Hawk perch / cabinet in cherry

A friend who is a falconer wanted a cabinet/perch to house his bird in a more furniture-like area.

So we came up with this.   A 48 in wide 42 in high cabinet.  The bird's mutes drop into a tray which slides out for cleaning.  The top has fiberglass rods in the opening for droppings so Mr. Hawk won't tromp in his own waste.

The cherry edge on actual perch and the cabinet top are elevated about 1/4 in. to allow for addition of Astroturf.  There are four large storage compartments under the poop-tray.

The cabinet sides and door panels are made from some cherry veneer I had left from another project and laminated on 3/4 birch ply. 

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.