Lately I’ve invested time in creating a flexible design for a standalone show cupboard. The cupboard on stand has basically the identical dimensions in every of the next iterations. What’s completely different nevertheless, is the point of interest of the cupboards, referring to the doorways. Each time I lay eyes on a cupboard on stand, I’m normally drawn to the aesthetic of the cupboard and cupboard doorways. Proportions of the cupboard and total design are subsequent, and number of woods is final. So why not develop a sequence of cupboards with pleasing proportions and afterwards create a unique set of doorways for every model? Though the “pleasing proportions” part is subjective, I did ask a couple of folks for his or her opinion of the design and proportions and it was overwhelmingly optimistic. The selection of woods for the cupboard case and stand was already chosen and home hardwoods used, Maple and Alaska Cedar. The wooden for the stand was chosen to be complementary to maple. The stand shouldn’t be a darkish wooden, however a barely darker, richer coloration than maple with refined streaks of black (Black Limba). So with the design, proportions, and woods chosen, I used to be free to invoke my creativity in designing the doorways.
The primary photograph is a standalone cupboard model with book-matched Spalted Maple doorways. The doorways are veneered utilizing maple as the within veneer. The lighter maple is in step with the case inside and brightens the inside as effectively. Spalted Maple veneers had been hand-picked and meticulously ready earlier than making use of to the substrate. Spalted maple is comparatively brittle so this took time and care.
The second photograph is a standalone cupboard model with inset Kumiko panels in maple doorways. The Kumiko panels characteristic the favored asa-no-ha sample or motif. I already had success utilizing Kumiko panels in standalone cupboards, so why not create a Kumiko model. The Kumiko panel was customized to work with the size of the door panels. The sunshine basswood parts forming the Kumiko panels distinction effectively with the encircling maple.
The third model is a twist on tambours. Tambours slide alongside tracks and are sometimes utilized in cupboards, credenzas or sideboards. The tambour idea was modified to as a substitute be mounted on this new set of doorways. Since this was a one-off design, tambour strips had been individually created and glued to a hardwood substrate. I did develop an alignment jig to make sure the tambour spacing was uniform throughout the 2 doorways. The design was a problem and the trouble was profitable. Suggestions to this point may be very optimistic!
Photograph of the cupboard interiors. The inside is constant for every model of the cupboard. Stacked, dovetailed drawers outline the decrease a part of the inside and function a platform of artwork objects or ornamental and worthwhile sculptural items. The drawers are individually fitted and have recessed pulls to maximise their depth and supply an distinctive and fascinating aesthetic. Again panel consists of a maple body with panels of lighter Alaska Cedar. In case you are keen on studying to create the Kumiko patterns or motifs, I’ve a course accessible.
