A modern contemporary style wood case

[blakdart]

Hey all,I'm new to this case building scene. Yet I've been making wood furniture for 4 years now in my HS wood working class.

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My reason for making a wooden case from scratch, for my first ever case modding project is that.

1. I have 4 years experience with wood working.

2.I can get high quality wood from my shop class..cheap,and i even have the ability to get a hold of the 5 star quality wood..if wanted

3.I'm entering my project into a massive wood working competition ,as i have done in the past 3 years

-info on what the competition is like-http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/resources/archive/2009/02/19/school-news-big-show-in-michigan.aspx

-show case of 2009 final projects-http://www.mites.cc/2009 Pics/index.htm

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I have skipped a lot of steps,of which I should of posted b4 ...but the past is the past.

STEP ONE- is my cad concept for my modern contemporary design of a wood case.


http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/MOREINSIDE.jpg
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/OTHERSIDECOOLPANEL.jpg
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/SIDEPANELREMOVED.jpg
http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/TOPVENT.jpg

STEP TWOish.............

1.I got lumber from the saw mill cherry,and I then precut countless shapes to a approximate length
2. edge the boards so i can get multiple boards,out of cut lumber
3. plane cut boards too thickness
4.fine cut the boards to the final size,from rough


STEP THREE
Glue several smaller boards together to make small posts

STEP 4
plane all initial posts to right size after glue done drying

STEP FIVE
cut all the posts to final size

STEP SIX
dado cut some of the posts

STEP SEVEN
Morten-miter-son cut slots into some of the posts, so that the dado post with join together all the Morten-miter-son posts.



STEP 8
clamp and glue everything together


STEP 9
current progress at the moment

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/wood%20shop/IMAG0167-1.gif

frontal-or rear veiw

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/wood%20shop/IMAG0166.gif

side view

STEP 10
make panels and router the edges,except the bottom portion

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/wood%20shop/IMAG0168-1.gif

Panel 1


http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/wood%20shop/IMAG0169-1.gif

panel 2


STEP 11

router the panels

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/wood%20shop/IMAG0170-1.gif
Bottom routed part of the panels

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/blakdart/wood%20shop/IMAG0171-1.gif
top routed parts of the panels


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At the moment im waiting for the moisture of the panels too be let of,f as i routed so many layers of grain off.

therefore im playing a game of cat and moisture

[Trace]

Don't take this the wrong way but, cell phone pictures? I want to see your case in all it's glory!

Looks good, I will be following this one. I will be custom making my own wooden case here soon, as well
Welcome to TBCS

[jdbnsn]

Cherry was a very nice choice, that will be a study case and pretty to boot! We've seen a few wooden cases here and I have liked them all, great work so far.

-Jon

[blakdart]

Don't take this the wrong way but, cell phone pictures? I want to see your case in all it's glory!

Looks good, I will be following this one. I will be custom making my own wooden case here soon, as well
Welcome to TBCS

Its an 40 dollar 8mp cameras from wallmart

At the moment I'm having trouble with coming up with an idea for a not so overly complicated drive rack.....That don't look like i ripped one from a comp case



thanks all for the support!!!!!!!

[Airbozo]

Its an 40 dollar 8mp cameras from wallmart

At the moment I'm having trouble with coming up with an idea for a not so overly complicated drive rack.....That don't look like i ripped one from a comp case



thanks all for the support!!!!!!!

You could mimic the design of the frame of the case. That would fit in well and hold a ton of drives. Cherry should be strong enough to make the supports thin enough to fit inside the case and still provide support.

[blakdart]

oh well,why did i not think about that!

Also,I made it large so that I can fit a water cooling system in there with ease..one day.


The lower/smaller portion is where a PSU will fit behind a drawer..which i can store important disks.

[blakdart]

OK,I've decide on how im going to mount my HDDs...and what I'm going to do with the 5in bays!


The HDD's will be mounted vertical near the rear of my case!

And the 5 inch bays are going to be set up like a full tower case

[billygoat333]

:pics:

or in this case... more pics. lol