Project by scopemonkey | posted 05-18-2009 11:14 PM | 9981 views | 6 times favorited | 8 comments | ![]() |
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This is a display cabinet to house a shot glass collection. I started a blog during construction—mainly for the customer to follow along as I made progress. I hand cut through dovetails for the main carcass (hidden under the moldings). Made from red oak per the customer’s request. I am still waiting for the LED lighting system to arrive before I deliver and install it. She wants it wall mounted, so there is a french cleat built into the back.
Finish is multiple coats of oil/poly blend, then buffed out with 0000 steel wool/wax to a smooth sheen. Silky smooth, except for the pores which I did not fill.
Comments/critiques welcome.
-- GSY from N. Idaho
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 05-18-2009 11:18 PM
It turned out great
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sIKE
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#2 posted 05-19-2009 12:41 AM
It looks very nice!
-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"
Don K.
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#3 posted 05-19-2009 05:53 AM
Beautiful… My wife has been complaining for years about all my shot glass’s in my office. I guess I need to make one for me/her lol
-- Don S.E. OK
woodspar
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#4 posted 05-19-2009 06:08 AM
You know, I started a shot glass collection, but some where along the way…
-- John
stefang
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#5 posted 05-19-2009 04:56 PM
Looks like first class cabinetry work to me, and a nice design. Are there really so many different kinds of shot glasses that they’re interesting?
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
sIKE
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#6 posted 05-19-2009 07:37 PM
Mike,
To answer your question, yes and no. I have been collecting shot glasses for about 10 years now. I travel for a living and when I go some where I have’t been I try to pick up a shot glass. I also have friends do the sae thing. There appears to be about 10 physical variatons but there are lots and lots of different designs.
-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"
stefang
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#7 posted 05-19-2009 08:06 PM
Thanks sIKE. I think I get it.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
scopemonkey
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#8 posted 05-20-2009 06:29 AM
Thanks for the comments. As they say, Mike, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I am always amazed at what people collect—pet rocks, action figures, beanie babies, etc. But heck, if they pay me for a cabinet to put them in, I think they are all interesting!
-- GSY from N. Idaho
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