Convex Door 'Flame' Cabinet

[Woodbloke]

Back in 2018 I purchased a load of very green, very heavy London Plane which I seasoned and although much of it cracked there was enough to make this JK style, wall hung cabinet. One particular board had a very unusual 'flame' pattern running through it and I've used the most pronounced part of it in the back panel:





Interior showing the 'flame' pattern back panel, drawers and hand planed, concave door:



Couple of drawers; 6mm quarter sawn oak sides and bottom, London Plane front with through dovetails. Indian Ebony turned pulls:



Carved door pull:



Cabinet back; held onto the wall using the 'French Cleat' system which is very effective:



Carcass construction was done by using ply inserts, slots machined on the router table; much, much easier than using a Domino. The carcass was also lipped and veneered over a pine core; finished with four thin coats of MMM, followed by a goodly application of Swedish organinc beeswax from CHT.

London Plane isn't my most favourite timber as I've found it quite soft and 'woolly', so I'm glad to see the back of it, though I do have one or two chunks of quite spectacular London Plane 'Lacewood' which might get used for another project later on - Rob

 

[Mike G]

Surely that's a convex front, Rob, not concave. It bows out, doesn't it?

Nice work. I like the little door pull.

 

[Woodbloke]

Surely that's a convex front, Rob, not concave. It bows out, doesn't it?

Depends which way you look at it Mike; if it's open it's concave and closed it's convex, init :lol: but I'll change it to keep you happy - Rob

 

[droogs]

You beat me to the punchline. I was going to say depends if you are playing hide and seek or not

 

[Cabinetman]

Very nice work. How did you curve the concave side of the door Rob or was it that shape anyway? Ian

 

[Woodbloke]

Very nice work. How did you curve the concave side of the door Rob or was it that shape anyway? Ian

An Alan Peters style convex soled jack plane followed by a JK type smoother with a similar sole, then a cabinet scraper and sanding block - Rob

 

[AndyT]

Really impressive, flawless woodwork yet again.

I especially like the carved door pull - was that literally just done with gouges?

 

[Blackswanwood]

:eusa-clap: :eusa-clap: Beautiful - I really admire the way you always get the best out of the pattern of the grain in your projects.

 

[Woodbloke]

Really impressive, flawless woodwork yet again.

I especially like the carved door pull - was that literally just done with gouges?

Thanks Andy. Just a very limited range of Pfeil carving gouges and then smoothed off with a bit of a shaped scraper thingie made from an old bandsaw blade. Where your fingers pinch on the side, I had to make that part of the hole fairly deep and quite 'sharp' so that the door could be gripped. JK style, sprung loaded door catch also at the top (not seen) to add pressure and enable a firm, but soft 'clunk' when the door's closed.

:eusa-clap: :eusa-clap: Beautiful - I really admire the way you always get the best out of the pattern of the grain in your projects.

Thanks. This particular bit of London Plane was quite special (much is very bland) so it needed careful selection and cutting to get the best out of it. As there was a considerable amount of veneer work involved, I managed to get a bit of the 'flame' pattern on all surfaces, inside and out.

That said, I usually always try and get the grain orientation to look pleasing and balanced (one thing that JK was very keen on) but to do so can be incredibly wasteful of timber...but, if you get it right, the results are worth it - Rob

 

[Stuart]

Very nice as always Rob. What’s the overall height if I may ask?

 

[RogerS]

Always beautiful work, Rob.

But surely ...isn't your house full now ?

 

[Woodbloke]

Very nice as always Rob. What’s the overall height if I may ask?

Thanks Stuart; overall dimensions are 630cm tall x 20cm wide and 14cm deep

But surely ...isn't your house full now ?

Getting close Rog, getting close :eusa-whistle: I still have a few more 'crooks and nannies' that need to be filled, so I need to be a bit selective about wot goes where - Rob

 

[Mike G]

....Thanks Stuart; overall dimensions are 630cm tall x 20cm wide and 14cm deep.....

My gooodness, that's deceptive. It's tiny! I'd pictured it probably twice the size.

 

[droogs]

I thought it was wardrobe size lol

 

[Pete Maddex]

Very very nice.


Pete

 

[Tiresias]

Thanks Stuart; overall dimensions are 630cm tall x 20cm wide and 14cm deep

630 cm?

 

[Woodbloke]

Thanks Stuart; overall dimensions are 630cm tall x 20cm wide and 14cm deep

630 cm?

Sorry, well spotted; 63cm instead - Rob

 

[Craig Salisbury]

That is indeed a fine piece of work, I do like the Oak drawer contrast.