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Beautiful cabinet. Very useful, too. I love the wood and the finish.
Life does get in the way. If you are fully retired now, I totally understand. I have less time now than I did when I was working.

bffulgham wrote: 4 hours later, I had 3 coats on and called it "done".

Wow! Beautiful!
I've used that Spray Shellac on small jobs before; it's pretty nice. Any tips on how you applied it so evenly?

Gene: Not quite fully retired yet. Still work 20-30 hours a week as a computer geek doing remote support. But, I don't know where that other 10-20 hours a week that I'm not working gets off to.....maybe part of it is my house-hubby routines?

Chris: Pretty much the same procedure used for air guns:
1. Start moving the spray can and start spraying just before getting to the intended surface, then stop spraying just past the end of the surface.
2. Very light coats.
3. Alternate directions for the next coat....horizontal, then vertical, horizontal, etc.
4. Keep the can 10" or so from the surface and stay parallel to the work. Do NOT move your arm in an arc. Overlap the last pass about 25%. Using a light to the side, for a 'raking' light, helps to see the spray pattern better.

Bob Flexner has some really good tips and pointers for all kinds of finishing here. I highly recommend his book "Flexner on Finishing". Here is a quick video by Glen Huey that is a good demonstration. He's using an air gun, but the same principles apply to a spray can. Huey's DVD "Finishes that Pop" is great too.

Very nice cabinet sir. Dismiss the construction time period and focus on how long it will last!
Again, very nice!

mrhart wrote:Very nice cabinet sir. Dismiss the construction time period and focus on how long it will last!
Again, very nice!

Beautiful job...looks super!! Thanks for sharing.

Jim in Tucson, Arizona

Really great work Bud!!

I have questions though as I have to make a raised panel door very similiar to what you are showing to cover a hole where our trash compactor came out.

Did you use the shaper function on the SS or did you you use a router?

Where did you get the bits? Can you post a close up of the panel detail and joint detail? where the frames come together?

Thanks

Really turned out nice, thanks for the pictures.

terrydowning wrote:Really great work Bud!!
Did you use the shaper function on the SS or did you you use a router?

Where did you get the bits? Can you post a close up of the panel detail and joint detail? where the frames come together?

Thanks

I used a router in my modified SS router table and a Freud 3-Bit set #97-210. I believe this set has been replaced by a newer, adjustable, set # 97-260.
My rail and stile bits are #99-261 and appear to be replaced by 99-761
My panel bit is 99-571

This one is of the upper corner of the door on the bookcase:
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The next two are from the pantry. May be a little easier to see without the rabbet in the door. I used the same bit set on the pantry.
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Doing a simple beveled panel is easy enough to do on the SS in table saw mode where the rails and stiles are basically a tongue and groove setup. I've got some links somewhere to some demos on how to do them that way if you need them.

Here's a link to a number of my projects from the last few years. There are more details on (or at least more pictures of) both the pantry project and this bookcase.

Thanks again for your comments and questions!

Thanks Bud!!

I'll have to try and find the profiles to match my existing doors. If the price is right, I may go ahead and build myself. Other wise, to keep LOML happy, I may have to engage a cabinet maker. It has to look great in the kitchen.

I have an idea what to look for now though.