here we go...so i've got two projects on the go right now. one's a stereo cabinet that only needs a base, and the other is an arts and crafts style couch. the mahogany base for the douglas fir stereo cabinet is milled up and settling for a little while. i got it from my uncle who works in a door and window factory. they make some pretty high end things for the us market, and so they go through a whole lot of wood. they are by far the cheapest source for mahogany that i've found, and the board ended up being quite nice. straight, dense, consistent color. perfect, for about 5$ a foot. i consulted with my design guru, lord godfrey, and he suggested a japanese style base for the low cabinet. i don't have all the details figured out yet, but i'm not going to be doing what is in the photo. the idea behind this thing was to make a cabinet for a record collector. records on the right and amp and turn table on the left. that's why i needed the slits in the back panels, for the wires. the verticals ones on the right are just for show. the back panel was pretty fun to make, lots of stopped grooves and floating panels, and panel ends that cover the grooves... oh, what fun that was.
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It is with great honor that I leave the first comment on your inaugural blog post.
Nice work on the cabinet! I don't recall, is it a commission or for yourself?
whats this??? only one picture??
C'mon!!!
thats one cute lookin' cabinet jacques!
Hey I thought of another name for the blog. The Chronic Chronicles.
Welcome to our blog army. Now let's work on getting some chicks to leave comments on our sites.
All joking aside, the cabinet looks great and I am really looking forward to seeing it on the base. Congrats!
Wait, do you guys know any chicks??
Me either...
ahh, shucks guys. yeah, just one picture to get me started, they'll be more to come. just trying to pace myself.
the cabinet is a wedding gift from a bunch of people to a good friend of ours. it's the second piece i do with this kind of wedding arrangement. it's pretty satisfying to be able to build something for a friend that could probably not afford the work otherwise, and it's good to have a totally blank slate to start with. gifts are great.
and i don't understand what you mean ian... chronic? what's that?
We both know you know what I mean. Did I tell you that I'm getting married? Marnie and I decided that we need some new furniture so feel free to contribute. She's really into dressers so see what you can come up with would you?
Thanks
Ian has a comment deleting fetish!
chicks just dont get the wood thing....
In this case I deleted it as I wasn't sure who else will read Jacques' blog and get him in trouble.
I'm looking out for my homies.
thanks ian, but that makes me curious as to what you said... the wheels are a turning. are you two really getting married? or are you just teasing?
how's your bench coming along? i imagine you got your new arms done up by now. just curious...
how bout you nick? got top and sides?
Yeah i sliced up some material for my cabinet, i caught a cold so it gave me a good excuse to let them settle. they shouldn't move too much since it's mainly quarter sawn stock...which is kind of a bummer because when i cut a curve into the front, the grain wont follow...or maybe it will, who knows!
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