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My wife has rearranged our computer room to accommodate a sleeper sofa and needed a book shelf and cabinet. I found a picture of one on Wayfair for $800, too much for something made of pressed wood.
So this is my version of that piece of furniture and the fourth picture is the one from Wayfair
The sides are 3/4' cherry plywood which has some curly characteristics and the rest is cherry harvested by a friend from his property.
I stained it with Varethane Summer Oak and finished with G. Finishes oil poly.
Thanks for looking

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That ply is very nice. Wish I could get ahold of some of that here in Spain.
 

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Very nice Jerry, it's so rewarding to build something that has a good use and save a bunch of $$$ in the process.
 

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Nice. Love furniture made from Cherry!
 

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Very nice piece. You definitely have the competition beat!
 

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Nice job. Last I checked solid Cherry was a lot better substance for anything, if compared to pressboard.

Thanks for posting.
 

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Very nicly done…
 

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I thank you all for the compliments. Now on to the next project, a corner desk for our 6 yr old grandson.
 

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That's a nice piece of furniture! Far superior to the one in the last picture.
 

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Very nice. and what was the final cost compared to the 800??
 

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I like yours way better than that Wayfair garbage! Yours has way more attention to detail and shows your craftsmanship.
 

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Your comments are much appreciated. Anthm, I have about $275 in the cabinet as the cherry boards were free. I got to tell you, I found, on Amazon, a pack of five pairs of full extension, large drawer slides for $42. A major savings.
 

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Don't see enough Cherry used. Think I would like to see a closer shot of the Drawer fronts because Cherry can have such a rich and complex pattern. Nice work. Oh and where did you get the cherry plywood?
 

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Hey Dan, thanks for viewing and I added a picture which shows the drawer fronts closer. Also I bought the cherry plywood at a hardwood business in Xenia,Oh. named Muterspaw Lumber (https://crlumber.com) Pretty cool lumber yard and very reasonable prices.
 
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