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Making an Armoire into an Entertainment Center

Bob works with carpenter Bob Ryley to construct an insert for an antique cherry armoire to house his bedroom TV and Video collection. The insert made of cherry veneered plywood is also dressed with some additional cherry trim to match the armoire. Ryley precut and rabbited out placements for the shelves to make assembly a snap. Vila and Ryley show how the shelves are glued and nailed into place.
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Making an Armoire into an Entertainment Center

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" This is an armoire. Probably eighty years older so I've bought it a long time ago for very little money the doors through a warped. And in any case I thought it would be good to use it here not for hanging clothing. But rather as a -- entertainment center in the master bedroom I got this large television set. And the idea is to how's it in here but if you just put it in it would be to -- so what we're gonna do is we're gonna. Design and build an insert that little retro fit this thing to act. As an entertainment center will have the TV up higher room for VCR and -- flank it on either side with storage for. Tapes but let's go down to the workshop and we'll hook up with Bob Riley who's already got a little bit to start. On the project. And we'll show you how to do it. -- About how they're gonna got. So you've already got a head start on us here with our. Set of shelves yes and it appears -- let's look at this a -- is the the the actual thing that we're building if you will is composed of -- verticals. And three or four hours Donald is basically a box the shelves. That we're going to be bidding together in the key is to -- it and to have the kind of joints that'll give you lots of strength that's what you've been working on right now is. Is wrapping out -- right we're done while grabbing and so we're I think we're already in the right that this market -- it -- the base that's the shape of the -- the other side. At the right there now. That gets. -- and nail guns and this is the one for the other side right quick. I think we have to finish these -- gently. Oh yes right we're gonna last chisel out where the radio wouldn't go throw. We're gonna put at. Bit of carpenter's glue on the corners of this box if you will. The areas where the shelves themselves go we'll skip that Lou that is imminent. OK that's good the other side."

" Now we'll put the top on an --"

" With the basic box then we'll assemble the -- anchors which I think in this shelf space here. Just based -- easier for them."

" You know what -- got a there is okay good."

" Now because the antique pieces made out of what that looks to be cherry. We've invested in a little bit of Jerry's stock that we're using first of all as to decorative. Gusset these animals -- Angle will help to give people strength."

" Okay."

" Now -- will -- our shelves and into the slots before we're gonna from. Fasten them also with an elegant. OK can now can we put in the the central shelf yeah central us. And these are fitting in nice and snug little ones we don't need to lose the granting that the spread that -- And him."

" Cut it. One moment. Went."

" Okay struck now these -- do want to get nailed in order to do that."

" around front there."

" When the armoire is open. So rather than leave the undressed edge of the plywood. We're going to take a little bit more that cherry rip it down and dress it up."

" Tape. And turning it. The last piece. There. And rule. -- expect within a couple of finished news."

" Just about there. And there should be a little bit of place finish some way this was. That design so that will be lots of air circulation problem you -- electronic equipment. Compared to go around."

" What do you think. That growing up stand -- Yeah."

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