The Floating Credenza - Cabinet back

[Brian Holcombe]

Good morning! Today's post completes the Floating Credenza series. In this post I create a cabinet back, reinforced by dovetailed battens, to close the case and complete the build.

I hope that will check it out and I look forward to your comments.

https://brianholcombewoodworker.com/...-cabinet-back/

[Patrick McCarthy]

Nicely done Brian. Good luck in the show too.

BTW, nice HNT eye candy. Patrick

[Christopher Charles]

Thanks for posting Brian. Looks great in the gallery and glad to hear the opening went well.

Best,
C

[Pat Barry]

Hi Brian,
Sorry if I missed it. How do you attach this unit to the wall? I assume some sort of french cleat?

[David Eisenhauer]

Again, a very nice "small" detail that lots of the rest of us will not think of with the addition of the anti-bowing battens. To me, your constant attention to detail when designing/planning your pieces is your signature. Side question: I have lusted after a dovetail plane for a while now and considered the ECE as a possible front-runner (HNT G probably way beyond my price range). I wonder if you can offer any review of its performance other than your modification of the bevel angle.

[Brian Holcombe]

Nicely done Brian. Good luck in the show too.

BTW, nice HNT eye candy. Patrick

Thank you!

Thanks for posting Brian. Looks great in the gallery and glad to hear the opening went well.

Best,
C

Thank you!

Hi Brian,
Sorry if I missed it. How do you attach this unit to the wall? I assume some sort of french cleat?

I called an audible on this design and decided to build a base for it, rather than hang on the wall. I will cover the wall-hanging (walnut) cabinet in another thread. In hindsight it was a bit confusing to take this zig-zag approach, but that happens sometimes.

Again, a very nice "small" detail that lots of the rest of us will not think of with the addition of the anti-bowing battens. To me, your constant attention to detail when designing/planning your pieces is your signature. Side question: I have lusted after a dovetail plane for a while now and considered the ECE as a possible front-runner (HNT G probably way beyond my price range). I wonder if you can offer any review of its performance other than your modification of the bevel angle.

Thanks David! I enjoy the plane, it is an aggressive cutter and does a good job. It's pretty much no-frills. I had to build a fence for it to replace the original fence which was too short for my purposes.

[David Eisenhauer]

Thanks for the info Brian. I may have to give ECE some of my $.

[James Pallas]

Looks great Brian. I'm having some problem understanding the inmprovement on the sliding dovetails. Where they coming out of the slot or just loose? Difference in expansion contraction? I'm always interested in these small details.
Jim

[Brian Holcombe]

Thanks James.

I could make them tight, but it always requires a heavy taper which I want to avoid. My ideal is to remove the taper entirely in circumstances where it is unwanted without causing the battens to become loose.

My thought is that a loose batten is basically pointless.

[James Pallas]

Thanks Brian. Getting away from the lengthwise taper makes perfect sense.
Jim