Page 29 - Australian Wood Review №103 2019

PROJECT

Fig. 1 Exploded diagram

Japanese shelf and supports cabinet top hinges door top rail A3 frame glass
nails mounting piece with fixing holes

cabinet side back panel cabinet bottom beading door bottom rail door stile

Fig. 2 Board breakdown not to scale (mm)

door stile door stile door rails

top 400 bottom 400
side 490 side 490
shelf 320 mount 320
160 x 25 x 2500 board

his small cabinet can be built over a weekend or two
CUTTING LIST
Tand is an ideal way to store and display your favourite
PART QTY LENGTH WIDTH THICKNESS
bottles of whiskey. Add a small shelf and there’s a place
for your glasses too. This is a great project to practise Carcase 2 395 150 17
some fundamental woodworking skills on – the outcome 2 487 110 17
is a beautiful and functional cabinet made with minimal Shelf 1 318 105 15

expense.
Back panel 1 415 332 4
Materials Mounting piece 1 319 70 15

I used American white oak for my cabinet both for its clear Door frame 2 354 35 17

and attractive figure and for its workability. The glass for 2 472 35 17
the door came from my local office supplier – a $4 picture Glass 1 425 300 1.5
frame kit gave me a ready-cut A3 size piece (photo 1).
Beading 2 280 10 7
Designing the cabinet around this known measurement
2 425 10 7
works for our purpose.

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