Caspar Designs

Here are three pieces of furniture that are currently under construction.
They are designed in the simple style of the Shaker and made of Eastern Cherry with a natural oil finish.

This piece is called the Viewing Room Here is the Chest of Drawers This is a free standing hanging closet

All of the Cherry casework is edged with solid Cherry Here the Cherry edging is being trimmed to flush Some of the casework is laminated together.
Bob is using doubled casework for stability and substance all of the door panels have been resawn and bookmatched to the panel in the adjacent door

Each door frame piece is joined straight on face
..... then surfaced to thickness, then re-stacked on edge to settle down and stabilize here the pullout butcher-block style shelf is assembled it is glued up in 2 halves and will then be joined to the full 25" wide.

After the panels are resawn they are allowed to "settle down" and stabilize before further machining Then the panels are surface sanded ..... still oversize ...... but much smoother !! They are then allowed to "relax" again before being cut to size and rebated Here are some of the drawer fronts ..... oversize .... allowed to stabilize before machining and sanding

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Some of the wider drawer fronts at bookmatched and glued back together ..... here are 2 sets of drawer fronts Here are all the pieces of the door frames. They were cut out of sequential lumber, left in a rough state which is oversize, and allow to "settle down" and stabilize before further machining Here some of the case work has just come out of clamps and is edged with Cherry More casework ready for assembly

Here .... the 2 halves of the "cutting board" pullout shelf are being sanded to an absolute flat surface They are then glued together and re-sanded After settling down the pieces are re-straightened on the joiner The surfaced to final thickness ....... ready to be machined

The wide panels are sawing into a bookmatch then glued together Then all panels are surface sanded, rather then planing, to avoid chipping and tearing out of the grain The Cherry panels are cut to size and then they are rebated on all four sides

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Here are all of the bookmatched panels after they have been rebated Then they are flat sanded before the final hand sanding and the door frames are cut to size and laid out for matching grains They are then marked for dowels

and then bored for dowels before machining Each of the panels are hand sanded The panels are then oiled and sealed with one coat of varnish oil to protect them before gluing them up in the frames half of the beautiful Cherry panels

more panels The excess oil is wiped off and the panels are allowed to cure
The styles and rails are cut for the dado groove

The ends are coped with the 1/2" tennon The the pieces are assembled using exterior glue which is more durable the common "carpenters glue" The pre-oiled panels are then placed into the groove and are allowed to float within the frame The doors are clamped up and also clamped for flatness, and the allowed to cure for 48 hrs

The first batch of doors are assembled The second batch of doors and panels are clamped and allowed to cure, while remaining flat. Here is the third and last batch of doors
Coming out of clamps ...... everything is hand scraped and made flush

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Then I surface sand them to maintain flatness and they will then be hand sanded after fitting All of my my doors are made slightly oversize, so that I can trim for a perfect fit and very square Here are all of the doors cut to size, ready to bore for the hinges and then fit into the cabinets next week !! ..... long process All of the plank style drawer fronts are also trimmed for hand fitting to an exact size

These Shaker style cabinet doors will have the luxury of modern euro style hinges and under mount drawer slides If the Shakers were still making furniture they would be practical enough to use this hardware drilling for the hinge the solid Cherry pullout shelf is notched for a comfortable finger pull

a lil' hand sanding to round the edges the cabinet is joined with "biscuits". Here is the slot for the pullout shelf. The viewing room cabinet is assembled all of the face frames are solid Cherry and backed with more Cherry to increase the rigidity

The doors were taken to Bobs shop for their final fitting Each piece is hand fitted and the set in place Here is Bob putting in the final pullout ........ as if by magic here are the Cherry fronts being fitted to the Cherry Chest of Drawers

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the last one is fitted ....... and then they are all removed and taken back to my shop to be finish sanded and oiled here is the Viewing Room cabinet with its' end panel and pullout Cherry shelf Here is the pullout blanket chest Here is the hanging closet Here is the hanging closet with the doors being fitted

Here is the top cabinet for the Chest of Drawers Here is the Chest of Drawers ...... notice the beautiful book-matching on the cabinet sides all of the crown molding has to be hand sanded The doors and drawers are taken off the cabinets ....... sanded again ..... and then hand sanded

...... and then the finish sanding to
220 grit then I can sign it
The first of four coats of oil is sprayed on ....look at how beautiful the bookmatched panels are

here is the pullout Cherry shelf and the end panels from the Viewing Room cabinets Here are the bookmatched plank drawer fronts The doors "cure" for 72 hrs between coats Here is the pullout shelf .... hanging out ! Some of the Cherry knobs had to be altered to be able to accept longer screws

Here is he tall door, which has bookmatched panels with the other 4 doors of the hanging closet The final coat soaks into the bookmatched drawer fronts The last coat is applied to both sides of every door, end panel, and drawer fronts The pieces have to be wiped down every hour, or so, for the next half day while the finish begins to set up Here some of the pieces that will cure for at least 4 days before they can be handled and reinstalled on the completed casework

......... just hanging around ! The pullout Cherry cutting board shelf just glows with warmth and a soft patina the Cherry knobs have been soaked in my varnish oil for at least 2hrs, four different times

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This piece is called the Viewing Room	Here is the Chest of Drawers	This is a free standing hanging closet


All of the Cherry casework is edged with solid Cherry	Here the Cherry edging is being trimmed to flush	Some of the casework is laminated together. Bob is using doubled casework for stability and substance	all of the door panels have been resawn and bookmatched to the panel in the adjacent door


Each door frame piece is joined straight on face	..... then surfaced to thickness, then re-stacked on edge to settle down and stabilize	here the pullout butcher-block style shelf is assembled	it is glued up in 2 halves and will then be joined to the full 25" wide.


