We are nearing the completion of a DVD and VHS, yes that says VHS, cabinet constructed of Red Oak. The cabinet has been on our TODO list for some time now and looks as though it will make its grand exit from the shop within the week or so. The cabinet is constructed of two parts. A lower cabinet with three shelves for VHS tapes and a five shelve upper for DVDs and BluRay disks. The upper also contains a small drawer for those pesky remotes, cables, and other media land nick knacks.

Both the bottom and the top cases are dovetailed on the bottoms and set into dadoes at the top. The shelves on the lower are set into stop dadoes (the shelves don’t come through to the front of the case) while in the upper the shelves are set in through dadoes. The lower case also features a rounded bottom shelf and a rounded top breaking up the linear structure of the piece. The backs of the upper and lower are made of Baltic Birch 1/2″ plywood. We used plywood for the back of the cabinet because in theory it is never seen as the cabinet will live out its long and trusty life against one wall or another.

As with many of our other pieces this one is being finished with Tried and True Varnish Oil. You can see, in the pictures below, the upper has been finished and dried with one coat. The Lower was just oiled today which is why the colors don’t yet match. As the oil dries the colors will match more closely. In the week to follow we will be lightly sanding both the upper and lower and applying at least three more coats of oil before assembling the case.