Bathroom Cabinet - Cherry and Etimoe veneer

This will be a tall cabinet for customer's bath (24 x 84). Carcass of cherry ply, frames of solid cherry and hand-wrought iron leaf pulls. The upper area will have a 48 x 24 door whose panel is made with some beautiful Crema Etimoe veneer I picked up from joewoodworker.com. Lower half will contain 4 drawers.


Here is a sneak peek at a raw portion of the veneered panel. I bought two 9" x 53" pieces. A little expensive, but as you see, unusual. I trimmed and pressed the dark edges together for a stunning effect. Once finished, it will be more intense in color.

TIP - To get a long, true joint in this veneer, I just sandwiched the two veneers between a couple of straight boards. The veneer edges protruded about 1/4 - 1/8 in. Next, I ran the assembly past a pattern bit on the router, and voila, a perfect joint. Of course, careful and adequate application of veneer tape on both sides helps draw that joint tight and ready for pressing.

A couple of vacation days, and here is the result. I used some cherry shorts the supplier had for about 50% of normal price, and some were very interesting grain.

Side is 3/4 cherry ply... $118 a sheet !


















Drawers are 4/4 cherry, with those hand-made wrought iron pulls.













And the final product.

Just about done with the room... tile complete, new john and new sink, paint and a matching cherry mirror with cherry base trim around the floor.

Now just waiting for the boss to add the finishing touches.