Finally got the two cabinets done for the wife's craft room I mentioned a while back.  Total time on this project was 90 hours, more or less.  OK, I work slow!  But she's happy, so that's all that matters.  The one on the left holds two small metal file cabinets she had (were covered with a funky pattern contact paper she changed to black) and the photo on the left is what the other one replaced.  The plastic stack was actually five separate boxes. 

Next on tap for her is a credenza for her printers and Cricket machine, but that won't happen for a while.  I need to make a plaque to mount a friend's retirement fire axe on and a lumber storage cart I've been wanting to make.  And then get the 5th wheel ready to haul up to near Mackinaw for the summer.  Then there's that Baltic Sea cruise we're going on in June.  Always busy.

 

 

Edited April 3, 20179 yr by FireJohn
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Hope she does not make you fill it. Glad you got it together

That looks nice. Remember, as long as the end customer is happy, then you should be proud and pleased

NIce work, John!  That should really keep things organized!

 

Looking forward to seeing the credenza when it is finished. 

 

Last cruise I took, I ended up in the Gulf of Tonkin 

You may work slow John, but those are a ton of cubbies! I could see a ton of hours wrapped in that project, great job, I bet wife is very happy! Organization at its finest!

If she is happy she must have gotten what she ordered.  You've done well.

Great job John. You do keep yourself busy.

Great job John!!

Got to keep the wife happy for her craft room.

I've had to build some cabinets and other things for my wife's craft room also. 

Umm, John... you might want to feed your dogs!

Cal

nicely done John..

10 hours ago, FireJohn said:

Total time on this project was 90 hours, more or less.

Sounds about right when you factor in appropriate coffee & donut breaks...

Looks great John and perfectly executed. If she's happy, then you should be ecstatic.

It sounds like you've got the next few weeks plenty filled too. Don't forget to stop in a keep us updated when you get the chance though. Always great to hear/see from you!

Nice work, John. Bet the wife is happy....and happy wife-happy life.

Be sure to post that retirement piece. Sure like to see that.

Nicely done John. I don't think I'll let my wife see this. I'd surely have to add this to my DIY list.

Really nice cabinets. Hey I am finding I work slower everyday. Not sure what is causing that! Just don't seem to be in a hurry for anything but supper any more.

Thanks for all the kind comments, guys.

On ‎4‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 9:05 AM, Gene Howe said:

Nice work, John. Bet the wife is happy....and happy wife-happy life.

Be sure to post that retirement piece. Sure like to see that.

It will look a lot like this one I made a while back for our former chief.  I kept the template I made for it.  The axe in this photo is the one I received from my Reserve unit I used for spacing the hooks and placards.

Edited April 7, 20179 yr by FireJohn

That plaque is a beauty!

John, You do nice work.

 

Herb

No "axe to grind" with that as a retirement piece. I'm sure any Firefighter would be proud to hang and display that John. Thanks for sharing and all you and your fellow firefighters do everyday! 

Very nice way to honor the retiree. Nice job.

Thanks for posting it and thanks for being there for your community.