tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post6437698764895116744..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: A Ming-Inspired Cabinet (35)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-54469730629486303082016-03-05T16:45:03.900-05:002016-03-05T16:45:03.900-05:00Justin,
thanks again for the comment, and sure, I...Justin,<br /><br />thanks again for the comment, and sure, I think bamboo ply could be a good option.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-84282154740948701772016-03-05T14:11:00.883-05:002016-03-05T14:11:00.883-05:00I wonder if some kind of bamboo product could work...I wonder if some kind of bamboo product could work economically as well as be stable for drawer bottoms, and be more aesthetically pleasing vs. plywood, an idea for another project perhaps, that could benefit from a lighter color material. Justin Baileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-64574530429614038012016-02-20T18:14:41.372-05:002016-02-20T18:14:41.372-05:00Brian,
thanks for the comment and glad you like m...Brian,<br /><br />thanks for the comment and glad you like my choice to use solid bubinga for the drawer floors. I wasn't coming up with a lot of options which met the design objective as well as VG bubinga. <br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-35316462421334997962016-02-20T15:41:35.488-05:002016-02-20T15:41:35.488-05:00Chris, coming out beautifully. I wrote up a quest...Chris, coming out beautifully. I wrote up a question on 34 but managed to delete it accidentally. I was wondering if you plan to tie in the backs into the horizontal stretchers.<br /><br />I think your decision not to use a secondary wood is a good choice, presumably your patron will not be storing objects which will cover the entire drawer bottom, unlike a piece intended to store clothing, so they will always enjoy the additional work and material.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207345071092915936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-49636125127565568372016-02-20T09:18:28.845-05:002016-02-20T09:18:28.845-05:00Kees,
yeah, they seem a little luxurious to be su...Kees,<br /><br />yeah, they seem a little luxurious to be sure. Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-16789671157348967102016-02-20T09:17:48.403-05:002016-02-20T09:17:48.403-05:00Bruce,
thanks. I made a piece of furniture many y...Bruce,<br /><br />thanks. I made a piece of furniture many years ago in which I used Baltic birch for the back panels. On many levels it was/is a sensible choice - economy, ease of fabrication, zero movement - however I have long felt a little regret about that decision to use plywood. It just doesn't feel right to me to use plywood in a piece of fine furniture. <br /><br />I think baltic birch is a good material, and useful for jigs and tool boxes for my power tools, but since that project from many years back I made a decision not to use it again in my furniture work.<br /><br />Given the depth of the drawers, as about 15.5", and my desire to use quartersawn material throughout this piece, I was left with a choice between using a suitable secondary wood or more bubinga. Among secondary woods one might consider, the list of those combining quartersawn orientation with a width like that is rather brief -- more likely I would be looking to glue up drawer bottoms from two or more pieces, which is also something I was looking to avoid in this piece. I much preferred to use a one-piece drawer floor.<br /><br />The argument that because something is unseen the materials or workmanship should be a notch or two lower does doesn't carry any sway with me. Like the medieval cathedral builders who gave stone carvings rich detail that would be scarcely viewable from the ground even with binoculars, I want to make a piece where there is no spot in which a corner was cut or given short shrift. I want the piece to deliver, from one end to the other, what it promises with external appearance.<br /><br />I wasn't even sure I had bubinga suitable for the drawer floors yesterday when I went into my shop. so I was glad to have been able to squeeze those floor boards out of my remaining stock. <br /><br />The nice thing as far as I am concerned about bubinga as compared to a plywood floor panel is that the QS bubinga will combine negligible seasonal movement with far greater stiffness for a given thickness. Those are virtues in a drawer panel.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-76747139100087700482016-02-20T09:01:16.565-05:002016-02-20T09:01:16.565-05:00Paul,
thanks for the comment. I feel that the lar...Paul,<br /><br />thanks for the comment. I feel that the large Hitachi is an excellent bandsaw - one of the most important pieces of equipment in my shop without doubt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-79000865255498266542016-02-20T03:39:15.539-05:002016-02-20T03:39:15.539-05:00That's some amazing drawer floors.That's some amazing drawer floors. Keeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618388647421144564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-66189286230806096442016-02-20T00:27:38.086-05:002016-02-20T00:27:38.086-05:00If the bubinga were mine and the cabinet for me, I...If the bubinga were mine and the cabinet for me, I would use a baltic birch or marine plywood for the drawer floor. My reasoning #1 the contents would cover the drawer bottom #2 the bottoms would be unfinished so the beauty of bubinga wasted. In this case, your client got the very best. I'm guessing you will use odorless finish on the bottoms to bring out the figure?<br /> Bruce Mack<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-92146622682527838512016-02-19T21:07:36.204-05:002016-02-19T21:07:36.204-05:00This blog always amazes me. I've got to go spe...This blog always amazes me. I've got to go spend some time getting my bandsaw set up properly.Paul Bouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932534546505831256noreply@blogger.com