Drinks Cabinet In Spalted Birch And Cherry
Handmade in Superior, Wisconsin by AP Woodworking
This cabinet was based on the design for Al Swerengen's liquor cabinet on the HBO hit series, Deadwood. The casework is hand-dovetailed and the stand is hand shaped with mortise and tennon joinery. Interior features adjustable shelving and drawers. The door opens and closes via a hand carved latch with a small, inset spring. Over the years, I have customized the interior of this cabinet to suit individual needs.
Material
- cherry
- oak
Type
- wood
Size
- small
Meet the Maker
Daniel Dunbar
AP Woodworking
Your treasure as the tree’s last story . . .
TEN YEARS AGO, I moved my family off the grid to an 80-acre homestead in the woods of northern Wisconsin. It was always a dream of mine to build from trees that I knew personally. You might wonder what a person can learn from a tree. You’d be surprised. Bullet wounds, lightning strikes, knot-holes and rain damage - I build around the stories I find in the wood, to honor the character and graining of every board.
IN BOTH MY WORK AND DAILY LIFE, I am drawn to the patient tradition of hand tools, the harmony of glueless joinery, and the soulful approach of the Japanese. As a self-taught woodworker with a BFA and a background in studio arts, I look to this live material for guidance, because I believe a useful object can be art. I am known for the complexity and integrity of my joinery. I believe that if you can see how the piece holds itself together, how the separate components cooperate, then joinery serves as both function and ornamentation. Because we live with a conscious effort to conserve electricity and resources, I employ as many hand tools as possible. Working this way in my opinion also produces the most structurally sound and aesthetically beautiful results.
