Zirbelkiefer Cabinet

Published Jan. 13, 2009 at 7:54 p.m.

Here is a cabinet for the kitchen or wherever needee...It is out of solid “Zirbel-Kiefer”...I do not know what it is called in english but it is one of my favorite woods (I believe a type of pine)...it grows specifically as far as I know only in the Alps here where I live and smells almost a bit like cinnimon when you cut it...It has creamylight coloured sap wood and its heart wood turns a deep redish brown over time...It normally has a lot of knots so it is a more rustical wood and is very slow growing and very fine growth rings.

It is dovetailed, which i must admit not that impressive with this wood because it is very soft, but in the Classic dovetail pattern of 1:2 ratio...The doors are also traditionaly made with a 2/3 rabbit (again I am unfamiliar wth the word) style joint with solid panel filling...The drawers are made of beech with a Zirbel Kiefer front attached, and are guided with classical guides.

(I made this when I was in school and we are forced to memorize and be able to replicate or draft on demand the many, many different types drawer guides, so if anyone is interested on the best way to make wood guides, as well as classic joints or doors or door types, I may, and would be glad to help, if you are looking for an old type or just a new one to impress someone/customer),...So you see why it is made with so many classical joints, inclusing sliding dovetail shelfing inside and inbetween partitions, because it was a sort of creative exercise to see how fast and accurately we can make these joints, which I am proud of eventhough they are often too expensive to sell on an everyday basis because of the time involves, etc,.

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