Guy’s Media Cabinet

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Added on December 9, 2011

From: Guy Bucey

Location: Brunswick, NY

Hobbyist or Pro: Hobbyist

Project Name: Media Cabinet

Wood Species: Walnut

Finish Used: Sanded to 400 grit, used one coat of 1 lbs cut shellac to seal pores, this helped in blotching issues that I was having on test pieces with the quarter sawn walnut, 2 coats boiled linseed oil sanding to 600 in between coats and finished with renaissance wax.

Project Description:
This being my first project, I wanted to start out by building something that would benefit my wife and I. We were in desperate need for a new T.V. stand and with the right design I would be able to implement all the different techniques and knowledge for woodworking that I have acquired from The Wood Whisperer site.

I am very inspired by Shaker furniture, not only the visual design but also the construction. When designing this a lot of my inspiration came from the Shakers. I know that Shakers definitely were notthinking of T.V. stands when they made furniture, but hopefully they would be able to appreciate this one. Creating a piece from design through construction and into the finish is an amazing process. It really brings out your creative side and also your problem solving side.

You learn a lot when building. The experience that you gather is invaluable. Hopefully for other woodworkers who are just starting out this piece will be inspiring and show that no matter what skill level you are, if you put your mind to it and stick with it you can build anything. So, get out there and start building!!!

Discussion

Will December 9, 2011 9:13 am

Guy that is beautiful! Nice nice nice work!

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Tom Pritchard December 9, 2011 9:30 am

What is the dimension from floor to top? 30″ ?
Great looking. I love the material selection.

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- Guy Bucey January 29, 2012 4:32 pm
  
  It is 25″ from floor to top, perfect eye level height when sitting.
  
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Justin H. December 9, 2011 9:41 am

Great looking project. I really like the simple nature of the design. I too, am really interested in the shaker style. I would love to know more details about the entire process you took. Looks great!

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Mattias in Durham, NC December 9, 2011 11:28 am

Wow, nice work. First project, huh? You are making all the test of us look bad.

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adam December 9, 2011 11:42 am

That’s looks great! Tell us about that workbench sometime.

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Craig Clemans December 9, 2011 1:37 pm

Nice piece. Tell us about your shop and that workbench.

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SJ December 9, 2011 1:45 pm

Beautiful! What an achievement for you first project.

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Matt R. December 9, 2011 4:47 pm

Great Job! I like the design of the project and how it turned out. Keep up the good work.

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Shawn G December 9, 2011 6:10 pm

Truly awesome. Walnut was great choice.

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Steve Marino December 9, 2011 6:46 pm

I remember watching some of your live broadcasts when you built that. It turned out great! From the pictures it looks like you ran the grain for the doors horizontally – what a great idea. I love how the grain runs from one door to the next. Nice work!

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Claude Stewart December 10, 2011 5:35 am

This is great work for a first project. You have set the bar high.

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lynxsg December 10, 2011 8:20 am

Beautiful walnut cabinet. You may have perfection as a goal, and you have come very close with this project!

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Larry Clinton December 11, 2011 5:25 pm

Excellent job, Guy! I love walnut and you’ve really done it justice with this piece. I’m sure it will be around and passed down for generations.

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james December 20, 2011 7:10 am

that is a really nice piece and exactly what I need to build … I’ll be using it as an inspiration for my entertainment center.

James

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james December 29, 2011 5:54 pm

what did you use for joinery ? are the side panels dado’d to the legs ?

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Jerrysats January 13, 2012 3:04 pm

Hey Guy , where you been ? We miss you man !

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