The spice cabinet marked a transformative period of my life; it was the first piece I created in my San Francisco studio at Mission Community Woodshop and the most technically challenging piece I had attempted at that time. What started as a simple design exercise to return to the flow of creation quickly turned into a difficult, but rewarding project.

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The cabinet is made from bubinga and maple and can hold up to 20 spice jars. It features hand-cut sculpted through-tenons, shiplap joinery, and coopered doors with inlaid knife hinges. The cabinet also has custom-made brass hardware: a pair of matching pulls turned by eye and a hard-stop at the top of the cabinet. The wood is finished with 15 hand-rubbed coats of polymerized tung oil and polished to 4000 grit to impart a lustrous mirror-like sheen. Such a sheen allows for light to interact beautifully with the cabinet. 

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Photo Credits: Eric Edwards