Popular Post curlyoak Posted January 12, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 This was fun to make. I made it a few years ago. Friction drawer. It is in my guest room. White oak and walnut. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephThomas Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Good stuff. Where'd you pick up the shell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 I got the shell when I was in Jamaica. An Islander was selling them on the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Nice job on the table. When I was a kid in Florida, I use to free dive on the reefs there and every now and then I'd get 6 or 7 conch's live with the animal in them. Damn they made good chowder, and the shells made great horns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Nice bedside table ! Somewhere I've got one of those shells. We did free dives (one breath/just mask & flippers) in the Turks & Cacios, caught one apiece and the crew made conch ceviche for us. Caught it, ate it , kept the shell. Those things have a huge claw and eyes on stalks ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Nice table! The walnut & white oak is a pleasing combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thank you all. So kind. And my shell thanks you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 That's a nice take on Mission Curly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassAct Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Very nice table for your guests! Ours are lucky if they get a collapsible TV tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 I like the combination of walnut and oak also. However I have received some push back by a lot of people. Clients do not want it. But it works for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Walnut is pricey/classy, red oak is cheap/pedestrian ( i.e. Good for floors) white oak especially qtr. sawn is mid price/class but not a distinction that a lot of clients have the knowledge to recognize. Offer maple or cherry paired with walnut and see if your responses are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 I like walnut and white oak. Red oak to me doesn't look well with it. Subtle difference but when you can see it, it's very obvious. It's like teaching someone to recognize bad kerning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 So " Comic Sans " drives you nuts too ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Walnut is used sparingly in Florida. I think it is the tropical nature of things. I use it. All local designers use it with consideration. Rarely in a small room.White oak with outdoor exposure in Florida is a problem. I had a door I liked with 2 lower claro walnut raised panel, with an oak frame. Mold got under the finish. I refinished and the mold returned. one more time then a replacement. Orchids and heliconias I designed the glass. A local artisan executed the design. African mahogany. I forgot the actual name. I know someone here will know. No more mold problem. The old door after a refinish...I built the new door around the old glass. It cost me 500 to have the glass made. Today it is 1800. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Very n icely done. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 What is a friction drawer, one without metal glides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Friction drawer is all wood. No glides. But paraffin will make them glide. Add paraffin once every 5 to 10 years. My friction drawers have bearing on the sides with a non bearing center guide. I like oak drawer sides and guides... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 13, 2018 Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 You lost me on that one. Care to share a pic of the sides and bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 The center piece is a guide. The friction point is the 2 sides only. There is paraffin in the wood chanel and the bottom of the drawer sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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