It doesn't look like much, but HOLY COW 5/4 quarter sawn white oak is pricy...
this 30 bf of quarter sawn oak and 10 bf poplar (for drawers/secondary wood) will hopefully morph into something akin to this
http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/it ... 65120.html
The piece is to be used as a hutch to hold a dvd player, dvr/direct tv box, wii, etc and the side portions behind doors will be for dvd's etc. The drawers will be used for game controllers etc.
I am making several changes to the original pattern
1. My cabinet will be deeper-- the original is 13 inches deep and this will not suffice for electronic items-- therefore I am going 2 inches deeper (15 deep)
2. Because of the new width/depth, solid wood would add considerable cost-... I am instead going to use ply.
3. But I want to keep the project quarter sawn white oak... and it is unavailable locally.... and shipping for 2 sheets is out of the question ($100+ for shipping alone) so I am instead going to make my own home sawn veneer/ply. If successful, this will work out to be much cheaper than purchased ply and I will get (hopefully) 2 good surfaces. and I can put the good pieces with lots of flecking where I want them. I will keep the aprons and backsplash solid wood.
4. I am also substituting the leaded glass for wood-- I do not want my DVD cases to be on display but instead want them behind closed doors. I am leaning towards spalted maple, but am also considering leaving them as qswo panels
5. I am decreasing the number of side shelves to 1 (2 storage sections) and will put two in the center for balance
6. The back will be ply versus solid shiplapped pieces and I think I'm going to leave the back center (where the electronics will be) open for ventilation. This will leave the portion behind the drawers and the portion below (by the apron) for ply to add ridgidity
I'll make a couple of more adjustments due to the ply (I'm not sure about the tenons at this point, but I obviously won't have exposed MDF... I may add on false exposed tenons (I'm sure turning in his grave)
This project will definately stretch my abilities and want to thank everyone in advance for any advice/recommendations you have... I'll ask my first questions in a seperate post
I have purchased the pattern from fine woodworking and have to say that it is quite good-- it included the article from this month's mag, a cutlist/breakdown, a sketchup of the piece (very useful as I am adjusting the sketchup pattern to try different ideas and make my size adjustments.
Thanks for looking-- this should be fun.
Lawrence