| Project by Daniel Wise | posted 05-16-2010 06:44 AM | 2275 views | 6 times favorited | 14 comments |  |
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I made this island for my parents from a modified plan from Fine Woodworking. I basically made the legs beefier and added doors instead of drawers for the center cabinet. It’s all oak with walnut inlay and pulls. There were a lot of firsts for me on this one including the inlay and the dovetailed drawers. It was a fairly smooth build with the exception of the base that the small cabinet sets on. I originally used oak plywood (the cheap China made plywood). After I had finished flushing the 1/4” strips of oak around the edges with the hand plane and card scraper I ran my hand over the plywood and felt a lump. I tapped it with my finger and the veneer caved in. There was a void about the size of a silver dollar in the layer just under the oak veneer. I wasn’t a happy camper but the second go around turned out a little better than the first. Lesson learned I suppose. The glass in the doors is called cracked ice I believe. It’s finished with Arm r Seal. Thanks for looking.
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ND2ELK
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#1 posted 05-16-2010 07:21 AM
Nice job on the cabinet. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Don
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#2 posted 05-16-2010 08:34 AM
Very nice work!
-- Don - I wood work if I could. Redmond WA.
BarbS
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#3 posted 05-16-2010 08:43 AM
That’s very attractive! You did a great job. I hope your folks like it. It’s a nice addition to the kitchen.
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mtkate
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#4 posted 05-16-2010 03:58 PM
very nice.
Ken90712
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#5 posted 05-16-2010 04:45 PM
Great looking island! The inlay and cracked glass reall make it pop!
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
a1Jim
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#6 posted 05-16-2010 05:44 PM
Good modification of design and fine results.
Alan
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#7 posted 05-16-2010 06:29 PM
Great work, the inlay makes it a step above.
-- Alan, Prince George
stefang
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#8 posted 05-16-2010 06:51 PM
Very nicely done Daniel and great looking too. The door option looks right.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
Karson
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#9 posted 05-17-2010 03:15 AM
Beautiful Island. Nice design and creation.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †
RexMcKinnon
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#10 posted 05-17-2010 10:35 PM
Nice island. Any pictures from the other side.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
cirvin
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#11 posted 05-17-2010 11:14 PM
I like it very much. What issue would this happen to be from?
Daniel Wise
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#12 posted 05-18-2010 05:20 AM
Sorry Rex, I didn’t take any of the back…it’s actually pretty plain looking in the back. Just the back of the cabinet. I guess I should have set the drawers up to go both ways (mirrored the front) but I didn’t. I’m not much for the foresight I guess:)
Cirvin, It was actually an excerpt from a book on the Fine Woodworking sight. It’s a down-loadable pdf from the book “Home Storage Projects” by Paul Anthony.
Monty Queen
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#13 posted 05-19-2010 01:03 AM
Great Job. Looks very good.
-- Monty Q, Columbia, South Carolina.
BTKS
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#14 posted 06-20-2010 05:27 PM
I started back through your previous projects and this one grabbed me. This is nice! Your parents are lucky individuals. Keep up the good work, BTKS
-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)
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