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Pfaffen · 9th Aug 2011, 23:01

While searching for inspirations for a new CaseMod. I came across an 18th century piece of furniture that sparked my interest, a Cellarette.

What is a Cellarette??? It is a small, moveable wine cooler. In the 1700s there wasn't alot of electricity and keeping your wines cool was a chore, especially if you were travelling. Cellarettes were typically made of mahogany and came in a variety of sizes and shapes.

After scanning the internet and sketching a few designs. I decided to build two new cases. One in the American Federal Style (1780-1820) and one in the English Queen Anne (1702-1714).

In keeping with tradition. I made a quick trip to my local (not that local) lumber store and found some beautiful mahogany. I bought ~26' of 4/4 (case and skirt), ~6' of 8/4 (lid and Federal legs) and ~12' of 16/4 (Queen Anne Ball and Claw legs). I also bought 18" of 6/4 American Holly (stringing).

Here is a picture of the rough lumber in the shop.

Here is a picture of one of the future Queen Anne Ball and Claw Legs.

Measuring for the skirts.

Cut rough for length.

Eight sides. The grain for each is matched to run Left, Front, Right, Back.

Milling up the leg blanks. Each took 2 passes per side. The table saw will only cut 2.5" per pass. Milled the legs to 3" square.

Here is the rough cut lumber. 4 Federal Legs, 4 Queen Anne Ball and Claw Legs and 2 pair of skirts.

Cheapskate · 10th Aug 2011, 16:43

Cool.

I see some chisel carving action coming.

kelmannen · 10th Aug 2011, 18:41

mmmm... and probably awsomeness!

Karrek · 10th Aug 2011, 21:51

Nice selection of wood. I'm excited to see this develop...
Keep modding!

Pfaffen · 11th Aug 2011, 01:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheapskate

Cool.

I see some chisel carving action coming.

Cheapskate, great to hear from you. It has been a while since I've been here. Glad to see you are still modding. Yes, I already bought the chisels and have been working on some pine. I have a few pieces of mahogany to work on next. Should have some pics of the test pieces soon.

Pfaffen · 11th Aug 2011, 01:12

One of the thing I struggled with were the dimension. It had to look like a piece of furniture, but also hold a complete rig, including at the request of the recipient a water cooling sub-system.

I built a quick mock-up of the general design from foam board. and then played with the proportions. Here is a picture of mock-up.

Pfaffen · 11th Aug 2011, 01:16

Here is a concept shot of the interior. The owner did not want all the cables comming out of the back or side, so I designed them to come out the bottom (access slot). There will be a wood backplane to support the video cards and other items from the mobo.

Here is a shot of sawing the 6/4 stock to make up the interior back plane.

Pfaffen · 12th Aug 2011, 00:18

I thought I would explain 4/4, 6/4 and 16/4. When purchasing lumber, it is referenced in quarters. So 4/4 would be four quarters or roughly more than 1 inch. 6/4 would be 1.5 inches and 16/4 would be 4 in thick. Since the 12' of 16/4 were posts they were 4 inches on a side.

modd1uk · 12th Aug 2011, 01:57

this looks like fun. Sub'd !

Pfaffen · 13th Aug 2011, 20:04

Worked on the case today. Squared up the internal backplane for the case. I was the piece I cut with the hand saw.

Here is the layout before all the pieces are cut. You'll notice each one is labled with Fed or QA for the different cases.

Here they are laid out next to each other.

Pfaffen · 21st Aug 2011, 16:51

For the Federal Style CaseMod, I had to taper the legs on all four side. So I built this jig this morning and tested it out.

With the shims in place it worked out great!

Here are the four legs with a rough taper. Will need to clean them up with the bench plane.

Pfaffen · 10th Sep 2011, 20:55

Spent some time cleaning up the faces for the case. I traced out the hi spots and sanded/planed them down.

Here is a shot of the apron. You'll notice the grain runs from the left to the front to the right side. Also the back is cut from the right side.

Working on the tenons for the apron.

Here is a glue up of some thin Tiger Maple for the back of the apron.

