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Towel Cabinet with a Story

1/16/2014

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I was Contacted by a General Contractor In Stowe, VT. (Steele Construction Inc.) Whom I have worked with in the past, to do a piece for one of his clients.
The Picture here is a conceptual drawing done by the Interior Designer, (Meghan Collins,Interior Designer, Allied A.S.I.D.)

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This is my shop drawing sheet depicting the above furniture piece as I saw it.

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The material to be used for this piece was from a company out of Lake George, NY.
("Storied Boards"). This company supplies authentic reclaimed materials and documents the history of the lumber and where it came from.
One of the challenges of using this type of material is to do so in a fashion that retains the aged patina of the lumber while making the necessary cuts required. In this shot you can see how the outside corners of the cabinet are mitred so that there are no freshly sawn edges.

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This is the top corner detail. Again making Miter joints to eliminate any raw or freshly sawn edges.
This piece needs to be functional as well as look like it has been around for many years.

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When you get to an edge that it is just impossible to show a raw edge (as in this tapered cut on the legs).
I took a very thin veneer strip off of a board and applied it to this raw edge.

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Here is the result of the application of the veneer to the leg.

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The structure of the cabinet is a carcass of maple plywood.
In the areas that are exposed but not seen I sprayed with a flat black paint so that there were no raw surfaces visible.
The other thing that is lacking from this piece is any visible fasteners, all parts are glued and clamped then allowed to set before moving on the the next pieces.

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The "unfinished" finished product !
Given the fact that this cabinet is for towels I lightly sanded the exterior surfaces to smooth things out a bit and sanded a little more aggressively on the interior where the towels will be placed.
Any type of Finish would drastically change the appearance of the old wood.
Hope they like it !!!!

the Story Continues !
 a new beginning 

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    I've pretty much had my hands on wood for the most part of my Life. Started in High school, on Marthas Vineyard Mass.Worked under a Father and son Partnership that taught me the valuable foundation of what High End work really is.
    I've taken those fundimentals and put my own spin on things. Today (some 36 years ago as I write this )My shop is located in Northern New Hampshire, where I have followed my philosophy of doing high quality work and delivering more than the
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