    For the doors in this small piece, I have used a slightly unconventional method. Normally, when using solid wood for doors, a panel gets fitted into a frame. The frame will then make sure everything will stay in place with regards to the movement of solid wood. For this cabinet I really wanted to keep the lines clean, two aditional frames would be a bit too much and I had some wood available that was laying around for a long time. So, I took my chances and it worked out great. The hadles and feet are made of Wenge, always a nice match with Oak. By the way, note how the wood used is rather expresive, especially the top. Compare this to de drawerfronts in this piece. The drawerfronts are made of quarter sawn Oak, where the top is made of flat sawn Oak. Two opposites with regards to the position the plank had within the tree before it was cut up. Quarter sawn, as you can see makes for steady, even grained wood where flat sawn has far more expression. Especially with Oak these differences can be quite big. |
