Latest Project.

[Andrew Gibson]

This one is going in the Florida State Fair in a couple weeks. I just have a few more coats of finish to go. I posted few pics of it over in the turners forum as they had given me advise on turning the knobs.

I thought I would post it in here as I spend most of my time in here and the majority of the work in this piece is with hand tools...

The Table is Cherry and QS Sycamore, with Maple secondary wood, and Cocobolo Knobs.

I am pleased with the result, hopefully it will hold up in the competition.

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[Zach Dillinger]

Looks great! I'm sure your work will hold up against the others. The contrast between sycamore and cherry is a nice look. Good luck!

[Brian Vaughn]

Wow, those drawer fronts are gorgeous. Nice choice of materials...you should do great at the fair!

[john brenton]

That's a nice piece, the knobs are really attractive. Most importantly, it's a great piece of furniture. You can never have enough drawer and table top surface space.

Interesting detail on the legs too. Was that your original design or was it born of a mistake? I ask because some of my best "design ideas" are neither designs nor ideas, but patterns or shapes that just kind of show up from free handing or from mistakes.

[harry strasil]

I love the drawer configuration, it reminds me of Shaker Art, I am a fan of Shaker design, it goes with anything.

[Jim Koepke]

Very nice, I like the way the wood in the drawers is all from one piece or at least looks like it is.

Good luck with the competition.

jtk

[David Weaver]

Add another chime in for the QS sycamore - looks great. The whole thing looks good to me, it is tidy but does not go so far as to look like it imitates machine made. And very functional - you can never have too many drawers.

[Andrew Gibson]

Interesting detail on the legs too. Was that your original design or was it born of a mistake? I ask because some of my best "design ideas" are neither designs nor ideas, but patterns or shapes that just kind of show up from free handing or from mistakes.

One of the leg blanks had a crack in it and once cut and tapered a little inside corner popped off. I considered gluing the corner back on, then i decided to grab the block plane, clean up the corner, and treat all the other legs in the same manner... you could say I let the material dictate the design.

Jim
Thats what I was going for. The board the drawer fronts came from was 5" wide and quite long. I chose the nicest 6 feet and cut it in half and flipped one piece to match the dark streaks together, I think it makes it look like it was one wide board.

Harry
I definitely took Inspiration from the shaker ascetic, though I did take some liberty's with the design.


One of my favorite parts of the piece is that the drawer bottoms are solid maple, and the bottom side I left with scrub ridges, just another texture and throwback to the "good old days"

[Paul Incognito]

+1 to what everone else has said. Nice wood selection, nice proportions, nice joinery.
Good luck at the fair, you should do well.
Paul

[john brenton]

Ah. I figured it was something like that. I left material defects off my list of where deviations come from. You pulled it off nicely.


One of the leg blanks had a crack in it and once cut and tapered a little inside corner popped off. I considered gluing the corner back on, then i decided to grab the block plane, clean up the corner, and treat all the other legs in the same manner... you could say I let the material dictate the design.

[harry strasil]

"you could say I let the material dictate the design."

To me that is the sign of true old time Craftsmanship. Good Call and BEAUTIFUL WORK.

[Casey Gooding]

Looks fantastic!!
Those feet seem a bit clunky and out of proportion, though.

[harry strasil]

[QUOTE=Casey Gooding;1618346
Those feet seem a bit clunky and out of proportion, though.[/QUOTE]

The Original Painters Rectangles.

[Andrew Gibson]

Yup those feet were a gift from a fellow woodworkers scraps that made their way to last Thursdays woodworking meeting. After they do their job catching drips, they will have to be made into something nice.

[Jeff Wittrock]

Beautiful all around.
I don't see sycamore used much. It looks great on those drawer fronts.

[gary Zimmel]

Real nice work Andrew. Let us know how it does in the fair.

[Federico Mena Quintero]

Beautiful piece! I like the range of tones and the contrasts.

[Rick Erickson]

Great job Andrew! Do let us know how things go.

[Andrew Gibson]

I have to drop my two pieces off at the fairgrounds on the 4th or 5th... most likely on the 4th as soon as I can.

Judging is on the 6th, so I should find out how I did then.

Here is a pic of the other piece I am intering.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk294/handyandy3459/portfolio/100_0890.jpg
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[Dan Andrews]

Stunning, great craftsmanship!

[Rick Markham]

Great work Andrew!!! I think you will do extremely well in the competition, lots of very well done craftsmanship! I think it is a much more stunning entry than the one that you had concerns about.

[Steve Branam]

Wow, both these pieces are beautiful, Andrew! Great job!

[John Sanford]

I assume that's a gun cabinet? Looks great, frameless construction?

[Andrew Gibson]

I assume that's a gun cabinet? Looks great, frameless construction?

Yup. It could easily be turned into a display cabinet, but It was designed as a gun cabinet.

[Rick Erickson]

Better make sure you have some nice looking guns to put in that thing. Great job!

[Andrew Gibson]

Better make sure you have some nice looking guns to put in that thing. Great job!

I built it because I was tired of seeing my Great Grandfathers 1892 marlin sitting in the back of the closet. I put my mark on the marlin when I made a replacement stock for it... The origional stock was broken at some point along it's life. Its missing most of the magazine parts and the firing chamber is in pretty rough shape, but it is a family heirloom. at some point I plan to find a good cold blue and reblue it.

[Joe A Faulkner]

Excellent job on this Andrew. I love the contrast, and the turned knobs\pulls look fantastic.

[george wilson]

A very nice table,Andrew. Very accurate looking dovetails,too.

[Andrew Gibson]

Thanks George, I do my best. :)

[george wilson]

I like the gun cabinet even better!!!