 Dovetail
Joints
Another option available on your custom cabinet is to add dovetailed
joints. Dovetails are an "old school" way of making joints, or joining pieces together. This style joint is
noted for its resistance to being pulled apart, it's tensile strength. A series of pins cut to extend from the end of
one board interlock with a series of tails cut into the end of another board. Once glued, a wooden dovetail joint requires
no mechanical fasteners like nails or screws, and is an incredibly strong design. Cutting dovetails requires a high degree
of accuracy to ensure a snug fit and can be difficult to master. The pins and tails must fit together with no gap between
them so that the joint interlocks tightly with no movement.
The dovetail joint probably pre-dates written history. Some of the earliest known examples
of the dovetail joint are in furniture entombed with mummies dating from First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, as well as the
tombs of Chinese emporers.
Because of the accuracy needed for both pieces to line up correctly and to "look
right" on the finished piece, making dovetails is a time consuming process. It is one of the more difficult
joints for a woodworker/cabinetmaker to make.
Aside from it being difficult to master and having great
strength, the dovetail joint is quite beautiful and adds a different look to the overall piece.
Directly below: A large walnut Bowie cabinet with custom dovetail joinery.
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A close up of the completed dovetails on each corner of the cabinet
 A custom dovetailed cabinet built from solid walnut.
This cabinet was custom designed to house large bowie knives of the Smithsonian size
having lugged double hilts. This large cabinet's outside dimensions are 44" tall x 22" wide, providing
ample room for the bowies to be displayed without the look of them crowded together.
This cabinet has
the following specs added...
~ A third door hing located along the center of the
door to provide additional strength in design. Two hinges would likely hold just fine, but to ensure a strong hold over time,
as the door is opened often over time, a third support was added for good measure.
~ Dark
red velvet background which provides a very "rich look" and compliments the darker coloring of the walnut very nicely.
Other colors are available, and really just depend on your personal prefernece and the handle material (and color) on your
knives. Black micarta, for example, doesn't show up well when displayed against a black velvet background.
~ Keyed lock
~ Interior electric fluorescent light
~ Knife rests made from solid walnut to match the cabinet
~ Custom
Randall engraving
~ Deluxe style (curved top) door rail
~ Crown
stag door pull buffed to a nice sheen
~ Authentic Randall
Made Knives logo snap installed in door pull to complete the Randall Made Knives theme on this custom piece.
~ And of course the custom dovetailed joinery cut into the solid walnut which takes this custom cabinet
to the "next level".
The authentic Randall Made Knives snap is the same snaps used on the sheaths
that come with your Randall knives. These snaps were provide to us by Gary Randall, owner of Randall Made Knives in Orlando,
FL to add that "special touch" and complete the theme of your custom Randall Display. A heartfelt thank you
goes out to Mr. Randall for his continued support and generosity.
Large Dovetailed Bowie Cabinet
Price
as shown: $1127.74
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