The sweet smell of mineral spirits

PS

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

I sort through a lot of lumber to pick pleasing grain for the drawers and minimize waste. The case top is not installed yet, BTW

Howjudodat....?

Barry Irby

Spectacular piece....Congratulations.

And, how did you do the pair of drawers in the second tier? Is that a single board? Are they bookmatched? Or is that just an excellent selection? However you did it, nice job.

Speaking of selection, that end panel is fabulous.

And another question. There is a darker mark in the top left drawer. I can't see it well in the picture, but a lot of my Virginia walnut has mark like that that look like insect staining vaguely similar to Ambrosia maple. I am curious about the marks?

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Bruce, a MN Galoot

That is really nice, Bill. You have one lucky SIL.

Re: Howjudodat....?

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

And, how did you do the pair of drawers in the second tier? Is that a single board? yes sawed at drawer division. same for top three too.

Speaking of selection, that end panel is fabulous. ....Of the several thousand bdft of walnut we sold over the years this is the only curly one we ever encountered. It was a mess and requited some experience to rescue something from it, described in an earlier post.

There is a darker mark in the top left drawer. I can't see it well in the picture, but a lot of my Virginia walnut has mark like that that look like insect staining ....not insect staining in this case. Just a darker grain in places.

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Hank Knight

Bill, That is a spectacular piece! I love your selection for the side panels and the drawer fronts.

Wow. Awesome.

Re: Beautiful work Bill!

I Dunno Bill

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

I like what I see. But my problem is with the details at the bottom of the design. I would rethink the addition of the blue terry cloth, the protruding plywood and the wheels. They just seem to distract from the rest of the composition. But then again, it's maker's choice. But on a positive note, I do like everything above the frivolous blue fringe. T.

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ebd

Absolutely Fabulous!!!

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William Duffield

Magnificent!

I like the smell of mineral spirits, too, but I would suggest minimizing exposure to the chemicals they remove when refining the mineral spirits to odorless mineral spirits.

something…makes the front look hazy

Must be those double iron planes you use.

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TomD

Masterpiece!

Absolutely Astounding

Ron in Sterling, CT

Hi Bill,

Another masterpiece. Thanks for the ride and sharing the build.

Ron

Drawer Pulls?

Clementine

Absolutely and inspiringly beautiful work. Have you selected a drawer pull? I found some at LV for a Stickley serving table and they made a BIG difference in appearance. Show us a completed picture.

spraying

Bruce, a MN Galoot

Having seen your shop, where do you spray?

On the topic of pulls

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Its recipient, with only pulling convenience a consideration, wants to put the equivalent of sneakers on a man in a 3 piece suit. There is a reason it is pulless so far. Ca. 1720 dangle pulls are what belongs on it but these are not handy on a piece used daily. So I don't know what it will wind up with. I should hold a contest with the winner getting 25 bdft of walnut.