Entry Details

Wall Cabinet Contest
March 1, 2005

Entry Details

# 90

Richard Hirsch

Nashville, TN

Dimensions (inches):
	Width:	16
	Height:	26
	Depth:	6
Materials:		Poplar, Padauk, Ebony and Brass

Poplar and Padauk Spice Cabinet.
This piece with constructed with floating tenons joining the sides to the top and bottom. Bridle joints were used to join the the doors which are angled slightly and held in place with brass knife hinges. The finish is blonde shellac on inside and outside. Drawers are dovetailed with a Leigh Dovetail Jig. The Piece was first intened to be a prototype of the final project to be made of curly cherry.

Spice Cabinet Open, Brass rods hold spice jars in place. Back is constructed of soild shiplapped poplar.

Detail of ebony handles

Another view shows angle of doors

Door Detail, note thumbnail detail framing the padauk panels

Judges Comments

AJH : Poplar as a primary wood sometimes gets a bad rap, and this piece illustrates how nice it can be. I very much like the contrasts of the two main colors -- cream and red -- set off by the ebony. Hopefully, this piece will be mounted in a spot that is protected from direct light.
EW : The overall effect of your cabinet is quite nice. The red of the padauk will, of course, become much darker with age, but that will only reinforce the already stark contrast that you have set up here. I don't see the need for the brass retaining strips, and I would like to have seen some details of the drawers.
LG : The contrasting padauk and poplar make this an attention getter. Very clean and very functional.
RJ : Another 'Krenov' style cabinet neatly and carefully constructed. Here I think the top and bottom perhaps overhang just a little too much but the richness of the padauk contrasts nicely with the creamy poplar. I suspect the shellac polish will not long prevent UV rays getting to work which could quite quickly turn the exposed padauk brown with the poplar losing its current pale creamy colour turning into greys and browns.