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Gene Howe
03-14-2009, 04:59 PM
Here is the walnut piece LOML and I built for one of our sons.
mickyd
03-14-2009, 05:08 PM
Absolutely beautiful!!! Congrats.
What a GREAT looking piece of furniture. How many hours do you have tied up in it?
Projects like this make this forum interesting, I always like to see what others are doing in their shops
stew
easterngray
03-14-2009, 05:19 PM
Fantastic work - congratulations! That is a fine accomplishment - just beautiful! Walnut is one of my favorite woods. Alec
8iowa
03-14-2009, 05:41 PM
Beautiful work! Just goes to show that "Shopsmither's" are just as talented and capable as anyone in woodworking.
Gene Howe
03-14-2009, 05:54 PM
Thanks guys, for your comments.
The Black Walnut came from my BIL's back yard as a result of a tornado that went through Neoga, IL in '02. He had it slabbed, We picked it up in '03 and it lay in our storage building until last Oct. That's when I began cutting the parts. We put the last finish on it yesterday (3/13/09). I have no idea the number of hours it took from initial rough cutting, jointing and planing till finish. I probably worked on it 20 hrs a week for 16 weeks. I do know that there are over 360 separate pieces of wood in that thing and it weighs a TON!
BTW, the cove molding was cut with Nick's guidance.:)
a1gutterman
03-14-2009, 06:09 PM
That looks very nice, Gene. I noticed that you included the LOYL in "the credits". I think that is great: The family that plays together stays together! I was wondering if you planned on making any matching pieces. A bedroom set like that will surely be heirloom material, and something that will always keep you and the LOYL in your son's memory. :D
Gene Howe
03-14-2009, 06:20 PM
That looks very nice, Gene. I noticed that you included the LOYL in "the credits". I think that is great: The family that plays together stays together! I was wondering if you planned on making any matching pieces. A bedroom set like that will surely be heirloom material, and something that will always keep you and the LOYL in your son's memory. :D
Tim, the only way we could do that would be if another storm hit the BIL's place:eek: We used all the walnut we had.....and I mean ALL.:D
I do plan on picking some more up from a sawyer just north of the BIL's place but, that'll be in a few years.