Wow, beautiful wood. Your daughter must be thrilled.
Wow, beautiful wood. Your daughter must be thrilled.
Lucky daughter. That is simply beautiful.
Rick Potter
DIY journeyman,
FWW wannabe.
AKA Village Idiot.
Now that is a truly inspirational piece. Both simple and stunning!
Very nice looking work.
Chuck Taylor
Wow. That piece is absolutely gorgeous.
Larry
You're not letting your daughter sit on that are you? But then again, oil finish on wood and MOP are the ultimate "solid surface" so resanding scratches then re-oiling is cake. I had an imported pallet made of Bubinga. Used some on my boat. Rope mottle grain is awesome on that bench! How much do you pay for your abalone? Ive seen prices all over the board - from 100 to 400 bucks per 5 x 9. Guess it depends on the grade.
john.blazy_dichrolam_llc
Delta Unisaw, Rabbit QX-80-1290 80W Laser, 5 x 12 ft laminating ovens, Powermax 22/44, Accuspray guns, Covington diamond lap and the usual assortment of cool toys / tools.
Thanks!
You know how today's kids are. She said "its nice, thanks" and started talking to my wife about something else. I said "I am going to bypass a generation and am giving this to your daughter instead". Granddaughter is 2. I suppose she will get it someday, anyway.
I have a bunch of Abalone sheets that I had put away years ago. Same with the figured Bubinga. I have a bunch of it as well as other exotic woods that I just bought for the sake of buying because it was figured. I have some that has the most incredible figure you can get. I tried buying some more, but seems like the secret's out and prices have gone through the roof, and is very scarce.
Here's a sample of the really intense stuff. Those cabinets are here at Grizzly. I did not make them, but supplied the wood for it.
Shiraz, thank you for starting this thread. The wood figure and craftsmanship on that bench are both extraordinary! Those kitchen cabinets are well done too. Most likely your daughter will better appreciate the gift over time; at least that's the way it is sometimes with gifts that I present to my wife (although she did really seem to like the Sig that I gave her for Christmas last year - go figure!)
One of the nice things about your equipment is that they work well for a long time! I've yet to have any unscheduled maintenance on any of mine.
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Andy Rooney
That is one amazing bench! Thanks for sharing.
By the way, just becaasue "somone" decided to discontinue production on a tool doesn't mean you need to replace it.
(Ducking and running now...)
Gary
Absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing!!
Take off a full blade, nope, too long, now take off 1/2 blade, nope, too long, now take off 1/4 blade - How the H--- can it be 1/4" short????
Thanks for sharing. Great bench.
Mark McFarlane