Comments

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   PSeverin | Feb 01, 2010 09:43pm | #1

   Really quite a handsome, well made piece. Congratulations. I bet it has quite a presence in a room.

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   twistjawa | Feb 01, 2010 10:43pm | #2

   Thank you PSeverin.

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   woodulikeit | Feb 02, 2010 04:20am | #3

   I absolutely love this piece. It looks like it would steal the spotlight in any room and it looks like a very useful and practical piece, which is true to the Shaker tradition. I admire your design and your talent in building this piece, it's magnificent. I am a huge fan of the Shaker style and this piece stands out as one of the best I've seen. It is most inspirational. Congratulations on a job well done.

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   benchbolt | Feb 02, 2010 08:20pm | #4

   Simply jaw-dropping beautiful. Work to be proud of.
   Question: are the doors pinned bridle joints or pinned M&T's?
   Most humble congratulations on a brand new heirloom.

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   deerfielder | Feb 02, 2010 10:03pm | #5

   Congrats on a truly stunning piece! I'm quite impressed with the finish. Would you care to share the steps you took to achieve such beautiful results?

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   twistjawa | Feb 03, 2010 03:04pm | #6

   thanks deerfielder. The finish is water based dye followed by tung oil followed with shellac, gel stain (leaving the build up in the corners and moulding transitions), followed with more shellac.

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   twistjawa | Feb 03, 2010 03:05pm | #7

   thanks benchbolt. The doors are mortise and tenon

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   toolszeke | Feb 03, 2010 09:49pm | #8

   What an eye catcher. Nice proportions and what a great finish.

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   GeorgeCarlson | Feb 05, 2010 03:01am | #9

   I consider most furniture I see in the galleries as overworked and souless pieces from outstanding craftsmen. You're not just a craftman, you're an artist. It inspires me. Its the finest piece of furniture I've ever seen. Thank you.

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    twistjawa | Feb 05, 2010 09:55pm | #10

    Thanks george,
    those are very kind words. It was truely a labor of love.

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    Chuck_Griffith | Mar 29, 2010 01:46am | #11

    Hi Twistjawa, Sorry to have taken so long to comment, but somehow it slipped through my occasional visits to the FWW gallery. Anyway, really nice work. Just lovely. Love the way you finished it. That such a large piece seems to feel so right on those smallish legs is a design lesson in itself. One self-serving question, where did you find so much great tiger maple? Best regards, Chuck

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    twistjawa | Mar 30, 2010 09:05pm | #12

    Thanks Chuck,
    coming from you this is a great compliment. I am a huge fan of your work. We have a couple of good lumber yards in southern NH. Goosebay is where I got most of it for this piece. A little pricey though and I had to make several trips.
    thanks

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    markvt | May 12, 2010 10:12pm | #13

    Stunning piece and you nailed the color. I'm back in the finishing room on Monday to try to get just that color figured out. Thanks for the tips to deerfielder. I'm using JE Moser's Honey Amber Maple as the dye. Thanks for posting your work - hope to see more. We make poker tables - lackley.com.

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    stfleming | Jun 15, 2010 07:15pm | #14

    I'm a great Shaker fan and your piece in amazing. I want to finish a shaker table and love the color. Do you mind sharing what brand and tint of dye you used. Thanks!

    SF

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    GoBlu | Jan 07, 2012 02:37am | #15

    This is a memorable piece of art. You have done such an exquisite job of using that beautiful wood. The wood and the piece are interwoven. It almost looks as though you designed the piece to maximize the beauty of the wood. Something like a sculptor would look at a piece of marble and design the sculpture in conjunction with it.