TV stand, slow and steady wins the race.

The DVD boxes are there to condition the lumber to its future purpose. Now, on to fitting these guys together.

Although I haven't been posting much in the last few weeks, the TV stand is coming along. I'm now at the fitting phase of the two set of shelves on the sides.

Making dados with a regular tablesaw blade was a bit time-consuming, but compared to the heddle from the previous project, it was a snap! The good thing about making this heddle is that nothing will ever feel tedious unless I get into clock making.

There is one thing that I miss about working with Sapele: the smell. I was naïvely hoping that maple would smell like the faint smell that you have in a sugar shack.

I've purchased all that I need for veneering and for steam bending. The next few posts should be on my first dabble into steam bending, using aptly a turkey roaster and the kitchen's oven as steam box.  This will be great fun ahead.

Now, let's look at the original design:



To maximize the storage, I decided to turn the lower shelf in the center to a drawer where two rows of DVD cases will coexist side by side. The whole thing is complicated by the fact that the Blum Hinges have to have some clearance to function. As a result, I will probably need to widen the centre part by 1-2 inches to make it all happen. The slight change in width may have large impact on my cut list... Mmm, I guess that I need to get back to sketchup to figure things out soon! With the drawer, the piece should be able to store at least 126 DVD cases (which sadly is less than the number of DVDs that we own...).