Sapelle mahogany library / file cabinet

Sapelle mahogany library / file cabinet
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Custom grade w/ antique mahogany finish
Ancramdale, NY

Neo angle 'L' shaped run of custom base file cabinets, countertop and media storage measuring about 16' long x 6' long x 8' high.


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Craftsman Woodworks & Design
Craftsman Woodworks & Design

Plain sawn sapelle mahogany solids and veneer over fiber core. Solid sapelle countertop edges, crown & base moldings


Full access cabinetry with full overlay mortise & tennon, cope & stick five piece raised panel door, drawer fronts & applied ends. Splined hardwood edges at countertop, doweled drawers, confirmat carcasses.


Two step toner under Tinted solvent based precatalyzed lacquer.


White Chapel sand cast bronze pulls. Side mounted 200# Accuride ball bearing lateral file slides, 165 degree Salice 200 series self-closing hinges.
Solid brass 5mm shelf pins in uppers, solid brass nickel plated shelf pins in base units. Haefele adjustable base levelers on toe kicks. Legal and letter file bars.


Vertical grain raised panels @ base file cabinets. Custom knives ground for 4.5" solid crown and base moldings. Custom profile 1.5" countertop edge. Shelf spacing optimized for media (DVD) storage. All casework and applied ends scribed to wall codition. electrical outlets cut into backs of casework.


All photos taken w/ cell phone camera. Please forgive the poor resolution.


1 man 5 weeks fabrication, 2 men 2 days installation.

View From Theater

From Left Wall

Five-piece raised-panel applied end, scribed to wall condition. 4.5" high, custom solid molding over applied panel. Flush, neo-angle countertop, counter edge, and crown molding transitions.

Neo Angle Corner

Corner at which three cases and countertop parts converge.

Crown Molding Detail

Offset joint @ upper unit neo angle corner required by full access base unit door and stright side/end panel contstruction. Note perfect alignment of solid stock complex crown molding profiles.

Left Side of Long Wall

Transition from neo angle open base cabinets to long 14' file cabinet wall.

From Deck Entry

Base Unit Near Deck Entry

Base unit filler, countertop and base molding scribed to uneven wall and floor condiitons.

Vertical grain drawer fronts

Not my favorite treatment, but the customer preferred the vertical orientation.

Partial base unit assembly

Bases, counter & uppers prefinishing

Without shelves, base or crown molding, prefinishing at final casework assembly.