The finial piece of My ensemble

[jamesamd]

I finished this in early April and since then been struggling with Our staircase.I'll post that trial later.
I don't think I'll be adding any more to this ensemble,I've run out of milled cherry.:D
Thanks for the insperation,Ya''ll do some wonderfull pieces.
And a Happy Fathers Day,to all!
Jim

lower shelf


draw


left side


right side


top


the ensemble

[Magicman]

That entire ensemble is very nice indeed.  I love the unique pattern.

[SwampDonkey]

Looks nice James. Nice spot to kick back and relax to. 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

SA....WEEEEEET!

Love it.  8)

[metalspinner]

Very distinctive.  I love it! 8)

[sandhills]

Excellent!  Most every time I look at this board I have to wonder why all you folks don't do this for a living, no exception here for sure (then again maybe you do).

[pasbuild]

SA....WEEEEEET!

Love it.  8)

X2

[Woodchuck53]

That's fine stuff. I like the office chair. I finally got me a couple pcs of cherry and can't wait to clean it up and make something.

[Lud]

Real nice.  Like the tree silhouette on the chair.  What finish?   ???

[Phorester]

Very nice.

[WDH]

I fell in love with that chair once before, and I am falling in love with that table!  That low shelf is very cool.  I also like the flow, symmetry, and the lines of all the pieces.  Beautiful!

[jamesamd]

Thank You Guy's for the kind words!
It is great to get,positive feedback,from other craftsmen. :D
Lud,the finish is Watco Danish Oil (neutral or natural,I dont remember the lable) then finished with a coat of bowling alley wax.
Smoothe as a baby's rump.:D
WDH,I thought long on that lower shelf.Each side has a 3/8",drop in spacer 1/2" tall,to center it.I'm not much on dusting,so I can remove the shelf,bring it down to My shop and blow it clean with shop air. :D
No,I'm not lazy,I just plan well ahead of the future,I must be a SEER. :D
Jim

[Dan_Shade]

I really like it.

My only critique would be that the left board of the top glue up doesnt grain match very well.  I probably would have flipped it around so that the "cathedrals" were pointed the same way, hoping for good flow from one peice to the next.

The color matching of all three peices is awesome.

I give it 4 stars   8) 8) 8) 8)

[jamesamd]

I really like it.

My only critique would be that the left board of the top glue up doesnt grain match very well.  I probably would have flipped it around so that the "cathedrals" were pointed the same way, hoping for good flow from one peice to the next.

The color matching of all three peices is awesome.

I give it 4 stars   8) 8) 8) 8)

Yup!That didn't rear its head untill,the finish went on. :D
Some times I can't see the Forest,for the Trees. ;d
Jim

[Dan_Shade]

I think poor color and grain matching is the biggest mistake that amateur woodworkers make while building furniture.

I do know that it takes a lot more wood than you would think to make a "perfect" peice.  Those of us with sawmills have a huge advantage on color matching, when we can get boards from the same tree, which helps to match color and grain. 

I like to use rift sawn lumber for my projects.  It makes grain matching very easy!