Today was a great milestone, the back of the cabinet is finally finished! I brought the gorgeous Sitka Spruce stock I'd milled for the frame, which will be bridal jointed. This spruce was graciously donated and comes with an inspiring pedigree. It was hand bucked from fallen trees, split and carried out of Alaska on foot. It truly is amazing stuff to work, planed surfaces glimmer. The panel is a piece of 4mm PlyBoo, which was a bear to work, even a finely set plane tore out huge slivers, only a cabinet scraper could tame the piece and get it to size, the back is beveled to fit a one-eighth groove. for scale, the bottom rail is 3" wide.
The panel is pre-finished with two coats of clear lacquer and wax. I'm not sure what the rest is going to be, perhaps a homebrew oil/wax type finsh. I want something that looks inviting to the touch, and not too glossy, yet something that will dance light around on the inside. Now I have to start on the door, walnut and glass maybe a spruce muntin or two?
The panel is pre-finished with two coats of clear lacquer and wax. I'm not sure what the rest is going to be, perhaps a homebrew oil/wax type finsh. I want something that looks inviting to the touch, and not too glossy, yet something that will dance light around on the inside. Now I have to start on the door, walnut and glass maybe a spruce muntin or two?
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