Pictures of a Salem Secretary I built in school - Thomas MacDonald

[Gary Herrmann]

Very impressive work.

[Josh Rudolph]

Thomas/T-Chisel,

Thanks for posting your phenomenal work. I have watched quite a few of your videos and plan on doing your step stool project later this year with my uncle to get him into woodworking.

I will be looking for the library you are talking about posting. Your site is on the list of sites I check every evening for my WW fix. I am a HS wrestling coach and don't get any shop time during the winter months, so blogs and forums are my winter WW.

Thanks for posting what you do, it is much appreciated.

Josh

[Tom Henry]

I am going to go crawl back in my hole now...maybe in my lifetime I will be able to complete a project on that scale...

[Jim Becker]

Exquisite, Thomas!

[John Shuk]

Gorgeous piece.
Watch out the other students don't give you a blanket party for making them look bad.

[Mark Singer]

Your killing me tchisel...wow!!!scale detail

[willie sobat]

Once again, I feel intimidated.

[Brian Peters]

Beautiful piece, you did a great job. Love the carved details and clean finish. How did you manage the gooseneck type crown at the top? Shaper?

[Duncan Potter]

Beautiful stuff Thomas. I am not worthy...

[Ed Costello]

Simply outstanding!!!! I have so much to learn.

Cheers,
Ed

[Dave Tinley]

Holy Maccaroni, that is a super project.
Do you plan to sell it or keep it in the family ?

[David Keller NC]

Tommy,
Where do you get all that wonderfully wide mahogany from?

Maurice, didn't see Tom answer your question, and don't know where he got the mahogany from, but you can get such boards from Irion Lumber. Expect to pay a premium, and expect to get exceptionally dense boards - you will require a helper to move the boards on the scale that Tom referred to.

I've some Irion stuff, and it's roughly twice as dense as "ordinary" Honduran Mahogany.

[Thomas MacDonald]

yup...i got it from lew and myron....

[Bob Glenn]

OMG............I think I need to put the tools down and step away from the bench!

I am in complete awe.

[Cody Colston]

OMG............I think I need to put the tools down and step away from the bench!

I am in complete awe.

Yeah. Makes me want to go burn down my shop and take up needlepoint.