Post a photo of the last thing you made

[garethharvey]

With what very little time I have, this has taken me 6 weeks so far, will be a grandfather myself by the time it's finished

Wow!

What is it?

Grandfather clock base i assumed.

You are correct, I seen this clock in a recent episode of Fine Woodworking. It's by Edward Darchuk, an American woodworker

 

[skipdiver]

Very fine it looks too. Making a clock has been on my to do list for a long time, though i never contemplated a Grandfather. Maybe i should.

 

[ColeyS1]

I've been lurking for a long time as I forgot my password but I was inspired by coleys window step by step guide so thought I share a couple of my last jobs. Had a bit of help from a top cnc operator and also a great machinist, I'm happy with these!

Current job, bay window with a radius cill hot off the cnc

Cheers


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Nice tidy job bench monkey, they look great !!!!

Coley

 

[bench_monkey]

Cheers coley, got the bay together this afternoon, lights tomorrow!

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[custard]

Finished another Shaker cabinet ready for Christmas delivery, 100% solid wood (including the back and the panels) in some pretty nice Curly Cherry, every scrap came from the same tree for consistent colour matching. My rubbish phone photo doesn't really do the timber justice, when you move around it the rippled figure is so intense that the whole thing just shimmers like it's a hologram!

Plenty of hand cut dovetails

And lots of cute detailing like drawer slips, thin drawer sides, and muntins

I made two of these in 2016, along with a third that was quite a bit larger in Tiger Oak with a more Arts & Crafts spin to it.

I've got an order for a similar Shaker "cabinet on cabinet" in 2017, slightly larger and with an extra two drawers and a more elaborately fitted interior to the top cupboard, that will again be solid timber construction but built from some spectacular Fiddleback Maple. Made a start last week on the cutting list, it's nice wood, planes sweetly as well given the rippled figure,

 

[woodbrains]

Hello,

Splendid work, Custard. Just the sort if thing that 'does it' for me.

Well done.

Mike.

 

[MrTeroo]

Beautiful cabinet. I would love to have a tenth of your skill.

What is a muntin?

 

[custard]

Beautiful cabinet. I would love to have a tenth of your skill.

What is a muntin?

A muntin is the central support in the bottom of the drawer, it allows it to carry a bit more of a load without sagging. I always make sure the Cedar of Lebanon drawer bottom has unbroken grain that runs right across the muntin, just one of those tiny little touches of traditional cabinet making that you don't get on the High Street and that justifies a higher price.

Incidentally, having looked at your bench build I can absolutely assure you that a cabinet like this isn't all that much of a stretch for you. In truth it's just straightforward rectilinear furniture making that's all straight lines and 90 degree angles. To be honest I sometimes get a bit bored making this kind of cabinetry and case work. What I really enjoy is chair making, with compound angles, no reference surfaces, and highly stressed joinery, chairs are way more technically demanding. This is a chair I made in 2015 that went with a matching desk, it was all in heavily rippled Black Walnut. That was a fun build!

 

[Fitzroy]

You see, I'd pass right over a photo of that chair thinking it a bit ordinary, where as the cabinet seems like something else! Funny how a lack of real understanding of how a piece of furniture works and is made leads is amateurs to the wrong conclusion. Both splendid though!

F.

 

[woodbrains]

You see, I'd pass right over a photo of that chair thinking it a bit ordinary, where as the cabinet seems like something else! Funny how a lack of real understanding of how a piece of furniture works and is made leads is amateurs to the wrong conclusion. Both splendid though!

F.

Hello,

This is why it is hard to make a living being a maker. The amount if work required to make just a 'simple' chair is disproportionately high, in comparison to the value the customer ascribs to it. Quite often a dining table and chairs set will be priced so that the table, ( high perceived value) makes up for the poor price the customer is willing to pay for the chairs. It is quite easy to make a loss on chairs and have to make up for it on the table, which might have taken less than half the time to make than the chairs, but people will pay five times more for!

Treacherous business!

Mike.

 

[SteveF]

You see, I'd pass right over a photo of that chair thinking it a bit ordinary, where as the cabinet seems like something else! Funny how a lack of real understanding of how a piece of furniture works and is made leads is amateurs to the wrong conclusion. Both splendid though!

F.

how strange
I look at that chair and go WOW
I look at the cabinet and the way it is constructed and think I could never make in a million years
but
I think is ugly
this is not meant to be a detrimental comment so please not be offended
I could not make either to 1% of that quality
I am in awe of your skills, just don't see the beauty in this piece
if i have offended anyone...sorry

Steve

 

[MattRoberts]

Fantastic work Custard! I can attest to the beautiful grain, and I only saw it part complete. Lovely craftsmanship

 

[MrTeroo]

Incidentally, having looked at your bench build I can absolutely assure you that a cabinet like this isn't all that much of a stretch for you. In truth it's just straightforward rectilinear furniture making that's all straight lines and 90 degree angles.

