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Mid Century Modern High Boy

author-gravatar greslater04 May 19, 2019

Mid century modern high boy, white oak. 

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First time putting the cabinet with the legs

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Leg glue up. It was a bit wobbly so I added brass cross bracing later

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Glue up of doors. Got as much heavy stuff as I could find!

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The doors are glued up cross grain, we will see if it survives

seasonal movement—I have my doubts. The back piece is about 3/16”. I added some metal brackets on the backside of the doors to see if that would keep everything flat, we will see.

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Fitting the doors. A pain because it wasn’t square )-:

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Finished detail shot

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This is a gorgeous piece!!!

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