Popular Post Mick S Posted October 7, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 I liked Marc's breadbox build very much. Alison liked most of it. We compromised and below is the result. Air-dried walnut with ambrosia maple door and drawer, with ebony pulls. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Love it. Here in Tennessee the locals call it wormy Maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Well done Mick and that’s some beautiful wood, they really compliment each other, thru tenons, great wood and the finish is awesome, the only thing missing is some pictures of the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Looks great. I love the color in that walnut! Excellent craftsmanship as expected. I’ve been wanting to find a project to use that style pulls on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 I got to see this in its beginnings and was looking forward to seeing the finish! Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Beautiful work, Mick! I only wish more of the 'uninitiated' would appreciate your material choices and expert craftsmanship the way we all do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Those are some pretty sides. Looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Great job and some stunning stock you found to build with. So the two subtle changes to the project I see are no metal inset on door and flush through tenons on sides. Any other changes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Nice work I like the walnut and that maple together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted October 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Bmac said: Great job and some stunning stock you found to build with. So the two subtle changes to the project I see are no metal inset on door and flush through tenons on sides. Any other changes? I also hinged the top door on the bottom - made more sense to me since it goes under cabinets. Also, where Marc’s lower door is it’s a drawer on mine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 I like the changes you made, they do seem to make more sense that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 I like the front wood on your's, really some nice looking stuff. 2 hours ago, Mick S said: Also, where Marc’s lower door is it’s a drawer on mine. Interesting, When I saw Marc's in the early stages I thought the bottom was going to be a drawer but but I was wrong. But you fixed it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Mick S said: made more sense to me since it goes under cabinets As beautiful as that is, is there any room on the counter? I like everything about it. The nicely finished walnut makes me want to stare. Air dried, maybe you knew the tree? Is it claro walnut? It sure is mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mick S Posted October 7, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, curlyoak said: As beautiful as that is, is there any room on the counter? I like everything about it. The nicely finished walnut makes me want to stare. Air dried, maybe you knew the tree? Is it claro walnut? It sure is mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing! There is a Franciscan Monastery in Albuquerque that had a large wood shop run by one of the monks for years. He had to close it down for health reasons. I went in with another guy and bought his wood inventory (7500 bf), about half of it was walnut that he’d had since the early 80’s. All air dried. We sold off about half of it and split the rest. There’s still plenty of counter space once I get around to redoing the pantry we’ll probably move it there 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Very nice build! It goes great in your kitchen looks like it's always been there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Prominent is where it belongs. Mick, you must have a big space to store that much wood. Sounds like a real score. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted October 7, 2019 Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Beautiful. Great color match in that setting. I really enjoy your work Mick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 That’s a great place for spalted wood, well done. Whatcha doing splitting walnut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted October 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 3 hours ago, curlyoak said: Prominent is where it belongs. Mick, you must have a big space to store that much wood. Sounds like a real score. Not really. I store a lot of it in the garage next to my shop in vertical racks and the rest in a storage room off the breezeway. In addition to the ~ 1000 bf of walnut I wound up with, I had ~ 500 feet of cherry plus misc other stuff, quarter sawn white oak, sasparilla, maple, etc. When it was all said and done, I paid roughly 60 cents a foot for the lot. 38 minutes ago, K Cooper said: That’s a great place for spalted wood, well done. Whatcha doing splitting walnut? What would I do with 4000 bf of walnut? Even after splitting it I usually trade it with Carl for the cherry. I used most of the cherry on the kitchen cabinets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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