On 10/26/2013 9:02 AM, Michael wrote:
On Friday, October 25, 2013 5:31:54 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
I started phase II of the entertainment nook 4 weeks ago and with the

help of Swingman we slid the completed console into position this morning.



The console had to be IR and sound transparent so that I could hide all

of the electronics. It also had to hide the wiring, provide space for

the front sides and center speaker, storage for CD's DVD and BlueRay

disks and electronics and fill the 8' wide space. It does all of the above.



The back is completely open for ventilation and ease of accessing the

wiring and the top is totally removable and indexed for easy

replacement. The removeable top makes running all of the wiring a

breeze without having to pull the console out.



Oh and Swingman, I think I'm probably going to do a little tweaking of

the cables. ;~)



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Looks terrific! What kind of wood did you use?

Mike

Thank you Mike.

I used lots of scraps. LOL

The top and ends/sides are 3/4" walnut plywood. The top is trimmed with
solid walnut and the doors are solid walnut. All black painted parts
are oak, basically the front and back face frames, end trim pieces, and
top perimeter border. The top perimeter border keeps things from
rolling off the sides or back and hides the cables hanging down behind
the walnut wall panels. I used a black milk paint with a gel varnish as
a top coat. The single floating shelf, its supports, and the bottom of
the cabinet are 3/4" paint grade maple plywood. The grill frames are
1/2" Baltic birch plywood as are the 6 internal drawers.