Craft Cabinet

[Pappy]

I made this for the LOML for her crafts/sewing room. The drawers are from an old treadle sewing machine. Except for sanding to clean them, the 4 matching drawers are as found. For the top drawer, I made a deeper drawer using the original front piece.


The cabinet is new construction from QSW Oak salvaged from a pallet. The finish is fumed in ammonia followed by 2 coats of laquer.

[gmack5]

Way to go, Pappy!

Nice looking Cabinet, Pappy!
Good job of salvaging those drawers, gives me a couple of ideas too.

[monte]

Great looking cabinet Pappy. Well done!

[lrogers]

That is excellent.

[Ken Massingale]

That looks great. But, you're making the rest of us look like lazy bums, Don. Take a break. ;-D
ken

[mater]

That is beautiful.

[John Hunter]

Very nice!

[Cody.h]

Pappy that sure is nice....gotta keep LOML away from this site or she'll want one of them for her sewing stuff. Where do you get the ammonia from for the fuming??...thats something I really wanna try!!

[Slowpoke]

VERY nice Pappy ...

as usual .... love the drawer reuse.




EDIT: forgot to add that I too would like some info on the ammonia technique.

[Pappy]

Many thanks, guys.

Got the idea for fuming from Wood Works. Simple to do. Build a 'tent', including a floor, with clear plastic and seal the piece in it as best you can with a container of ammonia in the bottom of the tent. A butter tub, pie plate, or anything similar will work. Works better in hotter weather. Cold temps can produce a slightly greenish tint to the wood.

The ammonia is 29% or stronger industrial ammonia. Check with chemical supply or printing supply houses. You don't want to breathe the stuff, but all I did was poor it into the container withthe wind to my back and held my breath for the few seconds it took to put it in the tent and close it up.

You need to monitor it so it doesn't turn too dark.