Japanese tansu

Just a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.

Thats a beautiful cabinet!

-- Spencer, Gilbert Az (http://www.azwoodshop.com)

Very nice piece. What did you use for the finish?

-- Life is good.

My standard finish is Olympic Polyurethane- a great one as the first coat. After 12 hours, 2 coats of Urethane polyurethane- a little thinner. After a few days, I spray Minwax polyurethane-pathetic as a primary coat, but so thin you can easily spray it to eliminate brush strokes from previous coats.

Although my woodworking buddies have urged me to go back to a lacquer finish, I love working with polyurethane. I enjoy slowing brushing my work to look for flaws. I don’t mind waiting for a finish to build up. Furthermore, it is so much easier to clean up my gun when using the Minwax, rather than lacquer. It sets up a little slower than lacquer and I can use acetone instead of lacquer thinner to clean up without any problems.

One final point, I never liked the look or feel of a lacquered finish. Oil-based polyurethane gives koa and mahogany a richer and and especially deeper look as it brings out the grain rather than a flash coat laying on top.

-- cathyb, Hawaii, www.cathyswoodworking.com

Beautiful Cathy

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Eye catching. Very nice work Cathy.

excellent work ,
nothing but the best from you ,cathy .

i bet they love it .

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

That is one beautiful piece Cathy. I agree with you on the poly. If done right it’s hard to beat. My son wanted me to make a long low cabinet in similar proportions to yours, but I told him it would be too large for my shop and besides, it would be a hassle every time they needed to move it. It seems that isn’t a big problem with your solution.

-- Mike, an American living in Norway.

just amazing work and style

-- Norman - I never never make a mistake, I just change the design.

A piece meant to be appreciated and enjoyed by future generations.

-- Benji Reyes, Antipolo, Philippines, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Benji-Reyes/88321902103?ref=ts Instagram benji reyes

Impressive looking piece. Very nicely done. Thanks for posting.

God bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Cathy, this is just perfect! Love the accents and color. Thx for the info on finishing as well, very informative.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Beautiful work.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

A real beauty.!!

-- bill

Fantastic craftwomanship. The wood is outstanding. A very lovely piece. thanks for sharing.