Here is the apron and legs dry-fitted together.

craig - toyoracer · 10th Sep 2011, 21:36

Very nice design and good fitting so far.

Sorry but where is the Tiger Maple going, on the inside of the Mahgony?

Pfaffen · 11th Sep 2011, 16:42

Its going in the back. I'll have some pics soon. I have alot more inlays to put in.

PabloFunky · 11th Sep 2011, 16:55

Double post for some reason, MOd, please delete this entry.

PabloFunky · 11th Sep 2011, 16:58

Interesting log, for me particulary, as i work in this industry.
I made 2000 or so QA legs last Friday as it goes.

Keeping an eye on this log, nice work so far, still trying to find time to finish mine off, hope this log gives me a nudge along.

http://www.hydewood.com/images/produ...g_c8_thumb.jpg

Pfaffen · 11th Sep 2011, 22:09

PabloFunky,

Thanks... That is alot of legs to make! I'm only making 4 QA and 4 four-sided tapers.

Pfaffen · 11th Sep 2011, 22:15

Made a jig for the drill press to clip the four corners of the inserts. Used a 1/5" forstner bit.

Here is the back of the apron of the case. It will take a bit of fine tuning for the Tiger Maple.

After alot of planing...

Here is the back of the apron.

Now on to the two sides. Did not have to book match the sides, I had some 4/4 tiger maple that I resawed into thinner pieces and did the sides together.

Here are pics for the back and sides, still all dry-fitted together.

You may also notice rabbets at the top of the apron, that is for 8 clips to hold down the upper case.

Pfaffen · 11th Sep 2011, 22:20

craig - toyoracer,

Hope that answers your question... Keep them comming and keep modding!

miahallen · 11th Sep 2011, 23:28

Beautiful ~~wood~~ timber, I'm jealous

9th Aug 2011, 23:01	#1
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	CaseMod: Cellarette (FINISHED) While searching for inspirations for a new CaseMod. I came across an 18th century piece of furniture that sparked my interest, a Cellarette. What is a Cellarette??? It is a small, moveable wine cooler. In the 1700s there wasn't alot of electricity and keeping your wines cool was a chore, especially if you were travelling. Cellarettes were typically made of mahogany and came in a variety of sizes and shapes. After scanning the internet and sketching a few designs. I decided to build two new cases. One in the American Federal Style (1780-1820) and one in the English Queen Anne (1702-1714). In keeping with tradition. I made a quick trip to my local (not that local) lumber store and found some beautiful mahogany. I bought ~26' of 4/4 (case and skirt), ~6' of 8/4 (lid and Federal legs) and ~12' of 16/4 (Queen Anne Ball and Claw legs). I also bought 18" of 6/4 American Holly (stringing). Here is a picture of the rough lumber in the shop. Here is a picture of one of the future Queen Anne Ball and Claw Legs. Measuring for the skirts. Cut rough for length. Eight sides. The grain for each is matched to run Left, Front, Right, Back. Milling up the leg blanks. Each took 2 passes per side. The table saw will only cut 2.5" per pass. Milled the legs to 3" square. Here is the rough cut lumber. 4 Federal Legs, 4 Queen Anne Ball and Claw Legs and 2 pair of skirts. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases Last edited by Pfaffen; 22nd Jun 2012 at 21:19.

10th Aug 2011, 16:43	#2
Cheapskate ↓ Don't trust that face! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 6,976	Cool. I see some chisel carving action coming. __________________ BlooBalls·Hypnotoad·Plank·Reservoir-Things·AluBox Chopping·C7Waterblocks·GlassGreen Powered by: Danger Den·Hardware Labs·Noctua

11th Aug 2011, 01:12	#6
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	One of the thing I struggled with were the dimension. It had to look like a piece of furniture, but also hold a complete rig, including at the request of the recipient a water cooling sub-system. I built a quick mock-up of the general design from foam board. and then played with the proportions. Here is a picture of mock-up. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

11th Aug 2011, 01:16	#7
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	Here is a concept shot of the interior. The owner did not want all the cables comming out of the back or side, so I designed them to come out the bottom (access slot). There will be a wood backplane to support the video cards and other items from the mobo. Here is a shot of sawing the 6/4 stock to make up the interior back plane. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

12th Aug 2011, 00:18	#8
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	I thought I would explain 4/4, 6/4 and 16/4. When purchasing lumber, it is referenced in quarters. So 4/4 would be four quarters or roughly more than 1 inch. 6/4 would be 1.5 inches and 16/4 would be 4 in thick. Since the 12' of 16/4 were posts they were 4 inches on a side. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

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10th Aug 2011, 18:41	#3
kelmannen Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sweden, next to polarbears. Posts: 345	mmmm... and probably awsomeness!

