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   EdHarrow | Mar 10, 2005 06:57pm | #1

   Yup.  Don't let SWMTMH see it or I'll be in BIG trouble!

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   lwj2 | Mar 11, 2005 03:40am | #2

   Nice looking piece.

   I've re-sized your photo for the dialup folks.

   Leon Jester

   
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   MarkRD | Mar 11, 2005 03:45am | #3

   Yes, give up your day job. Nice piece. I'll not be showing this to my wife.

   Mark

   Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.

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   juglans | Mar 11, 2005 06:32am | #4

   Very nice work.  One comment about the base.  I would have either given it a baseboard to "ground" it or "lifted" it ac ouple inches on a leg or foot, just enough to show some space underneath.

   Dan

    

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   wrudiger | Mar 11, 2005 06:49am | #5

   On the other hand... those of us who have alergies like a solid base against the floor. It is a good looking unit, though I may have made the curve on the top facia piece start closer to the sides and have a flater arch (did that make sense?).  That's what's great about making our own furniture - it is OUR aesthetic, not anyone else's.  Thanks for sharing!

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   chills1994 | Mar 11, 2005 08:20am | #7

   Hey Radrays,

   That is a very nice looking piece. 

   I don't know how to put this just so eloquently without making it sound like I'm knocking your work.  Feel kinda bad saying this.  I am by no means a professional woodworker/cabinetmaker/furnituremaker.

   If you had to do this piece over again, would you do some things different?

   Hindsight is 20/20.  I tend to shy away from inset doors.  Getting an equal reveal all the way around is a real pain.  Also, having doors meet like that in the middle without a (ship) lap or an astragal is stressful.

   So that's my two suggestions.  PLEASE don't everyone FLAME because I gave some advice.

   Radrays was courageous enough to post a picture of his work and invite some honest input.  He and the Mrs should be very proud of their entertainment center.

    

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   4DThinker | Mar 11, 2005 08:10am | #6

   I think you did an excellent job.  But my taste wants it to be lifted up a bit to establish the "bottom end".  Short legs or an apron would give the bottom edge the finish that the top section does for the top.

   Dave B.

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   radrays | Mar 11, 2005 05:37pm | #9

   Thanks for your input to my entertainment center.  Do you have a suggestion for a base apron that I could add at this time?  I could certainly add a small piece of trim on the bottom (which is 3 1/2" high).

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   radrays | Mar 11, 2005 05:24pm | #8

   I want to thank you all for your comments.  This was my first big project and I really needed comments for future projects.  It was really fun to build and I learned a lot from building it.