Ah the curio… it’s inspiration came out of shear need. A need to house all 150 of my wives shot glasses. The design is probably basic as curio cabinets go however the thought was something simple but yet elegant. Although it appears basic in nature it was constructed without plans and on the fly and was most likely the most expensive and most labor intensive project I have constructed to date at probably 100+ hours of labor and maybe $900 of course had I of prepared a better set of plans rather than a sketch and most likely would have went faster. 
The cabinet stands at about 5’8†high and about 18†wide. The curio was constructed from quarter sawn white oak and features one 15W halogen light in the top and in the bottom display areas. All the glass with the exception of the mirrors is beveled which along with the lighting helps bring out the sparkle of the glasses. The finish consisted of about 12 hours of fuming, a glazing process followed by multiple coats of Arm-R-Seal.
5 Responses to “Ron’s Curio Cabinet – Viewer Project”
Very very very nice… I love that!!!
I wish I could do that too ;)
Thanks!
Beautiful job !!
How did you run power through the middle shelf for the light ?
A first class job, Ron. One to be proud of.
I didn’t know anybody fumed oak anymore. I applaud your sense of adventure.
DD
This is a gorgeous piece! What’s involved in the fuming process?
Thanks for the kind words:)
Running the light in the middle shelf was like threading a needle. This involved using a 1/2″ bit approx 10″ long to drill into the 3/4″ plywood and hit the 2″ hole in the center. If I could post a 3d model it might become more clear.
As far as the fuming process goes essentailly you expose the oak to industrail strengh ammonia. There’s a reaction that takes place between the Oak and the ammonia and less between the tanin and the ammonia therefore helping the tanin pop. Check around here on the site as Marc has some awesome info on this and the process.
RJ