a cabinet mockup

ok .. the cabinet is done and in new york now,

awaiting the application of the antique papers.

im going to update this whole post eventually with more construction detail.

this was a deceivingly complex piece and were happy to have it on its

way to its new home.

the original part of the post below i wrote back in april

as a information post for the client.  there is more to this piece than 

meets the eye and we wanted to work out the proportions and

construction details before working on the real thing.

a full size model, if you will.

 shows a 3/4 view .. for bigger versions of these pictures, click them to enlarge them ..

overall dimensions of this mockup 58 high x 30.5 wide x 16.5" deep

 from the side a little more

 with the elbow catch

 interior .. drawer faces and shelves mahogany .. painted back?

 the top of the cabinet is below typical eye level.  it is also the only surface on the outside of the cabinet not to have the applied paper and frame detail

 showing the side hung runners for the file drawers.  we can use full extension runners on all the drawers if you like .. otherwide, the smaller drawers will run on wood and pull out only about 3/4 of the total depth

 side view with sample leg

close up

 designer pdfs

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pie top table

so, my designer friend, nina, wanted something unusual for the top of the antique 

table base that she bought at brimfield below.  had to be round.  

i scratched my head for a bit, and this is what we came up with.

click the photos to enlarge them. 

its a very cool thing.  kind of like a piano stool.  i wish i had taken a picture of the raising 

mechanism.  that knob in the middle of the shaft locks it at whatever height you

tighten it at.  its got an acme thread adjusting shaft and a spinning collar that raises

and lowers the top.  at the bottom its about 22" high, and at the top. about 38".

very slick.  im sort of stumped as to its original purpose, but it is really well made and very stable.

a 14" wide piece of glued up reclaimed oak, cut into four pie shaped pieces, and glued up.

we had to special order the 2014 silver dollar as our local banks didnt have any.

we tried a bunch of different patina chemicals on it, but the only thing that worked was a soak

in good old chlorox for about an hour .. it wasnt perfect, but a little black sharpie and 

it was good enough.

cad drawing above.  we cheated by throwing the plank up on the cnc and cutting 

it there for a 10 minute perfect fit and glue up.

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