OK, here it is finally done. Took me all of 3 months, mostly waiting around for materials and redoing the 1/2 round pillars 3 different times. I had more problems with this project than I care to think about. Just real glad it is over. I think I need to get into something easier and try to stay away from curves in the wood. I built the 1/2 round out of solid hard maple. I cut the staves 2" wide, cut a 10 degree bevel on each side, pocket screwed and glued them all together to form the 1/2 round, belt sanded until I had a real nice constant curve. Turned out great. The customer wanted the black color so I used black transtint with some brown mahogany mixed in. The unit looks bigger and even nicer up close. I don't think the pics are very good quality.
Also, the customer had a projector screen that was electric. I built the screen into the crown molding so it is not seen unless he lowers the screen. The unit was built to house the customer's sony tv and sound system perfectly.