Monthly Book Giveaway - March 2023
All crafts
View all crafts
Woodworking
6,928
projects
2,001
blogs
1,151
topics
Leatherworking
28
projects
24
blogs
14
topics
Metalworking
109
projects
49
blogs
28
topics
Home
Projects
Reviews
Blogs
Forums
Collections
Buy Tools
Shop on Craftisian Partner Stores
Members
Buy Tools
Shop on Craftisian Partner Stores
Sign in
Search
Join us today
Share your craft projects
Make new craft buddies
Ask craft questions
Blog your craft journey
Ross Leidy
580 posts and
20 followers
in almost 2 years
Follow
Profile
21 Projects
89 Blogs
1 Topic
Share on Facebook
Pin it
Tweet it
Media Cabinet
8752
views
18
entries
1
Background
A number of years ago, I turned this narrow wall into a home for the TV, components, and speakers. I didn't have a cabinet/console that would fit ...
1
19
2
Pre-Prep
I needed a few things before I could start veneering the panels: • A jig to joint the edges of the veneer • A vacuum bag for the panels • Some plat...
0
9
3
Making the Panels
With oversized lengths of veneer cut an jointed, I started work on joining the veneer pieces together in pairs to get the width needed. I'd need 1...
0
4
4
Joinery
I found that the izombe is a little fragile on crosscuts with some chipping/flaking, even with the tracksaw on the MFT. I assumed (but didn't conf...
0
7
5
Shelf Pin Holes
The adjustable shelves will rest on the usual shelf pins. All of the shelves will be the same size with indents on the underside to index the shel...
0
11
6
Cable Entry/Exit (a work in progress)
Pulling back the curtain reveals a hideous sight. Strewn cables, dust bunnies, an ethernet switch, missing wall plates, etc. Some really nasty st...
0
12
7
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
After completing all the boring sanding of the individual panels, I started to glue-up some sub-assemblies. Breaking-up the assembly into multipl...
1
8
8
Cabinet glue-up
As a final sub-assembly, I glued the bottom and the fixed shelf together. Here, I used some clamping squares to keep the front edges in the same p...
1
3
9
Legwork
I finally got to switch gears and do some work on the legs/support for the cabinet. Some of the rough shaping I had done a while back, but didn't ...
0
8
10
Leg Shaping
With all the joinery completed on the legs, I could work on rounding over their edges. I went slowly, raising the 1/2" radius bit a little each ti...
0
8
Previous
1
2
Next