After the panels are resawn they are allowed to "settle down" and stabilize before further machining	Then the panels are surface sanded ..... still oversize ...... but much smoother !!	They are then allowed to "relax" again before being cut to size and rebated	Here are some of the drawer fronts ..... oversize .... allowed to stabilize before machining and sanding

	Click on ANY	Image to Enlarge


Some of the wider drawer fronts at bookmatched and glued back together ..... here are 2 sets of drawer fronts	Here are all the pieces of the door frames. They were cut out of sequential lumber, left in a rough state which is oversize, and allow to "settle down" and stabilize before further machining	Here some of the case work has just come out of clamps and is edged with Cherry	More casework ready for assembly


Here .... the 2 halves of the "cutting board" pullout shelf are being sanded to an absolute flat surface	They are then glued together and re-sanded	After settling down the pieces are re-straightened on the joiner	The surfaced to final thickness ....... ready to be machined


The wide panels are sawing into a bookmatch then glued together	Then all panels are surface sanded, rather then planing, to avoid chipping and tearing out of the grain	The Cherry panels are cut to size	and then they are rebated on all four sides

	Click on ANY	Image to Enlarge


Here are all of the bookmatched panels after they have been rebated	Then they are flat sanded before the final hand sanding	and the door frames are cut to size and laid out for matching grains	They are then marked for dowels


and then bored for dowels before machining	Each of the panels are hand sanded	The panels are then oiled and sealed with one coat of varnish oil to protect them before gluing them up in the frames	half of the beautiful Cherry panels


more panels	The excess oil is wiped off and the panels are allowed to cure		The styles and rails are cut for the dado groove


The ends are coped with the 1/2" tennon	The the pieces are assembled using exterior glue which is more durable the common "carpenters glue"	The pre-oiled panels are then placed into the groove and are allowed to float within the frame	The doors are clamped up and also clamped for flatness, and the allowed to cure for 48 hrs


The first batch of doors are assembled	The second batch of doors and panels are clamped and allowed to cure, while remaining flat.	Here is the third and last batch of doors	Coming out of clamps ...... everything is hand scraped and made flush

	Click on ANY	Image to Enlarge


Then I surface sand them to maintain flatness and they will then be hand sanded after fitting	All of my my doors are made slightly oversize, so that I can trim for a perfect fit and very square	Here are all of the doors cut to size, ready to bore for the hinges and then fit into the cabinets next week !! ..... long process	All of the plank style drawer fronts are also trimmed for hand fitting to an exact size


These Shaker style cabinet doors will have the luxury of modern euro style hinges and under mount drawer slides	If the Shakers were still making furniture they would be practical enough to use this hardware	drilling for the hinge	the solid Cherry pullout shelf is notched for a comfortable finger pull


a lil' hand sanding to round the edges	the cabinet is joined with "biscuits". Here is the slot for the pullout shelf.	The viewing room cabinet is assembled	all of the face frames are solid Cherry and backed with more Cherry to increase the rigidity



The doors were taken to Bobs shop for their final fitting	Each piece is hand fitted and the set in place	Here is Bob putting in the final pullout	........ as if by magic	here are the Cherry fronts being fitted to the Cherry Chest of Drawers
		Click on ANY Image to Enlarge


the last one is fitted ....... and then they are all removed and taken back to my shop to be finish sanded and oiled	here is the Viewing Room cabinet with its' end panel and pullout Cherry shelf	Here is the pullout blanket chest	Here is the hanging closet	Here is the hanging closet with the doors being fitted


Here is the top cabinet for the Chest of Drawers	Here is the Chest of Drawers ...... notice the beautiful book-matching on the cabinet sides	all of the crown molding has to be hand sanded	The doors and drawers are taken off the cabinets ....... sanded again	..... and then hand sanded


...... and then the finish sanding to 220 grit	then I can sign it		The first of four coats of oil is sprayed on	....look at how beautiful the bookmatched panels are


here is the pullout Cherry shelf and the end panels from the Viewing Room cabinets	Here are the bookmatched plank drawer fronts	The doors "cure" for 72 hrs between coats	Here is the pullout shelf .... hanging out !	Some of the Cherry knobs had to be altered to be able to accept longer screws


Here is he tall door, which has bookmatched panels with the other 4 doors of the hanging closet	The final coat soaks into the bookmatched drawer fronts	The last coat is applied to both sides of every door, end panel, and drawer fronts	The pieces have to be wiped down every hour, or so, for the next half day while the finish begins to set up	Here some of the pieces that will cure for at least 4 days before they can be handled and reinstalled on the completed casework


......... just hanging around !	The pullout Cherry cutting board shelf just glows with warmth and a soft patina	the Cherry knobs have been soaked in my varnish oil for at least 2hrs, four different times