Ok, so I've been under the weather for the past few days, so I haven't had a chance to do any work on anything. Truth be told, I haven't been out of bed for more than a couple of hours for the past few days, and came back into work yesterday. So, I managed to move the cabinet into my living room temporarily, for the pictures that everyone has been demanding. I'm both excited and discouraged, as I want to be further along than I am, but understanding that I have to use the time I'm given, and accept that the cabinet is still only in it's infancy. There's going to be a LOT more the cleanup process, filling and sanding, priming and painting than there is to the actual construction itself. And in that, I feel good. (I just wish the construction part wasn't so ugly.)
Here's a shot from the front, showing a bit of the inside. I haven't installed any supports of any kind, but the majority of the woodwork is held together with yellow carpenter's glue and either brad nails or screws, and yet, this thing is SOLID. It hardly wobbles when I duck-walk it into different locations, which is saying a lot, considering it is only supported on three sides, two of which bear the majority of the weight.
From the side, with our cat, Shadow, investigating. I think he likes it.
A shot from the rear, which helps to show more of the artistic nature of the back of the cabinet. When I look at the reference photos from in-game and my plans, I note that the rear of the cabinet actually has a lot more character than the front, and I'm trying to do each piece justice. I've got some custom pieces for the rear bottom sections to enclose those corners in, and you'll notice above what is presently assembled, that there's no rear door as yet. I still have a lot of work ahead of me on the door mechanism... I'm planning on getting more of the front complete before tackling this project, but I'm sure you'll enjoy the quirky nature of what I'm planning here. Let's just say I want to finish it before I'm OUTATIME...
Here's more of a close-up of the bottom section, in the next couple of photos. Note the 'uncentered' rectangle (curse you, washed out lighting!) at the bottom. The good news is, I won't need to Bondo any of it, as I actually made it about 75% smaller than what the plan had called for. The bottom left corner is in the proper spot, however, the other three need to be stretched out. So, that's awesome. In the second pic, you may note that there are some 'shims' in between the upper and middle pieces. Somehow, I forgot to account for the 1/8" blade... ...twice... ...and that left me with a nice, 1/4" gap. I'll be hand-carving the 45 degree routed channels in there, where they attach, and there's an external custom vent I'm constructing to cover the rest that will be Bondo'd up anyhow.
The vent cover has gone through a couple of different ideas, and I think I've settled on the final draft. It's not a huge undertaking to finish it, so it's likely to head to the top of the list rather quickly, and I think it should top the rear of the cabinet off rather nicely.
Some 'trivia' about the photos above:
- The group of pictures in the frames have been there for about two years, and only four of the eight frames have pictures in them. The other four have the sheet that came with the frame. I adjust them to be straight a couple times each week, and they're crooked AGAIN!
- We bought the leather sofa a few years back, and they asked if we wanted the ottoman 'site unseen' for $700. We did, and it turned out to be a leather covered behemoth, at 48" x 48" x 28". It was too soft to put food on, even with a tray, and too high for you to comfortably sit and put your feet up on it. We have since sold it.
- I built the wainscoting from scratch, and for two rooms, it cost under $300. It was only three sheets of 3/4" MDF, cut into 4" widths at Home Depot, and assorted trim.
- The orange chair in the corner is one of a two-piece set my Wife bought on Craigslist. The seller offered to deliver them to us at no charge, and when he arrived, he explained that one of the two had blown off his truck on the highway, and as a result, two of the legs had broken off. (He wasn't lying, as his Wife was in our doorway laughing her ass off, as he sheepishly told the story.) He said he understood if we didn't want them, and offered to drop the price by half. We thanked him, and paid him in full. It was a fair price, and was definitely worth the story that goes with it. Especially when people ask, "Why is that chair lower than the other one?" (No, I haven't replaced the damn legs yet!)
- There's a Makita battery charging somewhere in the room. Can you find it?
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