Media Cabinet

The last bit of joinery remaining are the stretchers between the longer front/back stretchers.  Are they really stretchers or do they have a differ...

It's the final push to complete the shaping, sanding, and glue-up for the support frame.  On the front/back stretchers, I added a 1/4" roundover on...

Google will provide you with a lot of information on this process, but briefly, the common practice for ebonizing involves creating iron acetate by...

I waited until the the main part of the cabinet was built to work on the removable rear panel.  That way I could take the actual dimensions of the ...

I used this opportunity to get some experience with the Leigh D4R dovetail jig.  I bought it used in a package deal with the Leigh mortise and teno...

Here are some progress photos on some miscellaneous bits. I did do a test with edge-to-edge magnets.  They did pretty well self-aligning, and they...

For the drawer pull, I decided on a simple edge-mounted design.  I wanted it to be black to match the legs, and to avoid another round of ebonizing...

After about 2-1/2 months, the cabinet is finished and ready for use.   Media cabinet project summary: • Baltic birch plywood with Izombe veneer an...