This project i made about 3 years ago for my father. he was traveling around the world regularly with a buisness he works for. he began to collect small trinkets and souveniers from different countries and cities around the world. i decided to make him a small case where he could display all his items on the wall. i designed a downsized version of what we call a curio cabinet. the cabinet needed to be small enough to not overwhelm the tiny items being displayed inside. the cabinet is made form african mohogany and hard maple. it stands about 32″ tall and 14 ” wide. the case is simply joined with box joints. the back of the cabinet and door are frame and panel construction . i finished the top and bottom of the case with a cove moulding that i made. the cove moulding was made by running the stock paralell with the table saw blade to create the radius of the cove that i desired.  with a stainless contemporary handle and glass shelves this cabinet was one of my fav’s. yesterday my father asked me if i could re apply a coat of linseed oil.  i took this opurtunity to take photos of it. i also wanted to see if the cabinets joinery had held up over the years. being a fairly new woodworker at the time that i made this cabinet i expected my knowledge of wood movement to minimal. i thought  joints and panels would be seperating. suprisingly everything was still holding strong as if i had just made it. my faith in modern day adhessives and glues are great

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