I would love to be a fly on the wall when you give your neighbors that cabinet !! Their faces and reactions should be GREAT when they see what you've done !!
To think that wee tree started an Empire! 🌳 Seriously though, an hour and a half never flew by so quickly. I enjoyed watching you build this project and appreciate just how much thought and love went into it. As always the explanations of your design process and structural solutions are easy to understand, adding to my somewhat limited woodworking knowledge. Thank you Matt for the inspiration and education.
@@mcremona I know you are a little short on wood... But maybe you should connect with Jake from Guilty of Treeson to see if you can collect some of the trees he cuts down that's not local to your area.
Ah, yes, that little air cushion!Soooo satisfying! I wanted to see a little brass engraved plaque next to the famous fissure, saying " San Andreas". Ideally, a flat-tip screwdriver should completely FILL the screw slot and the contersunk hinge- hole width. A little touch of candle-wax works wonders on brass screws PUSH the screw across the side of the candle,;that way, the wax is in front of the screw thread!I wanted to see the neighbours' reaction!!
I got so much pleasure out of this build as i'm sure your friends will as well. The complexity of the scotch will compliment the complexity of the cabinet. I can imagine how much fun that first sip will be!
Your videos are what originally inspired me to take up woodworking. I went fairly deep down the rabbit hole, designing and building furniture for myself, my friends, and eventually customers. I tried the RU-vid thing as well for a bit, making a couple videos before falling out of love with the hobby and eventually selling all of my woodworking machines. I haven’t done any woodworking in 3+ years now, but I very much enjoyed this video, the same way I did years ago when you first introduced me to woodworking. Thank you for all the content you’ve created over the years, Matt.
Really enjoyed the making of this cabinet. The only two things I would’ve done differently are; 1. Make the shelf a floating shelf by drilling parallel holes down both sides and a recess round end mortises at the bottom of the shelf to locate it on nice chrome pins; which you can move to any level inside the cabinet. 2. Mount the door flush to the outer edge of the cabinet with hidden kitchen like soft close hinges to maximise that really nice epoxy finish and minimise the door frame to be the same thickness as the wood that used for the main sides of the cabinet. But, truthfully, I can’t really be disappointed with a man who drinks a 12yr old single malt Glenmorangie Whisky… Cheers.
OK, so you were clearly building this when I met you at George's Makers event in Hammond. This is really nice, well done! The magnet catch is brilliant, thanks for sharing Matt!
That's great ..looks beautiful. I wish I had a walnut box for my grandfathers old colt pistol. Youd be the guy who could make it happen lol. Great video. God bless.
Holy Crap Matthew! That was simply amazing! I never enjoyed watching a project as much as yours in a long time! What a fantastic piece of carpentry mastery. Your neighbour will be so lucky to have a wonderful piece as this in their home. Well done Matt! Cheers! P.S. The little pully thingy and magnet were brilliant!
Cool finished beautiful project. One comment, with all the fire & smoke looking cabinet, instead of highland park whisky, it w/b more appropriate to have Islay peaty smoky whisky like Laphroig or Lagauvulin!!
I applied finish (Fornby's Tung Oil) to all 9 of the pieces I made for exactly the same reason as you. I didn't see anyway I could apply a finish assembled that would look the same. I've since then learned a great deal about finishing wood.
Incredible, Matt !! What an awesome cabinet that you can certainly be proud of making !! Your neighbor will be so proud, having made this from a tree that once grew in their yard. Superb workmanship !!
Gorgeous project! I’ve taken old church pews apart and repurposed the wood for clocks. Named my projects “Sentimental Recreations.” Video does a great job of illustrating how much work goes into a relatively small handmade piece.
Glad to see you back in the shop. Beautiful cabinet. I like your catch. I made a sideboard with magnetic catches years ago. I put the magnets in the top of the door frame before assembly and the matching ones in the rail of the opening. The one in the rail was about 1/8" further "in" and pulled the door slightly too far. A tiny stop held it just right. Completely concealed. I like the air cushion with yours. Magic. Thanks for posting.
Mr. Rogers is now my second best neighbor. Won't you be my neighbour? Beautiful concept and final product. You make it look so easy. I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. Hope to view some other projects from you.
Matthew, great job! I really enjoy how thoughtful you are in each step of the process.The wood is gorgeous and the joinery is pot on. I really like the idea of your handle and hidden magnets! I'm sure your friends will appreciate your thoughtful gift.
Fell asleep watching another video and this cued up in its entirety. So woke up and watched it again. Also watched it when it came out. Still enjoyed it third time around. Hope to see more like this. It shows the world the love and care we put into our craft. Cheers.
The cabinet turned out beautifully. Those panels from the tree provide an incredible touch of color. That they are from their tree just adds a real personal touch. Congrats on a piece well conceived and constructed.
I started woodworking because I loved the smell of cut wood. After I started watching you, I developed that love of the look of wood with curl, ray flecks, etc. And for that, you made me a better woodworker.
There is a wood worker in Beorne Texas that I learned that you can more easily trim dove tails by spraying the wood. Thought that was a neat technique. I learned a new trick on doing dove tails. Dove tails are so neat.
Having only seen you slab a bunch of monster trees, I could see your clear reverence, joy and love for the beauty of wood. Now I've seen your remarkable skills as a cabinet maker and your lovely attention to detail that honors the wood. One question, why did you split into four veneers and add the plywood glue step rather than simply splitting out two solid panels? I'm guessing it is for greater dimensional stability. I could see doing it if you needed to swap an orientation for some sort of fancy book matching. But it looked like you glued them together into the same exact orientation that they started out in.
I love the history, thought and concept that you put into this project. Whenever I do a project for someone special I think of them as I go. I believe that creates more of a personal piece, actually a piece of me as part of the gift. Anyone can buy something but it lacks soul. (Wow, am I getting too sappy?) Pun? Oh ya and your talent really shows through in this cabinet. What a beautiful outstanding project!
