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6/4/24       
Dave Member

How hard would it be to make this cabinet?


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6/5/24       #2: Cabinet Making ...
snugthejoiner

I'd say that's about a 17

6/5/24       #3: Cabinet Making ...
RichC

If you have to ask.................

6/5/24       #4: Cabinet Making ...
Dustin Orth  Member

If your skill level isn't top notch across the board, you will have lots of challenges. Your shop tools had better be top notch also, everything sharp, square and true. As already mentioned, this is not a beginner project. I see carving, turning and cabinetmaking. Would be a beautiful piece! I hope it's not one you are trying to bid to make a profit, if asking how hard it is to make.

6/6/24       #5: Cabinet Making ...
JM

Dont listen to the other guys......its simple to build.

6/8/24       #6: Cabinet Making ...
Peter

Moderate difficulty. You will need to be a decent turner. Also the turned legs on the corners of the carcass will need to be relieved requiring jigs etc. The rest looks pretty straightforward unless you want to veneer witch requires its own skillset. I would bid high and not care if I get it though.

6/9/24       #7: Cabinet Making ...
Matt Calnen

In the words of Garth Brooks, “about ten grand”.

6/12/24       #8: Cabinet Making ...
Peter

Hey Dave u have gotten at least some advice. Do u know that please make this furniture for me customers are generally time wasters...an update??

6/13/24       #9: Cabinet Making ...
Dave Edgerton  Member

Should be able to bang that out in a weekend.

6/18/24       #10: Cabinet Making ...
Dave Member

what type of connection should I use to connect the 1x's to the legs?


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6/18/24       #11: Cabinet Making ...
Dave Member

I also need to put a concave profile into the top of the leg. Can I use to different size spade bits?

6/18/24       #12: Cabinet Making ...
Jm

These are pretty basic questions that if you have to ask, you should maybe consider something like a birdhouse before taking a project like this on.

6/18/24       #13: Cabinet Making ...
Dave Member

Putting a concave profile in the end of a table leg is a simple question. Yea right.

6/18/24       #14: Cabinet Making ...
Dustin Orth  Member

Dave,
Per your responses and info you gave us, my thoughts are you should first: prove to yourself some skills necessary for this project. If you don't have the skills, learn them and practice them on test pieces until you feel comfortable doing them on expensive wood. You need to understand a lot of different skills and knowledge of wood to tackle this type of project. If you ask basic questions,
expect skilled people to doubt your skills when asking them or just insult you for asking. Have you taken any classes or been employed by a furniture maker?
Most people on this site are professionals and will give advice but a lot have little patience for beginners trying to gain that knowledge. Everyone has been a beginner at some point so please have patience with information others give. As far as the "others" let's give him encouragement and maybe guidance on how best to accomplish what he is asking.
Now my personal opinion, mortise and tenon joints on the leg to stretcher joints and why the weird drilling on top of the legs? That one doesn't make sense to me but what do I know, I've only been building stuff for close to 40 years.

6/25/24       #15: Cabinet Making ...
snugthejoiner

Here's the issue:

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It seems that many respondents share the view that OP is a hobbyist based on the post. That might or might not be true. However, given that the "rules of the road" are that this is a website for professionals as clearly stated in the guidelines, some snark for what appears to be a hobbyist question is to be expected. There are plenty of woodworking sites for hobbyists and some of us feel like we need to defend the boundaries of WOODWEB.

Non-snarky respondents are being extremely generous.

7/8/24       #16: Cabinet Making ...
BH Davis  Member

Website: http://www.bhdavis.net

Local trade schools often have adult education evening woodworking classes. Given your questions I would suggest looking into that possibility. After taking one or two of those courses you could make this cabinet as your class project.

Meanwhile, as others have mentioned, this is a professional site. If you peruse previous messages you'll find discussions on quite complex industry related topics. You would do much better on a site such as Fine Woodworking for example.

BH Davis

BH Davis

8/11/24       #17: Cabinet Making ...
Dave Sochar Member

To explain a bit further, when shoppers find someone that tells them what they want to hear, a project moves forward, but that is no guarantee that anyone will be happy when it is complete.
You will want more money because it took four times more time than you thought (“how hard can it . Not just an hour or two, but 30 hours. Your customer will be dismayed by your lengthy explanations as to ….three or four or five areas that are nothing like the original.
End result? Unhappy customer, unhappy woodworker. Piece of crap furniture.


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