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david kramer
11-28-2009, 9:40 PM
I got the idea for this piece while watching the David Marks episode where he builds the koa lamp. That was two and a half years ago, I've been refining the ideas in my head for all that time! With two small kids in the house I just don't have a lot of time for my hobbies. The construction took me around 6 months. Most of the time was spent making jigs and forms, and figuring out how on earth to make the next cut. Joining two curved pieces with a mortice and tenon, is umm, not easy the first time :).
The upright is made from an 8/4x9"x8' board, resawn and glued with DAP weldwood. The tension on those curves is just crazy, but the weldwood locked it in perfectly. I laminated a bookmatched pair of veneers onto 1/4" plywood for the mirror back. The finish is seal-a-cell and arm-r-seal, buffed with paste wax.
I'll attach some construction photos in a second post.
David
P.S. Taking pictures of mirrors is hard!
david kramer
11-28-2009, 9:50 PM
Construction photos. These show the cardboard mockup that I used to generate dimensions, gluing up the upright, details of the underside and the final glue-up which is held together with glue and dowels.
David
Rob Parsons
11-28-2009, 10:30 PM
That is a wonderful result! I really like it.
Rick Peek
11-28-2009, 10:56 PM
Thats stunning! I love the design.
Mark Rios
11-28-2009, 11:36 PM
VERY nice David. Very impressive.
Gerry Werth
11-29-2009, 12:02 AM
Very nice...no wonder you had to 'think' about that for a while. Beautiful wood grain
Stephan Postmus
11-29-2009, 8:20 AM
Very beautiful. Amazing job.
Stephan
Jerry Balzell
11-29-2009, 8:27 AM
Very sharp. Great design.
John Keeton
11-29-2009, 8:29 AM
While I don't care for the contemporary designs that Marks uses, his technique and art are beyond question. You did a great job of capturing that element with this piece. Wonderful art, and great execution. And.... dang, what a process!!!:eek:
I thought my flat work glue ups were a pain! I will never complain again. Well, I probably will, but you know what I mean!:D
Joe Leigh
11-29-2009, 9:54 AM
Great job, very imaginative! And beautifully exicuted.
gary Zimmel
11-29-2009, 10:38 AM
Beautiful mirror David.
Well done.
John Thompson
11-29-2009, 3:00 PM
Not a modern user but that piece is worthy of admiration. Great job and looks great.
Jim Kountz
11-29-2009, 6:47 PM
Nice break from the norm. I really like this alot and it looks like you did a great job with it. Very David Marks'ish!!
Mark Hulette
11-30-2009, 3:18 PM
I, too, am not a huge fan of the more modern styles but this is excellent... reminds me of a Thos. Moser piece!
Thanks for sharing!
Jacob Robinson
12-08-2009, 12:00 PM
thats an amazing mirror. it seems like its defying gravity a bit. my first thought was "how is it not falling over front wards?"
again, incredible design.
Jim Tobias
12-08-2009, 1:21 PM
Very nice design and execution! I can see why it took you awhile. I, too, have to think awhile on some projects before I feel comfortable "pulling the trigger" and cutting wood.
I also like your hardwood floors!!
Jim
Carroll Courtney
12-08-2009, 10:08 PM
David,now that is custom work.I bet it took several hrs to make,layout and the mockup that you made.Gorgeous piece of work---Carroll
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