Charlie Lans, Krenov Style Whisky and Cigar Cabinet (STUDENT 2024)

Student:

Secondary

Name of school or tertiary institution, name of woodworking teacher (if you have one), and name of photographer:

School (The King's School) Teacher (Mr Brian Daveys) Photographer (Mr Josh Needs)

Video tour:

https://youtu.be/f7n6FGyHRbk?si=6SBHiolgrDM3w1Tx

I have made a James Krenov inspired whisky and cigar cabinet on tall legs. The door panels use bookmatched Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle veneers. The Fijian Mahogany carcase is made with mitred joints strengthened with angled splines using tiger myrtle. The drawers have hand-cut dovetails and a live edge front. I have adjustable panels in the back to change the cabinet's internal appearance from the hand-carved texturing to the laser-printed mountain. The dominoed frame has curved legs on the diagonal to create a subtle curve from all angles, creating an elegant from and draws away from the straight edges of the box. This technique is also shown in the drawers as the sides beautifully curve down to meet the live edge front. I have made a small humidor to fit inside the middle drawer and a small inlaid box with a magnet top that can only be removed by the turned magnet handle. The use of the Tiger Myrtle contrasts with the lighter Fijian Mahogany to bring out the highlighted features such as the doors, drawer fronts and splines. The cabinet is attached to the frame using two sliding dovetails which run parallel with each other. Furthermore, sliding dovetails are shown on the inside of the cabinet along with the birdsmouth drawer runners.

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