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Bookcase/display cabinet (ebony handles fitted)

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Bookcase/display cabinet (ebony handles fitted)

Postby chataigner » 26 Mar 2016, 20:31

I'm about to embark on a mjor project to construst a bookcase/display cabinet in the style of Greene and Greene (turn of the century up to 1920's in the USA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_and_Greene). Some may remember the media cabinet I built last year in the same style. This one is a LOT bigger.

Here is a rather crude illustration of what I'm aiming for - it will live here in this passage between the kitchen and the sitting room at Rue-Darnet.

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The curious looking thing below the bookcase is the small table that I forgot to remove before taking the photo of the background !!

It will be built in oak - I'm about to go and buy it from my local sawmill, with ebony details such as the plugs and handles.

Here is the nearest I ever get to a working drawing... :oops:

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The two different versions of the door were for discussion, and we settled on the RH version. Authentic ? i hope so, take a look at the Gamble House built by Greene and Greene : http://gamblehouse.org/interior/

I've just cleared the trailer of rubbish from the restoration project so I can go collect some nice locally felled white oak...
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet

Postby TrimTheKing » 26 Mar 2016, 21:50

Looking forward to this. I'm a big fan of Greene & Greene work.

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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet

Postby Pinch » 26 Mar 2016, 21:53

Cool project David. This is the kind of project I would enjoy making and the ebony contrasting the oak is a very cool touch. Will watch interest.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet

Postby Andyp » 27 Mar 2016, 09:13

I agree with the RH door. Will enjoy watching this.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet

Postby Woodbloke » 27 Mar 2016, 10:23

TrimTheKing wrote:Looking forward to this. I'm a big fan of Greene & Greene work.

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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet

Postby fiveeyes » 31 Mar 2016, 01:11

Late as usual to comment, but looking forward to the WIP..big fan of G&G
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby chataigner » 18 Apr 2016, 18:40

A tad delayed by the flu ! :cry: :cry:

...but finally got around to fetching the timber.

Around 6m2 of 34mm oak for the structural parts, 4m long boards chopped at the yard (to simplify transport) into 2m50 and 1m50 to serve for height and width respectively. I've worked with this yard for years and their estimates of useful width on live edge boards is always very generous to the customer - that's one of the reasons why I keep going back.

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Miles of 18mm chestnut for floating panels, the back etc.

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Also bought some 34mm chestnut for a table extension, but that's another story. Looking forward to starting some real woodwork.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby TrimTheKing » 18 Apr 2016, 20:59

Mmmmmmm wood!

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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby Rod » 18 Apr 2016, 22:15

Looks good - how well seasoned are they?

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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby chataigner » 19 Apr 2016, 07:21

Rod wrote:Looks good - how well seasoned are they?

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Kiln dried at the sawmill. They offer both kiln dried and air dried, but didnt have the thicknesses I wanted in air dried - however, there is nothing to be bent in this project, so kiln dried will do me fine.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby Andyp » 19 Apr 2016, 07:23

It is just me of does that appear to be a lot of wood for just for that cabinet? Might just be the camera angles of course.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby Rod » 19 Apr 2016, 07:41

It's always amazing how much timber you use - I came across these photos of a unit I made in oak to store DVDs:

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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby chataigner » 19 Apr 2016, 08:06

Andyp wrote:It is just me of does that appear to be a lot of wood for just for that cabinet? Might just be the camera angles of course.


No of course not, if I bought too much there would be wood left for other projects and that would never do. ;) ;)

Seriously, the shelves (4 of them) need quite a bit..., and there is a wood back nearly 2m high and 1m20 wide.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby Pinch » 21 Apr 2016, 06:49

Very nice stack of oak by the looks of it. Looking forward to you making a start on this 8-)
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber collected)

Postby chataigner » 13 May 2016, 11:11

At last some progress !
The last few weeks have seen a short holiday in La Rochelle for Isabelle's birthday, construction of two table extensions - here gluing on the breadboard ends prior to cutting tongues and grooves the full length to marry up with the table :
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and - the most time consuming - work on a wall to close off our front courtyard. I had applied for planning permission (we are in a conservation area) which was granted, but had not got around to building it. Then realised in early april that the permit was about to run out, hence a rapid start. None of these things conducive to progress on the cabinet.

