Walnut Wall Hanging Cabinet
Building a wall hanging cabinet in walnut. A journal of the work in progress, mistakes, and lessons learned along the way.
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The walnut cabinet is on hold
I’m putting the walnut wall hanging cabinet on hold until I can get my resawing under control and develop some consistent processes. After milling the last batch down to 5/16 inch, I need to step…
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The resawing learning curve
Last night, October 12, I milled the walnut left over from my resawing attempt at TXRX Labs. I started with a mix of thicknesses: some pieces were around 1/2 inch, some were thinner, and a…
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Resawing the walnut at TXRX Labs
Around October 2–3, 2026, I took the walnut boards to TXRX Labs, the local makerspace, to resaw them on the bandsaw. I was aiming for pieces close to 5/8 inch thick. It didn’t turn out…
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Four boards of walnut
On September 28, 2026, I bought four boards of 5/4 walnut from Clark’s Lumber in the Heights. It was a good price, and I wanted to make a wall hanging cabinet out of them.