can't wait to try one of these out
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can't wait to try one of these out
WOw everyone wants this one - me too
wow, I want one
wow, I want one
With vertical grain you risk the chance that the piece will split along the grain lines (ie, your rails will have little strength). If you are wanting the piece to look like a solid piece of cherry...
Hi Chris,
I have to say I like the look of your design and am sure my comments will affect that look in a negative way, but here they are.
I would make the legs larger, up to 1-3/4. You are not...
Sorry to be so long in responding, but have been busy being busy.
Here are the plans for the chest. The legs are Wenge, the frame is Cherry and the panels are Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry). The chest...
Phil,
The seagrass is from the Oregon coast. They gave me a pic they took and I worked from that.
The Brazilian Cherry is pretty hard wood, but it has a nice grain to it, so the carving was all...
Had a client who wanted a blanket chest and a carving of sea grass on the front. Took a month to figure out how to carve sea grass and then two months to do it on the brazilian cherry front. Since...