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Thread: Display case in cherry

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    Display case in cherry

    I liked this design when I first saw it in an Ethan Allen showroom almost 20 years ago. I measured it and detailed it out in 3D CAD, bought the cherry, and blanked out all the parts.

    A couple years went by, and I got around to making subassemblies. Still a collection of parts.

    Finally, after moving this stuff with me into two different houses and shop setups, I finished it. Four 1/4" glass shelves inside, and two 2-1/8" dia. puck lights in the head. A rotating on-off dimmer is accessed on the head soffit when opening a door, for controlling the lights.

    The Sketchup model is up on the 3D Warehouse.
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    Last edited by Gene Davis; 06-25-2015 at 10:38 AM.

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    Gene, it's definitely prize worthy. It's just so attractive .. has a bit of an Oriental feel and a great stance. Congratulations on a fine build.

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    Superb!
    Well designed and I agree with Mr. Hawkins...definitely has a Oriental feel.

    Very beautiful!

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    Beautiful work Gene. We often see the CAD models, rarely see the finished project.
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    Looks awesome, I love it!

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    A perfect example of "Persistence overcomes resistance"! The journey is as good as the result. Sweet.
    Glenn Clabo
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    Beautiful work. What are you going to display in it?

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    Very nice! I would have lost the pieces after a couple of moves.

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    That looks great!!!!
    Please DO NOT let my wife it LOL
    Steve Kinnaird
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    Have built things from wood for years, will finally have a shop setup by Sept. 2015 !! OK, maybe by February LOL ……

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    What to put in it? Darned if I know. Should have thought about that first. I liked the look of it, empty, in the furniture store, so I blindly forged ahead.

    Doodads. I thought some of my old tools, all shined up, might look nice in there, but DW said no.

    For now, we have some family photos in frames, a few nice bird carvings, and two ceramic pieces from a potter we know and like.

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    Very well done. What did you use for the finish?

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    Dyed the cherry, then sealed it with GF Seal A Cell, then finished with four coats of GF Arm R Seal satin. Everything wiped.

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    Really nice project Gene!. Are the doors overlay style? Also, what did you do for the back? Is it cherry veneer plywood?

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    Everything is solid wood. The back is frame and panel, two panels actually, with a wide center stile. Stiles and rails are 3/4 thick, the panels are 1/2, rebated all four sides so the 1/4 tongue engages the grooves in the frame. A 1/8 x 1/8 reveal perimeter. Panels glued to top and bottom centerpoint only so they can float when the wood moves. I tried to get the panel stock as close to quartered as I could find.

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    Nice work Gene!
    Bumbling forward into the unknown.

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