on a piece that wouldn't be too overwhelming.

 

[Rennie Heuer]

Lots of teachable moments wrapped up in a small package.

 

[Dave Richards]

Yes. Maybe for a 102 0r 103 level woodworking class.

 

[Brent Dowell]

Pretty cool looking though.

 

[Ted Calver]

At first glance I thought pipe rack, then I thought it could easily become a place to hang keys by the door. Cool little piece though.

 

[Dave Richards]

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Cool drawing, Dave! Great work as usual. I'm trying to figure out how the treadle pivots. Can you show another view from a different angle? (Do you like how I posed that as a question, when I know fully well you can show a bazillion different views of the drawing, LOL.)

 

[Dave Richards]

LOL!

The treadle pivots on pins into the back legs. You can see them sticking out at end on the back of the side rails on the treadle.

 

[Charles Lent]

A question about the cabinet doors? The panel opening appears to have rounded corners, as if routed after assembly, but the edge bead around the panel appears to be straight into the corner. Is this an inserted panel? If so, then why not a square cornered opening for the panel. The Dutch didn't have routers in 1900 anyway.

Charley

 

[Dave Richards]

A question about the cabinet doors? The panel opening appears to have rounded corners, as if routed after assembly, but the edge bead around the panel appears to be straight into the corner. Is this an inserted panel? If so, then why not a square cornered opening for the panel. The Dutch didn't have routers in 1900 anyway.

Charley

The edges of the rails and stiles are coved as if they were cut with a molding plane and finished carefully with a gouge. The cove isn't deep enough to meet the groove for the panel. As for why not square cornered openings, I guess you'd have to ask the person who designed it. Of course they are probably long dead. I didn't design the piece, I modeled it from photographs of the original cabinet because I liked it. I'm not in any position to make judgement calls about why a furniture maker chose to do anything, especially when the decision was made more than a century ago.

 

[glenn bradley]

A great nick-nack cabinet with some real character.