I teach quite a bit and this wall cabinet is probably one of my favorite things to teach. It’s not that big of a piece, but it packs in a ton of woodworking information. There’s dovetailed case construction, through mortise-and-tenon joinery, a traditional dovetailed drawer, and a frame-and-panel door. Between all those things, that’s 90 percent of the things that you need to know to build just about any piece of furniture. There are a lot of quiet design elements that define this piece, and one loud thing–the kumiko panel. Making kumiko is a really fun technique and it’s something I’ve been incorporating into my work for the last few years, and I still haven’t exhausted the possibilities with it. -Mike Pekovich
This video workshop will be one of our more in-depth series, consisting of about 25 videos totaling just over 8-hours. If you’re interested in more of Mike’s work, you should check out his book, The How and Why of Woodworking (Taunton Press).
The plan for this cabinet can be downloaded here, or found in Mike’s book.
Video by Jeff Roos and Ben Strano
Edited by Ben Strano and Jeff Roos
Produced by Ben Strano
Videos in the Series
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Ep 1: Hanging Wall Cabinet with Mike Pekovich–IntroDecember 17, 2019
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Ep 2: Laying Out and Rabbeting the CaseDecember 17, 2019
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Dovetailing on the Table SawDecember 24, 2019
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Ep 4: Hand-cut pins with a twistDecember 31, 2019
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Ep 5: Fitting the dovetailsJanuary 7, 2020
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Through Mortise-and-Tenon LayoutJanuary 14, 2020
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Ep 7: Drilling and chopping mortisesJanuary 21, 2020
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Ep 8: Cutting the tenonsJanuary 28, 2020
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Ep 9: Prefinishing and gluing up the caseFebruary 4, 2020
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Ep 10a: Making the door frameFebruary 11, 2020
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Ep 10b: Creating the door panel and dry-fittingFebruary 11, 2020
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Ep 11: Sizing the kumiko gridFebruary 18, 2020
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Ep 12: Door glue-upFebruary 25, 2020
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Ep 13a: Fitting the doorMarch 3, 2020
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Ep 13b: Mounting the door hingesMarch 3, 2020
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Ep 14: Door detailsMarch 10, 2020
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Half-Blind Dovetailed Drawer – part 1March 17, 2020
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Half-Blind Dovetailed Drawer – part 2March 17, 2020
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Drawer Grooves and Glue-UpMarch 17, 2020
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Ep 16: Shiplapped back boardsMarch 24, 2020
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Ep 17: Fitting the drawerMarch 31, 2020
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Ep 18a: Kumiko–Asa No Ha pattern part 1April 7, 2020
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Ep 18b: Kumiko–Asa No Ha pattern part 2April 7, 2020
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Ep 18c: Trimming a kumiko panel to sizeApril 7, 2020
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Ep 19: Simple shellac and wax finishApril 14, 2020
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Ep 20a: Installing the shelf supports and hardwareApril 21, 2020
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Ep 20b: Installing a bullet catch–ConclusionApril 21, 2020