Very kind of you to say that. I can only dream of the finish and attention to detail you get.

I have only worked with B&Q / Wickes wood so far. In the new year I am going to attempt to make a hardwood wall hung tool cabinet, so we will see (homer)

 

[skipdiver]

Incidentally, having looked at your bench build I can absolutely assure you that a cabinet like this isn't all that much of a stretch for you. In truth it's just straightforward rectilinear furniture making that's all straight lines and 90 degree angles.

Very kind of you to say that. I can only dream of the finish and attention to detail you get.

I have only worked with B&Q / Wickes wood so far. In the new year I am going to attempt to make a hardwood wall hung tool cabinet, so we will see (homer)

Which is possibly the worst wood known to man and consequently difficult to work.

 

[custard]

This is why it is hard to make a living being a maker. The amount if work required to make just a 'simple' chair is disproportionately high, in comparison to the value the customer ascribs to it. Quite often a dining table and chairs set will be priced so that the table, ( high perceived value) makes up for the poor price the customer is willing to pay for the chairs. It is quite easy to make a loss on chairs and have to make up for it on the table, which might have taken less than half the time to make than the chairs, but people will pay five times more for!

Yes, that's about the shape of it. I can make a piece like the Shaker cabinet-on-cabinet in five or six weeks, and as long as it's made in some drop dead gorgeous timber that you'll never see on the High Street it'll sell for between £5,500 and £7,000. From a commercial perspective that works. However, I can't make a chair (or at least the kind of chairs I want to make) in under two weeks, if I'm really honest it's usually closer to three, and I can't get more than £1,000 or £1,200. So pretty much the only time the numbers work out is if the chair is a companion piece to a desk or a dressing table, and they're both made in some really distinctive timber so that it would be impossible to match it with a High Street bought chair. After you factor in overheads I still end up making the chair for minimum wage, but I enjoy it so much I'm generally happy to take on the commission!

 

[custard]

Fantastic work Custard! I can attest to the beautiful grain, and I only saw it part complete. Lovely craftsmanship

Kind of you to say so Matt. Actually you saw the first one, this is the second!

 

[yetloh]

I'll second those comments, Custard, lovely work and timber. The fact that neither is particularly to my taste is entirely beside the point - the ability to completely indulge one's own taste and timetable is the luxury of the amateur like me. Having taken four years to complete four chairs (all slightly different) I have huge admiration for someone who can work to that sort of standard quickly and then repeat it several times, but absolutely no desire to attempt anything similar myself. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

Jim

 

[custard]

just don't see the beauty in this piece
if i have offended anyone...sorry

Steve

No offence taken, in fact there are some Shaker design details that I'm not happy with either, but "authenticity" means they stay in. For example, the Shaker top moulding to my thinking just isn't substantial enough to arrest your gaze and keep your attention within the piece of furniture. I try to compensate in a couple of ways, by making the drawer fronts from the most spectacular of the boards and by having matching cruciform panel layouts on the doors, both in an effort to drag the viewer's attention back down, but even so an Arts & Crafts design with a more impressive cornice on the top, works that much better.

 

[woodbrains]

This is why it is hard to make a living being a maker. The amount if work required to make just a 'simple' chair is disproportionately high, in comparison to the value the customer ascribs to it. Quite often a dining table and chairs set will be priced so that the table, ( high perceived value) makes up for the poor price the customer is willing to pay for the chairs. It is quite easy to make a loss on chairs and have to make up for it on the table, which might have taken less than half the time to make than the chairs, but people will pay five times more for!

Yes, that's about the shape of it. I can make a piece like the Shaker cabinet-on-cabinet in five or six weeks, and as long as it's made in some drop dead gorgeous timber that you'll never see on the High Street it'll sell for between £5,500 and £7,000. From a commercial perspective that works. However, I can't make a chair (or at least the kind of chairs I want to make) in under two weeks, if I'm really honest it's usually closer to three, and I can't get more than £1,000 or £1,200. So pretty much the only time the numbers work out is if the chair is a companion piece to a desk or a dressing table, and they're both made in some really distinctive timber so that it would be impossible to match it with a High Street bought chair. After you factor in overheads I still end up making the chair for minimum wage, but I enjoy it so much I'm generally happy to take on the commission!

Hello,

I'm glad you can and do, Custard. I just wish I could do so as well, but tried, failed and reluctant to try again.

Keep up the good work.

Mike.

 

[n0legs]

Well Custard I must say that is a beautiful piece =D> =D>
For me, the colour and finish is spot on and the size and proportions are just right.
Thanks for posting.