Latest Project - Small TV Console

[Don_M]

I just finished this small TV console for my daughter (she needed/asked for it for her apartment).

Dimensions: 53”L x 15”D x 24”H
Case, Base and Top: Afromosia
Door and End Panels: Black Limba
 
The case work was a bit trickier that I had anticipated – but got thru it. Also, took a bit of tweaking to get the sliding doors just right - not too loose; but not too tight (they needed to slide with ease, but not like a race track!). I also incorporated a “floating” top for the piece which I folded back on itself (i.e., bookmatched) from 8/4 stock. I have really come to like working with Afromosia - some call it the poor man’s Teak (although it isn’t that inexpensive – but clearly not a pricey as Teak). Easy to work with, very stable and finishes nicely. The Black Limba panels add a little character.
 
Now I just have to figure out how to get the dang thing to NY! (I live in the SF Bay Area).

   

   

   

   

[GaryMc]

Wow, that is very cool!  Do you mind if I sorta copy it for an upcoming project?  Looks like square joints for the rails and stiles - are these M&T?  Also how did you attach the legs to the bottom rails?

I'm thinking of making a center shelf instead of the doors, to house the STB, an amplifier, bluray player, etc.

[FrankAtl]

Beautiful! Your daughter is gonna love it! The Black Limba panels really make the piece.

Edit to add: Now I know why you're asking about shipping furniture in the other thread. You need to make sure you protect that piece!

[Tapper]

Nicely done - thanks for sharing! That mid-modern design is timeless.

Doug

[goredsus]

Very nicely done, really like how the grain flows on the doors and it’s a beautiful piece.

I’m working on designing something similar and the decisions around the joinery is driving me crazy.

[jteneyck]

What is the purpose of those little tabs that sometimes show below the bottom, but sometimes not?

John

[Don_M]

What is the purpose of those little tabs that sometimes show below the bottom, but sometimes not?

John

That is actually the bottom of the rear legs (due the angle of the photo)

[jteneyck]

That is actually the bottom of the rear legs (due the angle of the photo)

Doh, obvious now that you told me.  Thanks. 

John

[Don_M]

Wow, that is very cool!  Do you mind if I sorta copy it for an upcoming project?  Looks like square joints for the rails and stiles - are these M&T?  Also how did you attach the legs to the bottom rails?

I'm thinking of making a center shelf instead of the doors, to house the STB, an amplifier, bluray player, etc.

Yes the intersection of the vertical (1-1/2" x 1-1/2") corner post, the (1-1/2" x 1-1/2") front rail and the (1-1/2" x 3/4") side rail is complicated. I used loose tenons. IMO about the only practical way to do it because the tenons have to be (precisely) offset to avoid one another. Happy to PM you (or anyone for that matter) the plans after I clean them up a bit. I can also send you the file if you have AutoDesk software. Sketch show how I attached the legs (the base is a separate assembly that I later attached to the main cabinet). Glued and screwed the legs into the base frame

   

   

[Don_M]

Edit to add: Now I know why you're asking about shipping furniture in the other thread. You need to make sure you protect that piece!