Project 13 of 52

"Quartered"

Many times when I am designing a new piece or even cabinets or furniture I always start with a concept. I really enjoyed the perspective piece I made recently and wanted to try it again just a little different this time. I showed this picture to a lot of people this past week and  thought about how I was going to build it for the longest time. I could have done another veneer but I already did those before. I could have made a carving but didn't have enough time, or the right piece of wood. So I decided to make a bookcase/spice rack out of maple ply I had in the shop.

I transferred my design onto a piece of half inch maple plywood and proceeded to make 4 six inch boxes and 4 four inch boxes.

I then glued each box to its corresponding position of the design. The hard part came next. Cutting each individual angle to work inside the different spaces. Every piece coming from a point of one of the boxes had to be cut at opposite 45 degrees angles. For these I had to use a dovetail saw and cut them by hand.

Overall, It came together quite nicely just a little time consuming. I then sanded all the sharp edges and any glue that was left seen.

I decided to paint the whole piece white because I still envision it in a kitchen as a unique spice rack, but could be used for anything. The overall dimensions are 24 inches tall by 24 inches wide by 4 inches deep. I named this "Quartered" because there are 24 spaces, if you look  at one space like a box for instance, there is exactly 3 more just the same. So in essence you are looking at 1 of 4. This piece marks the exact quarter mark of the project and I thought it would be fitting.

This project will be in the gallery at the end of the 52 weeks.