This wall cabinet is a literal and figurative expression of a student's audaciousness to attempt new things. My desire to push the limits of my skills as a woodworker is mirrored here by the the protruding features, reaching beyond the safety of the central enclosure.
The brown oak, as rich and visually compelling as it is, is a brittle and unforgiving wood to work with. In more practiced hands than mine, it likely is tameable. However, it constantly reminded me of how much more skilled I still hope to become.
The protruding half-blind dovetails do not offer the safety net of grain consolidation during final planing. Even the composition of the piece, asymmetric and unconventional, challenged me to create a form that moved beyond my first inclinations.
I named it "Throughsie" as there are many projecting, protruding, and intersecting elements.