10th Aug 2011, 21:51	#4
Karrek Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 167	Nice selection of wood. I'm excited to see this develop... Keep modding!

13th Aug 2011, 20:04	#10
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	Worked on the case today. Squared up the internal backplane for the case. I was the piece I cut with the hand saw. Here is the layout before all the pieces are cut. You'll notice each one is labled with Fed or QA for the different cases. Here they are laid out next to each other. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

21st Aug 2011, 16:51	#11
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	For the Federal Style CaseMod, I had to taper the legs on all four side. So I built this jig this morning and tested it out. With the shims in place it worked out great! Here are the four legs with a rough taper. Will need to clean them up with the bench plane. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

10th Sep 2011, 20:55	#12
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	Spent some time cleaning up the faces for the case. I traced out the hi spots and sanded/planed them down. Here is a shot of the apron. You'll notice the grain runs from the left to the front to the right side. Also the back is cut from the right side. Working on the tenons for the apron. Here is a glue up of some thin Tiger Maple for the back of the apron. Here is the apron and legs dry-fitted together. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

10th Sep 2011, 21:36	#13
craig - toyoracer Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kootenays,BC.Canada Posts: 364	Very nice design and good fitting so far. Sorry but where is the Tiger Maple going, on the inside of the Mahgony? __________________ octTower

11th Sep 2011, 16:42	#14
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	Its going in the back. I'll have some pics soon. I have alot more inlays to put in. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

11th Sep 2011, 16:55	#15
PabloFunky Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Posts: 1,143	Double post for some reason, MOd, please delete this entry.

11th Sep 2011, 16:58	#16
PabloFunky Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Posts: 1,143	Interesting log, for me particulary, as i work in this industry. I made 2000 or so QA legs last Friday as it goes. Keeping an eye on this log, nice work so far, still trying to find time to finish mine off, hope this log gives me a nudge along. http://www.hydewood.com/images/produ...g_c8_thumb.jpg

11th Sep 2011, 22:09	#17
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	PabloFunky, Thanks... That is alot of legs to make! I'm only making 4 QA and 4 four-sided tapers. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

11th Sep 2011, 22:15	#18
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	Made a jig for the drill press to clip the four corners of the inserts. Used a 1/5" forstner bit. Here is the back of the apron of the case. It will take a bit of fine tuning for the Tiger Maple. After alot of planing... Here is the back of the apron. Now on to the two sides. Did not have to book match the sides, I had some 4/4 tiger maple that I resawed into thinner pieces and did the sides together. Here are pics for the back and sides, still all dry-fitted together. You may also notice rabbets at the top of the apron, that is for 8 clips to hold down the upper case. __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

11th Sep 2011, 22:20	#19
Pfaffen Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 414	craig - toyoracer, Hope that answers your question... Keep them comming and keep modding! __________________ Pfaffen Wood Case Mods: Completed: World Map, Fibonacci, Canary Mesa, Molesworth, Cray-1, Federal Cellarette, Newbery TARDIS Wood Case Mods: Under Construction: Vogel Haus, Four Hokusai Cases

11th Sep 2011, 23:28	#20
miahallen Team IRONMODS - World Champions! Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northern Japan Posts: 205	Beautiful ~~wood~~ timber, I'm jealous __________________ "MAX11Lv3" - mini-ITX project log "Water & Wood" desk build project log MIAHALLEN'S 3-Step Overclocking Guides, and other various articles Heat Team IRONMODS Last edited by miahallen; 12th Sep 2011 at 03:08.

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