Today’s project

Featuring elegant glass doors, height-adjustable shelves and an option for an interior light fixture, this do-it-yourself curio cabinet creates a dramatic focal point for the living room, dining room or entryway. The project safely displays china, glassware, curios and other collectibles on four tempered-glass shelves, and a mirror can be affixed to the cabinet’s interior rear wall for even greater sparkle.

Easy enough for most woodworkers, the cabinet requires 14 board feet of oak (almost any other hardwood will work), a sheet of oak plywood, oak molding and eight glass panels. Additional materials include a small assortment of hardware, nails and glue.

The project requires only straight cuts and simple, step-by-step assembly. To build, cut the pieces to size and assemble the cabinet and doors separately using glue and nails. Next, sand everything and hang the doors. Finally, apply finish of choice and install the shelves.

The curio cabinet measures 72 inches tall by 35 inches long by 15 inches deep.

The Curio Cabinet plan, No. 709, is $9.95 and includes step-by-step instructions with photos, full-size patterns, construction diagrams, a cutting layout, a complete shopping list and cutting schedule and a toll-free help line for project questions.

A package of curio cabinet plans, No. C78, is $25.95 and includes this cabinet and three others. A catalog picturing hundreds of do-it-yourself projects is $2. Please include $4 for postage and handling (except catalog-only orders) and allow about two weeks for delivery.

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To order by credit card, call (800) 828-2453. Visit U-Bild on the Web at u-bild.com.