This is my first post. This project is basically cabinet hardware for some cabinets I have built in my basement for wine storage. The first picture is the lower cabinet, the next picture is a door for the upper cabinet and the last picture is the upper cabinet. I had some barn beam scraps left over from construction and had them milled to 1" thick. As I am quite the intuitive carpenter, I had some professionals build this cabinetry. I do have bubble glass for the upper cabinet doors and I'm going to put LED strip lighting in and under the upper cabinets.

So, now its time to craft the hardware for this stuff. After seeing some of the projects on this forum, I have to admit I'm a bit intimidated to post my work here. However, my wife is pleased with it and that's what is most important, I'm sure all you husbands would agree...

So, I am going to make the following:

Hinges and door pulls for the 5 doors
2 wine storage racks to go in the upper cabinets
and finally a pendant light fixture for the ceiling

My progress thus far is in the next post...

Now, here's what I've accomplished so far:

I made a hinge that has 2 straps, even though its really 1 big hinge. I'm not sure of the name of this type of hinge. If anyone knows, let me know. The second picture is the top part of the hinge up close. The first picture shows how the door will look with the ring handle attached. I'm still working with that on sizing and placement. Anyway, I hope to get this whole thing completed before I run out of forging weather...more to come...

hi viny i love what youve done it looks great - the metalwork goes nice with the style of wood work i reckon thanks for posting it so far - keep the pictures coming. and youre so right about the wife being happy and thats all that really matters - good man! :)

They look really good, like Beth said the metal work matches the wood work very nicely.

Welcome to IFI and don't worry about being intimidated about showing your work, we have a wide range of skill here, ranging from the beginer who hasn't even hit any metal yet to the highest skilled professional blacksmith's and artist's and they are always willing to help and give advice, so keep the pic's coming.

welder19

Ok, more progress.

With the prototype door hung, tweaked and juried (the wife), I had a little time in the barn this morning producing elements for the remaining 2 lower doors. I still have more pieces to crank out, but had to quit to do some other things. This is the first really nice Saturday we've had here in Oklahoma in a while and I'm trying to hurry and outrun spring getting this done....;-)

The project glacially oozes forward.

I got some more time to do some assembly work of the components I'd previously built. Here's a couple of pictures of 2 more doors with their hinges and 3 door pulls.

Next: Hang the doors and get the fit right and then move on to the upper cabinet doors...

OK, some more progress (glacial, tho it may be!). I finally assembled the lower doors and hung them to get the fit right. The jury (you know who) decided that the finish will indeed be black paint (my personal favorite).

Pictures for your entertainment....

Ok, I got my first upper cabinet hinge completed and fitted up. I'm really happy with how these are turning out.

For the door pull, since the frame of the door is thin, I think I'll go with a regular handle type pull instead of a ring pull like the lower cabinets. I forged one, but it stuck out too much from the front of the door. I guess that's the good news of doing your own blacksmithing work, you can just forge another....enjoy the pictures....

i really like what youve made viny - it will all look great painted black too! nice one:)

Viny
I like the way you have made your cabinets and hardware, they are tops.

LeeRoy

Beth and Aquamanlr, Thanks for the bones....

Ok, so I got both the upper cabinet doors hung. So, this is the (near) completion of the first phase of this project. I think I may go ahead and paint the hinges and handles and go ahead and mount the bubble glass in the upper doors just to get some true completion.

Then it will be on to phase 2 which is the wine racks that will go in the upper cabinets. I think I will keep them fairly simple, but I'm certainly open to any suggestions or links to any good ideas anyone might have. Thanks in advance for any of that...

Enjoy the pics....

Finally I'm getting somewhere. I painted the hardware over the weekend and installed the bubble glass in the upper doors. I just got finished reassembling and took these pics. Obviously, I have some touch up etc., but I am pretty pleased with where this is and where it's going.

On to the Wine racks...