Cabinet for Tea Bag Holders #11: Finishing touches

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This is part 11 in a 11 part series: Cabinet for Tea Bag Holders

  1. Getting Started
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  1. Inserts for doors
  2. Finishing touches

 Since this cabinet is so small I ended up buying some artists brushes for oil paints.


They really helped with the application of the oil based polyurethane.

I built up several coats to get a fairly glossy finish. I decided to finish the ebony strips separately to prevent any finish build up along them.


I also took care to keep the grooves free of finish.


I let the parts set for a week to give the finish time to harden. Then it was only a matter of gluing the strips in and screwing the pieces together. 

The final step was to glue felt to the base. I masked the box.


Then I wrapped it in paper.


I used a coat of spray adhesive on the base and the felt.


Then I trimmed the felt with an Exacto knife.


After everything was done I set up my "photo booth" and took several final photos.


The project is posted here
Steve, very nice work. I think if you listen close you'll hear Rudy Vallee singing through his megaphone.
I can safely say that I hit the old style radio vibe. The owners say the visitors ask about the tiny radio!
A lot of work for such a small "cabin".  But then you have something!!

After my vacation I watched the whole series at home and enjoyed it. Thank you for your time and posting.

Well done Steve.

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You're welcome Jan! Luckily this is one of those times where I remembered to take lots of pictures.