memzey
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Just awesome. A quality of workmanship that I can't even aspire to. 10/10 Custard.
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custard
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woodbrains":2li29wrd said:
I wish! I'm no different from almost all the other furniture makers I know, we hit our targets for some of the year, then the rest of the time it falls off a cliff. Furniture making is a marginal occupation, everyone I know does other things as well, like fitted work, heritage joinery, restoration, kitchens, yacht fit outs, teaching, etc to make the numbers add up.
John15
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Very nice indeed Custard. Congratulations.
John
John
OM99
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Stunning piece Custard, love the wood.
Oli
Oli
As per other comments Custard - beautiful piece of work. Like art and architecture, the craft of woodworking at that level, whether you like the piece or not, should evoke emotion and discussion. And I think you have and will achieve that Custard with your Shaker unit.
Really enjoyed reading your comments regarding the time, motion and cost involved.
Absolutely beautiful work.
Jonny
Really enjoyed reading your comments regarding the time, motion and cost involved.
Absolutely beautiful work.
Jonny
thetyreman
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amazing work custard, I particularly like the rippled/flamed wood, love the dovetailed drawers too, it's a thing of beauty.
Froggy
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Very nice Custard. It reminds me of Doucette and Wolfe's work, which I love.
Stunning work Custard. What I found really interesting was your post about the chairmaking and the interest of the challenge it presents in comparison. Posts of work like this, and there are many on here, whether its as technical as that chair or stuff that people post that is just very well executed reminds me as a complete novice not to get to bogged down in the minutiae, the distractions if you like. Sharpening or tools or whatever. Two steps forward, one step back and not the other way around. When you have people posting such quality as Custard's chair or Coley's sash window build you raise your standards mentally each time. Granted, I'll have to deal with my skills shortage again tomorrow in my little shed if i get an hour. But it raises the bar. It reminds me that nearly there is not nearly a high enough target.
Cheers
Chris
Cheers
Chris
Beautiful work Custard. I especially like the chair just more my taste.
What finish did you use on the cherry?
Do you ever use ply for cabinet backs a draw bottoms? I used to do it the proper way but felt the customers never noticed or cared so reverted to veneered ply.
Sorry for the questions
What finish did you use on the cherry?
Do you ever use ply for cabinet backs a draw bottoms? I used to do it the proper way but felt the customers never noticed or cared so reverted to veneered ply.
Sorry for the questions
Woodmonkey
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Top drawer stuff custard, hats off to you sir! What finish did you use on the cabinet?
custard
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Thanks Beau.
It was finished with three coats of Osmo. Cherry is a funny one, regular Cherry (without any figure) can be blotchy, so many makers use a gel finish, shellac, or spray lacquer. On figured Cherry however you actually want something with some oil content to make the grain pop, some makers go further and hit it with a dye before oiling, but to my mind that's the point it becomes just a bit too vibrant to live with.
I hear what you say about ply but no, in a solid wood piece I don't use ply for backs, panels, or drawer bottoms.
If someone buys a suit for the first time from a Saville Row tailor they'll generally be given a little introduction to all the finer points of English tailoring, so they understand and appreciate exactly what it is that they're paying for. I do something similar and walk clients through some of the elements of traditional furniture making, hand cut dovetails, rift sawn legs, Cedar of Lebanon drawer bottoms, Rosewood drawer stops, 0.5mm gaps around doors, beaded flush drawer slips, muntins, clocking the hinge screws, etc, etc.
I try and charge a viable price with three separate justifications, the furniture is made to fit your home so all dimensions and styling details are up for discussion, the furniture incorporates all those traditional details that add to the pleasure of living with it, and it's built from really special and unique timbers that you'll never find on the High Street. It's a formula that's unlikely to make me rich, but at least it keeps me well away from that race to the bottom with Oak Furniture Land as a serious price comparison!
It was finished with three coats of Osmo. Cherry is a funny one, regular Cherry (without any figure) can be blotchy, so many makers use a gel finish, shellac, or spray lacquer. On figured Cherry however you actually want something with some oil content to make the grain pop, some makers go further and hit it with a dye before oiling, but to my mind that's the point it becomes just a bit too vibrant to live with.
I hear what you say about ply but no, in a solid wood piece I don't use ply for backs, panels, or drawer bottoms.
If someone buys a suit for the first time from a Saville Row tailor they'll generally be given a little introduction to all the finer points of English tailoring, so they understand and appreciate exactly what it is that they're paying for. I do something similar and walk clients through some of the elements of traditional furniture making, hand cut dovetails, rift sawn legs, Cedar of Lebanon drawer bottoms, Rosewood drawer stops, 0.5mm gaps around doors, beaded flush drawer slips, muntins, clocking the hinge screws, etc, etc.
I try and charge a viable price with three separate justifications, the furniture is made to fit your home so all dimensions and styling details are up for discussion, the furniture incorporates all those traditional details that add to the pleasure of living with it, and it's built from really special and unique timbers that you'll never find on the High Street. It's a formula that's unlikely to make me rich, but at least it keeps me well away from that race to the bottom with Oak Furniture Land as a serious price comparison!
Thanks Custard. I had better give the Osmo a second chance as first experience was underwhelming to say the least.
Like your style talking the customer through various options and helping them understand whats involved and why it's done. Was always scared of charging what I thought was too much so veered away from hidden complexity but probably missed out on some nice jobs from being a coward.
Like your style talking the customer through various options and helping them understand whats involved and why it's done. Was always scared of charging what I thought was too much so veered away from hidden complexity but probably missed out on some nice jobs from being a coward.
thetyreman
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My 2nd proper stab at fitted alcove shelves and a TV unit. My first go was probably the best part of 8 years ago, for a family member, this time was a paying job for one of my better half's co-workers.
MR MDF and softwood par/mouldings, client did all the painting.
MR MDF and softwood par/mouldings, client did all the painting.
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Mr T
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I don't get much making time nowadays, I'm usually teaching or preparing for courses. I now limit my making just for long standing customers. For many years I have made boxes for the puzzle maker Peter Stocken http://puzzleplex.co.uk/. This is a box to house a set of puzzles he has made as a Christmas present for his son. Peter will be lining the box himself.
It's American black walnut, Oak burr with ebony stringing with a ployx oil finish.
I think I might need a new camera!
Chris
It's American black walnut, Oak burr with ebony stringing with a ployx oil finish.
I think I might need a new camera!
Chris
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Mr T
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I don't get much making time nowadays, I'm usually teaching or preparing for courses. I now limit my making just for long standing customers. For many years I have made boxes for the puzzle maker Peter Stocken http://puzzleplex.co.uk/. This is a box to house a set of puzzles he has made as a Christmas present for his son. Peter will be lining the box himself.
It's American black walnut, Oak burr with ebony stringing with a ployx oil finish.
I think I might need a new camera!
Chris
It's American black walnut, Oak burr with ebony stringing with a ployx oil finish.
I think I might need a new camera!
Chris
custard
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Mr T":k51vopqu said:
Nice job. Oak burr often has something special about it, just a certain tightness of grain that makes it ideal for the scale of this type of project.
What's the project in the background, occasional table, stool?
