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  1. 11-23-2009, 8:33 PM #1
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    Highboy complete

    Hello everyone. I finally finished the highboy and wanted to both thank folks for answering my questions and show the finished product. The project was very rewarding and I am pleased with the outcome. I feel that I learned more new skills from this than from the past few years of projects combined. Looking forward to more period projects in the future. Please don't hesitate to add any constructive feedback.
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  3. 11-23-2009, 8:37 PM #2
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    WOW, thats is very nice
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  4. 11-23-2009, 8:48 PM #3
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    That is very nice!!!!
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  5. 11-23-2009, 8:52 PM #4
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    Bill, the finished piece is just striking!! It really came together well. Did you end up using Dave Anderson's finish schedule? Whatever you did certainly worked!

    I would also suggest posting a thread in the Projects forum. Maybe link to this thread.
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  6. 11-23-2009, 9:05 PM #5
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    Nice, very, very nice Bill...
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  7. 11-23-2009, 9:29 PM #6
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    How long did you take to make it? It is very, very impressive.

    What percentage of neander work was involved?
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  8. 11-23-2009, 10:01 PM #7
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    Beautifully done. You should send pics to FWW.
    Where did I put that tape measure...
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  9. 11-23-2009, 10:16 PM #8
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    Now thats a nice looking piece of furniture.I really like the color.
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  10. 11-23-2009, 10:21 PM #9
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    Absolutely stunning!! Well done.
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  11. 11-23-2009, 11:08 PM #10
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    I second the idea of sending pictures to FWW.

    A beautiful piece.

    The only comments I could make would be based on personal taste. Personal taste is probably part of the reason many of us are involved in making our own furniture anyway.

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  12. 11-23-2009, 11:12 PM #11
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    That is one fine piece of work there. This is one thats on my to do list after doing a lowboy earlier this year. I want to make the big guy next. Yours looks amazing and very well done, love the color!!
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  13. 11-23-2009, 11:56 PM #12
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    That is great! And good photography, also.

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  14. 11-24-2009, 7:18 AM #13
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    Great job Bill. The piece looks fantastic. Since the legs are tiger maple, I know how much of a PIA they were to get to the point they were ready to finish. Been there, done that. I figured mine took me about 3 times as long as ones I've done in mahogany. Again, it came out beautifully.
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  15. 11-24-2009, 8:51 AM #14
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    Fantastic job Bill! You should be very proud!
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  16. 11-24-2009, 9:06 AM #15
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    Okay...you said constructive feedback. The hardware looks too big on a couple of the drawers on the lowboy. Also, I'm not a big fan of bright brass.

    The piece itself look stupendous. Awesome. Out of my league.

    Questions...On the lowboy, how did you decide on grain orientation for the side? What was your finishing schedule?

    Thanks!
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