Buffet is DONE!

[Matt Meiser]

Its been a stressful week trying to get this thing done, but I made it. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, but I did have some trouble with the color variation between various parts that I wasn't expecting. In the end I think it came out pretty good (camera makes it look worse) and my wife thinks it is really good. Hopefully my brother and his wife, the recipients will agree, which is all that really matters. I am going to try to get it in the house tomorrow night and get a lot more pictures, but here's one to start with.

Update: Added more pictures further down the thread.

[Corey Hallagan]

WOW!! That is a beauty!! Nice design, fit and finish. The wood selection and placement in my opinion is excellent. Beautiful grain. Thanks for the pics.

Corey

[Richard Wolf]

Nice job Matt, looks good.

Richard

[Roy Wall]

Terrific work Matt...........ahh; what a good finish brings out!!!:)


An awesome gift!!! Well done:)

[Roger Myers]

Matt,
Great Job!!! I'm sure that the recipients will treasure the piece and it will become a family heirloom that is passed on grom generation to generation. I hope you took the time to sign your work..... It really came out nice and shows all the time and attention you put into every step.
Roger

[John Hart]

Geez Matt...I thought it was looking great but it turned out even better than I thought. The colors are awesome. Beautiful piece!!!

[Pete Lamberty]

Matt, you did a great job. It is really nice. I like the panels in the doors. They are really different. They seem to give some visual movement to the piece. Beautiful. They will love it.

[Joe Unni]

Great job Matt! Your brother and his wife will enjoy it for years to come.

-joe

[Bob Marino]

Great job, Matt. How can they not like it?

Bob

[Bruce Page]

Matt, the buffet turned out beautiful, I love the warm finish you achieved. I think your brother & SIL will be thrilled!

[Mark Singer]

Matt,

That is a great piece!!!! You have it my friend! I remember you mentioned it when you were here....I never expected shouch a great piece!!!

[Karl Laustrup]

I have to agree with what's already been said, that is a really nice piece of furniture.

I'm sure the recipients will like it and I would guess that they will brag on the fact that you made it to all their friends.

Karl

[Jason Tuinstra]

Matt, now you'll have to take a trip to G.B. Russo and Son's (sp?) and fill it up with some wine! It looks great. You did a real nice job on this one. Looks like it has some serious weight to it. Lift with the knees :p :D

[John Scane]

Really nice work.

[Kirk (KC) Constable]

That looks great from here. :)

KC

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Matt....from 2000 miles away....It looks good from here!

[Tyler Howell]

Well Done Matt.

A very fine project.:cool:

[Aaron Montgomery]

Nice work Matt! Thanks for sharing.

I look forward to more photos. :)

[Michael Gabbay]

Matt - That is beautiful. I really like the design. The coloring is nice, it shows the wood.

Mike

[John Gregory]

You can sure tell that you paid attention to the details. It looks awesome. We all know that the pictures we post are never as impressive as when you see the piece in person, but it does look awesome in your photo

John

[Jim Becker]

Bingo! That's a really great piece, Matt!! Congratulations on its completion...it looks wonderful!

[John Miliunas]

Lookin' good, Matt! And the finish just appears to have such a warm glow to it.:) I know I'd be proud to be able and knock off a piece of that caliber. Well done indeed!:) :cool:

[Vaughn McMillan]

Beautiful job, Matt. I remember looking at the preliminary pics before it was finished, but now the finish really sets the piece off.

The mobile base looks a bit clunky IMHO, though. :p

- Vaughn

[Lamar Horton]

Looks great, is this the same piece you were asking how to attach the top? If so how did you end up doing it?

Lamar

[Jerry Olexa]

Great results Matt!! Looking good. Your work paid off!!

[Todd Davidson]

Gorgeous Matt. Bravo!

[Matt Meiser]

Looks great, is this the same piece you were asking how to attach the top? If so how did you end up doing it?

Yes it is. I ended up taking Mark Singer's advice and running pieces across between the uprights. They are dovetailed into the sides and run through dado's in the center uprights. The top is attached with screws through those.

[Peter Pedisich]

Matt,

From a "newish" member here - Looks very clean! I like the stance, the color and I really like the design of the feet and base. Nice proportions. It has inspired me in a design for a hall table, thanks for sharing the pics.

Pete

[Matt Meiser]

I finally remembered to upload some more pictures.

[Jay Knoll]

Matt

Great work, it looks wonderful

Jay

[Matthew Poeller]

Matt, Very nice looking project.

[Dale Rodabaugh]

Great job,you should be proud of that piece.:D :D :D