Oak wall Cabinet

The oak cabinet is now finished . As usual our aim was to create something simple, beautiful and well proportioned in which interest comes from the details rather than from overt decoration.

 

The shelf pins and door stops are made of rosewood, the handles are of elm. The cabinet itself is quartersawn oak.

Almost every piece of the cabinet is curved - but subtly. The idea for a curved cabinet grew from a wish to have a welcoming sense of enclosure for the objects on display when the doors are open.  Following on from that other curves became necessary to make everything balance. We like curves which add life without yelling for attention.  Less is very often more..... 

Comments

[Scot]

Are the doors solid wood? Did you use bending plywood and veneer?

[Marcus Sly]

Hi Scot

The doors are coopered. They are not very wide, don't sit in rebates, and are set away from the cabinet edges, so any movement which does happen is quite effectively disguised. If I did a similar cabinet I might laminate the doors from sawn veneer with the grain on all the veneers running in the same direction.

Cheers

Marcus