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Cherry Armoire

comments (4) July 8th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

fishing7x fishing7x, member
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Side view of armoire.
Top front showing inside the cabinet.
Bottom of cabinet showing drawers.
Detailed carving and molding on top.  All hand made.  Copied the carving from a purchased stamped piece, but did all the work with hand tools.
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Side view of armoire.
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This is an armoire I built for my daughter.  I started with plans that called for it being made from plywood, and there was no decorative top.  I redesigned it so all the joints moved for expansion using solid cherry.  It took me 1 1/2 years part time, but the effort was worth it.  I sure learned a lot in the process.

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Comments (4)

Fransikaner Fransikaner writes: Absolutely exquisite! Thanx for sharing.
Posted: 2:20 am on July 13th

fishing7x fishing7x writes: The finish is shellac, then Georgian cherry gel stain, then urethane. The drawers are made of poplar, with just one coat of shellac.
Posted: 7:54 pm on July 10th

tjkillian tjkillian writes: Very nice, it looks similar in design to Thomas Chippendale's Clothspress (sic). What finish did you use? What is the secondary wood?
Posted: 9:27 am on July 10th

zbop zbop writes: absolutely beautiful!!
Posted: 10:14 am on July 9th

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