Anyhow... it's beeen raining for a couple of days, so no progress on the wall, but some progress on milling up the timber :

These are going to be the four 2m high corner uprights, currently 100x30, due to be ripped to 2x 50x30 and glued up to 50x60 before final sizing.
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These are some of the horizontal members :
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And these some of the side pieces and some bits for the doors :
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I realised while milling up the 2m long corner posts that the design is very vulnerable to any bowing of these, so have decided to add a central cross member in the sides hidden behind the floating panel, and to integrate the central shelf into the structure as a brace for the front (the others will be adjustable). Feels a bit more secure !!
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby fiveeyes » 16 May 2016, 03:12

I am looking forward to seeing your progress. Sound's as if you are doing as MikeG, that having several project's open at once. ;) bill
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby Rod » 16 May 2016, 10:02

Coffee machine in the shop - I like it

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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby 9fingers » 16 May 2016, 16:40

Rod wrote:Coffee machine in the shop - I like it

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For making up stain of course! :lol:

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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby chataigner » 17 May 2016, 10:16

fiveeyes wrote:I am looking forward to seeing your progress. Sound's as if you are doing as MikeG, that having several project's open at once. ;) bill


I'm afraid I'm an incorrigable starter of projects, less good at finishing them :oops:
This results in several on the go at once. I rationalise this by saying that it is sensible to have good weather projects outdoors, backed up by foul weather projects indoors, also a choice of really physical jobs like building the wall and some less demanding on the body such as organising the photo exhibition in the town in late july. The good news is that I do finish every one eventually, but dont expect lightning progress in the MikeG manner ! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby chataigner » 17 May 2016, 18:46

9fingers wrote:
Rod wrote:Coffee machine in the shop - I like it

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For making up stain of course! :lol:

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Isabelle says that given the colour of the inside of my coffee mug, Bob is right - she is just surprised that I then drink it. I suppose my stomach is similar...
(Isabelle is a fortnight tea drinker, ask if you need an explanation !)
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby Andyp » 17 May 2016, 19:13

chataigner wrote:(Isabelle is a fortnight tea drinker, ask if you need an explanation !)


I do indeed, the concept of one per cup and one for the pot is lost on my inlaws who will put one bag in a pot and pour 4 mugs of tea!
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby chataigner » 17 May 2016, 20:38

Andyp wrote:
chataigner wrote:(Isabelle is a fortnight tea drinker, ask if you need an explanation !)


I do indeed, the concept of one per cup and one for the pot is lost on my inlaws who will put one bag in a pot and pour 4 mugs of tea!


fortnight : too weak (to drink) :obscene-drinkingcheers:
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby Reclaimer » 21 May 2016, 20:07

Some nice oak there, I'm looking forward to seeing this progress. I've never worked with oak although I do have a fair stack of it in my woodpile- perhaps this will inspire me to start playing with it.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (timber milled up)

Postby Andyp » 22 May 2016, 09:43

chataigner wrote:
Andyp wrote:
chataigner wrote:(Isabelle is a fortnight tea drinker, ask if you need an explanation !)


I do indeed, the concept of one per cup and one for the pot is lost on my inlaws who will put one bag in a pot and pour 4 mugs of tea!


fortnight : too weak (to drink) :obscene-drinkingcheers:


Ooops :oops: I meant to say I do not, hence my reference to what passes for tea when the inlaws make it.
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Re: Bookcase/display cabinet (some joinery at last)

Postby chataigner » 30 May 2016, 16:37

The 100 x 30 pieces were duly ripped into two 50 x 30 and then glued back together (bookmatched) as 50 x 60s. This has the effect of reversing the grain, so any tendency to warp will be largely cancelled out.

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It also produces some nice grain effects, hope you can see it here :

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Also made the top and bottom members of the two sides, cut the tenons : shoulders on the TS with a crosscut sled, sides on the TS with a vertical tenon jig - see below (this was done before they were shaped of course, I just forgot to take the photos !)

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They were then shaped with the obligatory G&G cloud lifts : rough cut on the bandsaw, then smoothed out by hand with files, glass paper, spokeshave etc.

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Then I cut the matching mortices (12mm, 35mm deep) using the router in a router box to give me a bit more stability.

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Managed to make one front and one back corner post OK (have been known to make two identical !)
and did a quick dry assembly.

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Next step will be to rout or TS a slot for the side panel. I will also add a bracing cross member in the middle, but it will be on the inside edge, hidden behind the panel and will also serve as a shelf support for the middle shelf which will be fixed to brace the middle of the cabinet.
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