Greene & Greene Influenced Gadget Station

absolutely beautiful.
Love the doors, and and and.. ok.. love it ALL
SWEEET

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Awsome man!!! I have been following your progress

-- There is no such thing as a mistake. Its called a design modification Rick Kruse, Grand Rapids, MI

Great work Mark and a great design!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Terrific! I really like the construction and clean lines. Bubinga is a great wood to work with. I haven’t been following this series, but will definitely do that.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Nice… I’ve been following this, can’t wait to see the remaining videos in this series to see how it all came together!

-- Ryno

I saw the episode where you changed the design for the back legs and I must say, I admire the recovery. Ok, ok, I am totally jealous. I will just have to work harder to do stuff like this.

Is it still a standalone, or does it look good hung from a wall??

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Wow you guys are fast. Lumberjocks is by far the most active community I have ever experienced. I love that!

Slacker, the unit could still be hung from a wall using various methods. Keyhole or even a commercial cleat system. I am just hoping he won’t want to hang it on the wall, :) I will probably bring some tools just in case.

Thanks for the comments so far everyone!

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Nice, Mark. It turned out great. I love the removable back pannels, good idea. Adding the curve to the back legs made a huge difference and of cource your choice of hinges were perfect. Anyways, godd job and I can’t wait to see the final episode

-- --Gene Plumley--

those splated doors are beautiful!

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It turned out beautiful. I have been following your progress and can’t wait for the last videos. Looking forward to your Christmas presents you are making. Making I can steal some ideas.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

thats beautiful Marc! wonderful job! leo’s gonna love it!

Great design, executed flawlessly. I love your choice and combination of woods. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Marc,

Beautiful work as always! Love the selected wood combo and the detials of this piece are outstanding. Really like the your wire management solution. I am going to check out the series and see the process.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

Beautiful Marc, simply beautiful. Been following your progress on TWW, anxiously waiting to see how it turned out, glad you decided to give this preview to LJs. Leo is sure to love it. Hope you don’t mind but I’ve taken a bit of inspiration from the legs you’ve got here for an end table design I’m working on ;). Keep up the excellent work.

-- If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? - John Wooden

Great work Mark, I love that little cabinet. The only thing I need to say now is get back in the editing room and get those episodes out so we can see how it got finished up.

Thanks for the pictures, I am sure Leo will love it. I wonder if we will hear about it on Security Now!.

Have a good trip to deliver.

Rob Hix

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

I like the contrasting woods and the especially the spalted maple.
The G&G details are nice indeed.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

beautiful combination of woods. Love it.

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Fantastic piece Mark!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

amazing…amazing…amazing…when will you open up your woodworking school???

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Outstanding. The finish on that bubinga in the 2nd pic is really sweet looking. The angle on the post tops is very interesting. It reminds me a bit of the Lord of the Rings tower in Mordor that holds up the Eye.

-- Use the fence Luke

Sweet!!! Very beauyifull!!! Excellent craftsmanship!!! Thanks for posting.

-- Dennis Zongker

Another great piece. I love the choice of wood. Thanks for sharing with us first.

-- Rusty

Beautiful !!!

-- Glenn, New Mexico

Wow! That’s a really unusual design, but stunning and superbly crafted!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

This is a very nice piece. Kudos. I believe it’s another for my favorite list.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

It’s great craftsmanship like this that keeps me checking your site often for how I can improve my own skill set. Another gorgeous piece Marc.

Marc,
Truly outstanding. Your designs are original, but your finish is what stuns me the most. I’m thinking maybe I should spend some time in a refinishing shop too just so I can produce something this flawless. Can’t wait for the rest of the videos!

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Marc, I have been following your site. Your doing a great job on this series. I have enjoyed watching. The project turn out great! I look forward to watch the rest of the videos.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Great job, i have been following your series, and have been looking forward to the finished product. Well done and thanks for the videos.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

You certainly didn’t disappoint us with this piece. Great job as usual.
Keep up your awesome work. You are an inspiration to all of us.
The videos really help us beginners.
Thanks.

-- Eric

Wow, wow, wow. Did I mention wow? Beautiful work, I have been following on your site and it’s very good. You are quite the amusing guy.

-- robbi-Yadahooty!

Mark:

A beautiful piece. I’m building a G&G inspired kitchen and I like the ways that yours are constructed.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

beautiful I would love that in my home well done Alistair

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Mark,
Man, I’m glad you’re done with this. It turned out beautiful of course. I’m thinking you can’t make any money at this pace though. What did that take, like two months or something? I’m going over to TWW and make a donation or buy some stuff for the shop because you’re gonna need some help now (I can tell that woman that loves you is high maintenance). ;2)

-- Jim

Sweeeeeet!

