The Armoire is made of: - 60 Board feet of solid hard maple. The wood pile pictured is the 60 Board feet of hard maple after many hours of planning, joining, ripping, cross cutting and sanding the raw planks.
- A few sheets (8’ x 8’) of book matched (i.e. fancy) maple veneer plywood.
- One sheet of Baltic Birch plywood for the drawer insides.
- About 16’ of various moldings for the crown and the door panels.
- Solid brass hinges with an antique finish.
- Brushed steel door handles and drawer pulls.
- A couple gallons of lacquer and stain for the finish.
- Some screws, lots of glue, a few finish nails and joinery biscuits.
The raw Lumber was purchased from Rosenzweig Lumber in the Bronx. (Yep Jewish folk sell lumber too.) They have a good selection of unfinished hardwoods. I took my sons over and we selected the planks I would use. The molding was purchased at Dykes in Brooklyn, because Rosenzweig did not have the molding in maple. The Hardware was bought at Gracious home and online. Note: The same Solid brass hinges from a high end designer store in Manhattan, that cost $34 a pair, cost $18 / pair online. The remainder of the material was purchased at Home Depot and Lowes.
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