nik
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Anyone on here any good at it? I'm thinking of building myself a new tv cabinet (4 ft wide, 2 high and deep) as I can't find an original I like. I'd be using a combo of rosewood verneer and some chrome/alu handles for the drawers. Now I have no experience of major tasks (apart from woodwork at school about 10 years back!) 
Is this too ambitious or can I do it with a bit of reading/planning?
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AndyKent
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Don't see why not, with the right tools a good plan and some patience.
Go for it 
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nik
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This is what I'm thinking - I guess most of it is piss easy but the joints could be the tricky part (and collapse of my tv )
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See which ones you want for the cabinet and I'm sure you can find more specific info on how to proceed etc..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking_joints
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nik
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Cheers mate will have a look  Here's the design below, basic but provides the room needed for sky/x box etc without the need to put them away in cupboards.
Need to address the feet situation though, it's low for a reason so trying to think of a way for it to sit rather than sitting on it's belly
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If I can make a wooden cabinet that holds a 7ft x 2.5ft x 2ft fish tank (couple tonne of water) then you can make one strong enough to hold a TV 
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nik
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It's not so much the strength Cosmo, it's more the finish - I'm very fussy, so it needs to be a quality piece which I'm not confident I can produce.
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Cosmo
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Yeah, totally understand that, was more referring to your point about the joints and it collapsing with your TV
Making a nice tidy joint is def going to be your hardest job. Using solid wood (rather than verneer) makes it easier as can correct mistakes better
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cant wait to see it
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nik
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We'll see Steve, I'll wadger you if you like 
Yeah I agree Cosmo but solid Rosewood (danish) will be impossible to get as you can't get it anymore so it has to be a veneer over a hardish wood.
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Cosmo
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just get a cheaper hardwood and stain it up using a rosewood stain.
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nik
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Don't think that would look as good, I have a few original danish rosewood things you see and it'll look funny if it isn't spot on 
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Try it using pine first
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Steve
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carpenters get a lot of money as its quite specialist i think it will be harder then you think
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
carpenters get a lot of money as its quite specialist i think it will be harder then you think
Its because of the lack of people doing it anymore! Something easy like that is a piece of piss to do...the harder stuff is where proper skill is needed.
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i've alway found wood work to be difficult. i wouldn't even attempt to build an item of furniture without access to a workshop with a table saw etc.
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LeeM
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plan it out, double check then triple check, me and my mates built a bar at on of their houses and it looked pro, none of us had any experience at all
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nik
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I think the main problem is going to use the veneer, making the actual structure shouldn't be too hard
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LeeM
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how hard can it be?
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I've got wood 
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by nik
I think the main problem is going to use the veneer, making the actual structure shouldn't be too hard
Plan out all sizes needed, go to a wood yard and get them to cut pieces to size and they MAY also be able to verneer it for you as would imagine they'd have a vacuum press/bag, etc.
Job done, just put it together like an IKEA flat pack
[Edited on 20-11-2007 by Cosmo]
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LeeM
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if only it was that easy cosmo
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nik
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Yeah but I'm hoping to use original 1970s veneer as the patina will be nicer than using brand new stuff I was thinking same as you though, much easier.
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