I'm just trying to get the right pressure, duration, and angle with these tests. The left most example seems best. The date isn't quite in plane with the rest, so I need to rock it over to get the rest of the numbers in there.

All ready for the sides. This should be interesting...

Mega Cam

Again, I'd kind of like a big, flat clamp that could press this entire thing from both sides, in a parallel way. Eight clamps is silly for such a little thing, but it was necessary. It took this many to finally see all of the gaps disappear.

A view of the bottom, and the back (at top) of the box. All thin edges protrude a bit to allow sanding them flush with their respective panels. It's a lot easier to sand a tiny bit off thin edges than to have to plane down entire faces, which would otherwise translate to walls that aren't to spec with the rest of the box.

With all the stuff in it, and the TV on it, and with some more drying time to let the stain calm down a bit, and out in a more sunny room, I think this will look very different, and probably a lot better than it does to me at this point.

Mom shipped me an old wooden inlay picture of a mountain scene. The box got a little beat up in transit. The stuff inside was fine. Well, it was broken, but I learned later it was always broken, and shipped to me that way to see if I could fix it, and if so, it's mine. Thanks, mom!

The doors have yet to be stained. This shows how much the stain changed the cabinet's look.

Branding in action.

This is what I used to coat everything. This is satin. I also had a can of gloss, but gloss isn't 'country.'

Ebony color stain by Minwax

Maple for the trim pieces

This one got a little overdone. Oh well.

A lighter exposure - this one is more true to how they look.

Another slightly too long branding, but it's fine. This is the part no one ever sees. It's just supposed to be a little historical note that I made it, and in what year.

Poplar boxes, and magazine box, ready for some stain.

Alright, that's all for now, but there's plenty more to do to get this project wrapped up.

Closeup of the side boxes' brands.

Glue-ups on these little boxes were pretty easy.

With the boxes being the same width, setting up the fence with one of the flip stops for the first was worthwhile. The next box fronts were automatically lined up thanks to this.

I'm seeing that a divided up wall box is now within the realm of possibility, and would look nice.

It's a test of patience to wait for things to glue-up, but I've learned to just walk away and do other things, and come back later. Sometimes I forget about something for a whole day, and then it's like finding a present when I remember :)

This step is done. What's next?

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Magazine box branded.

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All 3 of the boxes have different divider layouts.

Another shot of unsanded/unrounded-over box on the left, vs. a finished box on the right. The rounding-over of the edges especially gives such a softer look to the box. The walls seem thinner.

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Tricky clamping here, but it worked out well.

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I marked out some positions for dividers on the first box's bottom piece.

Time to brand the little boxes.

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