Media Credenza, Now with More Crotch!

Video - April 8, 2019

I have been on the hunt for a Media Credenza design for over a year now and nothing really tickled my fancy. That is until I came across a cabinet in Mike Pekovich’s IG feed that he made with a student, Sean Montague. Turns out, the cabinet was inspired by the work of Philip Morley. So in a somewhat convoluted way, all three of these gentlemen had a role in influencing the design of this Media Credenza.

The project features book-matched crotch grain raised panel doors that slide smoothly in shallow grooves. Each compartment has holes and slots for wires and ventilation. While I made the project from 5/4 walnut and the plans reflect that, you should know that standard 4/4 material would suffice. I hope you enjoy.

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Brian April 9, 2019 6:36 am

Great project and video.

Are the bore holes on the cleats (used to attach the cabinet to the base)oversized, to allow for expansion and contraction of the cabinet wood?

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- Marc Spagnuolo April 9, 2019 6:59 pm
  
  Yes. That was actually covered in the video.
  
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Gary April 10, 2019 11:35 am

Life goals. Find someone who says your name with as much love and care as Marc does when he says crotch.

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- Marc Spagnuolo April 11, 2019 6:31 am
  
  Ha!
  
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Claude Stewart April 12, 2019 3:26 pm

Nice save!

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rob April 23, 2019 6:12 pm

Marc,
as a novice I learn immensely from both the video and your commentary,
but a few things still elude me.

When you routed the dado’s for the partitions,
why did the plywood go from boards’ edge to dado, rather than a just a thiner straight edge to guide the router?

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- Marc Spagnuolo April 30, 2019 9:10 am
  
  To locate it accurately. If you have a thinner guide, you have to know where to put that guide. By making it really wide, it’s a no-brainer as it just lines up flush with the edge of the workpiece.
  
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xavior May 29, 2019 1:01 am

Great video. Great creation. Nice looking creation.
Thanks for sharing

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Eric Engle June 28, 2019 11:43 am

Marc,
Your work and your videos are impressive. Fortunately for me, I need a credenza and your version is a perfect fit for the space and purpose! I can’t wait to start this project. …said the old-timer woodworking enthusiast to the pro: Rock on!

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Jason Hine July 8, 2019 7:36 am

Hey Marc. Really beautiful design! I just bought the materials to build this. It looks like you re-sawed the door panels without a fence. If I saw correctly, why did you not use your fence?

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- Marc Spagnuolo July 8, 2019 8:37 am
  
  If you can follow a line well, you really don’t need a fence. But if your saw is tuned up and the cuts are running true, the fence can be an asset. I think my logic in this instance was that the fence requires one face to be jointed, and I didn’t want to joint the face ahead of time because I wanted to retain as much thickness as possible. So by cutting down the center free-hand, I can then joint and place the two halves and hopefully end up with the target thickness on each piece.
  
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  - Jason Hine July 12, 2019 4:23 am
    
    Thank you. Good to know. By the way, when I routed the mortises in the top and bottom, I used an edge guide instead of your idea of cutting a plywood template. Now I have one mortise off by a 16th and I see why you used that method.
    
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Hanneke October 17, 2019 10:49 am

Hi Marc,

I’m making a drinks cabinet and am looking for a finish that will work with potential alcohol spills and liquid spills in general. I’d like to try Osmo Polyx-Oil or TopOil. It looks like you use Osmo products on the inside and outside of cabinets/boxes. Is this correct? And do you have any problems with the inside of the cabinet smelling like finish? Thanks

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- Marc Spagnuolo October 22, 2019 12:33 pm
  
  I do use it inside and out. There is an odor to be sure, but I find it’s not too bad and it dissipates with time.
  
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