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  1. 11-28-2009, 9:40 PM #1
    david kramer
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    laminated bent cherry mirror

    I got the idea for this piece while watching the David Marks episode where he builds the koa lamp. That was two and a half years ago, I've been refining the ideas in my head for all that time! With two small kids in the house I just don't have a lot of time for my hobbies. The construction took me around 6 months. Most of the time was spent making jigs and forms, and figuring out how on earth to make the next cut. Joining two curved pieces with a mortice and tenon, is umm, not easy the first time .

    The upright is made from an 8/4x9"x8' board, resawn and glued with DAP weldwood. The tension on those curves is just crazy, but the weldwood locked it in perfectly. I laminated a bookmatched pair of veneers onto 1/4" plywood for the mirror back. The finish is seal-a-cell and arm-r-seal, buffed with paste wax.

    I'll attach some construction photos in a second post.

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    P.S. Taking pictures of mirrors is hard!
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  3. 11-28-2009, 9:50 PM #2
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    Construction photos. These show the cardboard mockup that I used to generate dimensions, gluing up the upright, details of the underside and the final glue-up which is held together with glue and dowels.

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  4. 11-28-2009, 10:30 PM #3
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    That is a wonderful result! I really like it.
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  5. 11-28-2009, 10:56 PM #4
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    Thats stunning! I love the design.
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  6. 11-28-2009, 11:36 PM #5
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    VERY nice David. Very impressive.
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  7. 11-29-2009, 12:02 AM #6
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    Very nice...no wonder you had to 'think' about that for a while. Beautiful wood grain
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  8. 11-29-2009, 8:20 AM #7
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    Very beautiful. Amazing job.

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  9. 11-29-2009, 8:27 AM #8
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    Very sharp. Great design.
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  10. 11-29-2009, 8:29 AM #9
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    While I don't care for the contemporary designs that Marks uses, his technique and art are beyond question. You did a great job of capturing that element with this piece. Wonderful art, and great execution. And.... dang, what a process!!!

    I thought my flat work glue ups were a pain! I will never complain again. Well, I probably will, but you know what I mean!
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  11. 11-29-2009, 9:54 AM #10
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    Great job, very imaginative! And beautifully exicuted.
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  12. 11-29-2009, 10:38 AM #11
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    Beautiful mirror David.

    Well done.
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  13. 11-29-2009, 3:00 PM #12
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    Not a modern user but that piece is worthy of admiration. Great job and looks great.
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  14. 11-29-2009, 6:47 PM #13
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    Nice break from the norm. I really like this alot and it looks like you did a great job with it. Very David Marks'ish!!
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  15. 11-30-2009, 3:18 PM #14
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    I, too, am not a huge fan of the more modern styles but this is excellent... reminds me of a Thos. Moser piece!

    Thanks for sharing!
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  16. 12-08-2009, 12:00 PM #15
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    incredible

    thats an amazing mirror. it seems like its defying gravity a bit. my first thought was "how is it not falling over front wards?"

    again, incredible design.
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