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  1. 09-29-2016, 1:58 PM #1
    Shiraz Balolia
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    Grizzly Machines used in this

    Just wanted to post an heirloom Bench I made for my daughter. The wood is Curly Bubinga and Gaboon Ebony. Inlays are Abalone as well as Mother of Pearl. Bench is about 100 pounds and was oil finished to 600 grit. Measures 45" x 16". The brownish wood is Acacia which matches her flooring. Of course, the artist had to sign the piece with an inlay as well























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  3. 09-29-2016, 2:15 PM #2
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    That is quite a stunning piece, Shiraz! Thank you for sharing. Any chance you have any 'action' or 'build' shots that you can share?
    Wood: a fickle medium....

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  4. 09-29-2016, 2:32 PM #3
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    Thanks Chris!

    Just took a couple for the structural screws. The oval Ebony inlays hide the screws. Quite a process as I had to stage the various inlays.

    The figure in the Bubinga just "exploded" when I put the oil on it.




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  5. 09-29-2016, 3:02 PM #4
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    Beautiful work, Shiraz!
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  6. 09-29-2016, 3:10 PM #5
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    An heirloom indeed. Very nicely done. I let the design of the bench, and the inlay in beautiful. A lot of time and work went into this bench, and it shows.
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  7. 09-29-2016, 3:21 PM #6
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    Nice piece.
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  8. 09-29-2016, 3:22 PM #7
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    Remarkable work. Any chance of a "workshop tour" video I'm guessing you have a few tools in there.

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    Beautiful work there Papa Grizz. Incredible figure in that lumber.
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  10. 09-29-2016, 5:22 PM #9
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    Simply stunning. You did a beautiful job of making the detail in the wood as interesting as the detail itself. That bubinga is...just wow.
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  11. 09-29-2016, 6:03 PM #10
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    Truly an artistic beautiful work. Your skill and design made a wonderful heirloom piece that will live for centuries.
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  12. 09-29-2016, 6:20 PM #11
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    Very nice work. Was a CNC involved?
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    Lovely work! Though I found the title a little misleading - I was expecting to discover which Grizzly machines were used...
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  14. 09-29-2016, 7:06 PM #13
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    Thank you gentlemen!

    Bruce, besides having a shop that kind of looks like my showroom, I also have a CNC Router in my home shop and can do pretty tight inlays. As you know, I also build guitars with some fancy inlays.

    http://www.grizzly.com/the-presidents-guitars

    Have not had too much time lately to build anything as I am on the US Shooting team and have been involved in that at a very high level (shot in two world championships, won several National Championships, etc). Besides, I also have to run this behemoth and so time is at a premium. This bench has got me back into my shop. Some of my machines are getting fairly old and so need to go shopping soon for the latest and the best - I think I'll take a stroll through the showroom tomorrow
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  15. 09-29-2016, 8:03 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Victor Robinson View Post
    Lovely work! Though I found the title a little misleading - I was expecting to discover which Grizzly machines were used...
    Grizzly Machines:

    12" Tablesaw (discontinued model, need to upgrade)

    12" Jointer - http://www.grizzly.com/products/12-Z...campaign=zPage

    24" Planer - http://www.grizzly.com/products/24-I...campaign=zPage

    19" Bandsaw - http://www.grizzly.com/products/19-U...campaign=zPage

    Milling machine - An older version of this - http://www.grizzly.com/products/9-X-...campaign=zPage

    Floor Drill press http://www.grizzly.com/products/Vari...de-Table/G0808

    24" widebelt sander (used it a lot) - http://www.grizzly.com/products/24-W...campaign=zPage

    Roundovers done on a shaper with a router bit attachment

    Downdarft table - Need to upgrade to a longer unit http://www.grizzly.com/products/28-x...campaign=zPage.

    4 H.P. Dust collector - need to upgrade to the Cyclone version.

    Plus a whole lot of elbow grease.
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  16. 09-29-2016, 8:26 PM #15
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    That is a pretty amazing piece of work. It is good to see that the owner of Grizzly knows how to use his machines and can create works of art like this. I would venture to say few if any other CEO's of the the competitors could create even a basic bench let alone one that could be among the finest furniture anywhere. Thanks for sharing this with us. It is a beautiful creation and your daughter will be proud to have it I am sure.
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