Wild Oregon Cherry Art Print Bin

Really nice job and art bin. Any artist would love to have this as well.

That is a very nice art bin, definitely looks a lot better than steel! I see quite a few comments about mock ups on LJ. Mind if I ask why you mock up a small project like this?

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Diane – Great to hear from you! Coming from an artist, your kind words are very meaningful. Thanks!

TopamaxSurvivor – Great question! I had never built anything like this before and I thought a mock-up would be a great way to verify the SketchUp design. It turned out to be a good idea as we hosted the gallery owners in our home that weekend. They liked the size and feel of the mock-up but felt the back needed more height to provide better support for the prints. The mock-up only cost a few dollars and some scrap material but saved me the expense of good wild cherry. As it was, I only had a few scraps left from my original purchase of wild cherry!

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Nice job David. it has a classy look. Post some pictures with prints in it please.

David does the Wild Cherry from Oregon age like the Pennsylvania Cherry. I picked up about 100 bd ft of domestic Cherry from a sawmill. It looked a lighter pinker than the normal cherry that I see in this part of the USA. It’s been stored in the barn for about 6 years. Maybe it’s about time to check it out.

The lighter color might have been just the freshness of it been cut, I remember it having a lot more knots.

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Karson – Always a great pleasure to get a comment from you! I will post some photos with prints when I deliver it to the gallery. Great question regarding the Oregon Wild Cherry. This is my first time using this wood. As you may know, cherry is my favorite species. I did note that the grain was a lot more wild than the cherry I am used to using. This was a pale white color with darker red & brown flecks and streaks running thru the grain. It already has darkened some since assembly and finishing. There were a number of large knots that I eliminated during rough dimensioning. All in all this was fun wood to work with. I think it will have a special appeal in the gallery being a native species harvested in the local area.

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Dave, I think that cherry is the perfect choice for a gallery setting.

As always, your execution is very professional. I am envious of your video production, you do such a great job.

I particularly like the way that you break the edge of the wood. It is very crisp. This is one of the details that really elevates a piece to a higher level.

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Even with sketchup i believe mock ups are the way to go, any construction issue are soon found and can be fixed before you start on the real thing. That project is a neat solution for for the customers needs. Top marks.

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Nice work!

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