This is one of my first pieces in which I try a number of things I've never done before...
It was inspired by the maple for the doors (all eight were part of a solid block that I sliced and book-matched). The carcus is plum. The legs are maple. The hinges are also plum.
The cabinet is inset into the top of the legs with a loose tenon as well.
Always open to critique both on craftsmanship and design...
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Nice cabinet. Which part is the "carcus"?
Cool. Everything looks plum to me! Might have to be screwed to the wall in a house with kids!
Ambiguous post before. The "carcus" is the case of the cabinet. It is made out of plum - of the fruit tree family.
Actually, that's a point of debate. I found the wood in the barn of the house I recently purchased (old 1847 home) which was previously owned by a wood-turner. Everything about the wood points to "plum", but I have it in 9" wide and 9' long boards - which would make it the largest plum tree on record.
So, you can call it "mystery wood."
You're certain it's not cherry? Stone-fruit like plum.
I like it. The door panels look fantastic. How thick are they? Are they reinforced so they don't warp? Nice work.
Nice work. I would have liked to see the cabinet on a much shorter base. I'd agree that wouldn't be plum, it looks great whatever it is though.
