Project Information
The cabinet is made from birch and some spalted maple. All dados, rabbets, grooves, dovetails, and final planing done by hand. The walnut knob was turned on the lathe and a wooden friction bullet keeps the door shut with a subtle click. The drawer opens and closes like a piston. When you pull/push the drawer you can feel air being expelled through the finger hole. the drawer is tight enough not to be sloppy but loose enough to open. Spalted maple was a bit of a nightmare to deal with….I learned quite quickly that some of the wood was a little punky and needed wood stabilizer which worked like a charm. It is awaiting installation at the Craft council of NL gallery in November for their annual Christmas exibition.
We have a similar key cabinet in our entry way. It hangs on the wall on a french cleat. We use ours religiously. It takes some habit forming but once you get used to putting your keys in, you'll always know where to find them. Its a great place to store your main key sets and the drawer is a great place for odd keys that you have laying around.
The peice was finished with a hand rubbed oil/varnish blend. Hope you like it.
We have a similar key cabinet in our entry way. It hangs on the wall on a french cleat. We use ours religiously. It takes some habit forming but once you get used to putting your keys in, you'll always know where to find them. Its a great place to store your main key sets and the drawer is a great place for odd keys that you have laying around.
The peice was finished with a hand rubbed oil/varnish blend. Hope you like it.