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haha, actually it was about three months. But actual working shop time was about 1 month. Remember, I do a lot more than make furniture and in August I was out of town for more than half the month.
Not sure how many folks know my full story, but it was over a year ago when I officially stopped taking on payed commissions. My livelihood now comes from videos, my website, DVD’s and my articles. So the good side of that is the fact that I can do whatever projects I want, and I can show you as much detail as I want. The bad side is that much of my work requires me to be in the office, instead of in the shop. And if you ever try filming yourself doing woodwork, you’ll soon realize that EVERYTHING takes 2-3 times as long as it normally would. Just the nature of the beast. So with a “real-time” production schedule, this type of presentation is going to be typical.

We actually considered creating “seasons” like they do on TV. We would film for several months at a time, then release the episodes for several months at a time. But I doubt many people would be very happy with that, lol.

Thanks for the incredibly warm and kind words everyone.

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Dude, that’s pretty cool. My wife loves the grain.

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Marc, I had a hard time visualizing the legs hung up on a wall without feeling a little squeamish. Now that I see the final assembly I see how well it will look. This is probably your best project yet. You could put it anywhere and it would be the jewel in the room. I truly am smitten by it . I congratulate you!!

Keep up the good work, Kip

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Marc that Bubinga is going bu-by hehe. Nice job looking forward to the rest of the vids.

-- Computer programmer by day, fine woodworker by night. Custom made joysticks for Console Systems and Personal Computers.

Very nice and pretty piece!

Unfortunately, except for my phone, all of my gadgets now recharge off the USB port. No AC needed…

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Great job Marc. The kids are about 1-2 weeks from starting theirs in class. They are getting excited. I will post pics. However, due to class schedule and short working time each day, they won’t be done until Christmas break.

I couldn’t find any Greene on it. Hm. Just me with envy, I reckon.

I’ve been waiting with baited breath for this, and it exceeded expectations! It’s great! What’s next?

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Marc, the final looks fantastic, the design and great combination of woods are astonding. It’s been great watching it come to life both with the videos on your site and the off and on watching you work on the chat room. I got to say I think this is by far the best piece (that I’ve seen) you done to date. All aspects, design, coloring, finish, function, and precision. Truely professional work.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Truly spectacular work, Mark. I’ve been following your show since day one, and this is my favorite so far. Can’t wait to see the rest of the videos for this one. Please, please start a WW school, so newbies like me can learn even more from your expertise.

-- "A boat's a boat, but the mystery box could be anything! It could even be a boat!

love it Marc. I watched it being built step by step. thanks for all you do…..

-- Jeremy, North Dakota

I am going to have to go against the grain of all the other lumberjocks and say I am not a fan of the top portion of the finished piece. Being a fellow woodworker and artisan I am quite certain you can handle a bit of critisim. The piece looks to be of the utmost craftsmanship and the combination of woods you chose work very well together. I just personally feel that the piece looks very gothic with the pointed corner sections do not lend themselves very well to the Greene and Greene style. Please take no offense to this post as I would hope my fellow woodworkers will be honest with me in any project I provide on this site.

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No problem at all rhett. I always say that if we all agreed, things would be pretty boring. And I don’t even disagree with your observation. Keep in mind though that this piece was never intended to be a Greene & Greene cabinet. It was just a cabinet I had in my mind and I borrowed a few G&G elements. The “gothic” look was completely intentional but is of course, not consistent with the G&G style. I am ok with that. While I have the highest respect for craftsmen who do reproductions, that’s just not something that appeals to me. I prefer to pick and choose what I find interesting, and combine them in a way that I find visually appealing. It works for me and I love doing it, but I would not expect everyone to appreciate it. Thanks for the input.

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Does look great. Did you and your wife stuff all your goodies in there to try it out some more to see if you got all your updates from the original?

I’m sure glad I bought a couple 8/4 boards of spalted maple for these types of projects. They make such stunning door panels!

-- No good deed goes unpunished!

awesome work most beautiful thing is legs design.

-- when you lose, Don't lose lesson

very well done looks to good to sell.

-- I cut it twice & it was still too short

Very nice work. Sweet

-- - Michael [..for God's glory." 2 Cor. 10:31] Over 300000 species of trees, yet we take the credit for their beauty...

The piece is very visually interesting! I watched the whole series on TWW and enjoyed it very much. Your work is very original. I think thats cool. Thats what makes it yours. I look forward to your future projects!

Spencer

-- -Spencer, Gilbert Az (http://www.azwoodshop.com)

Man that is a great looking cabinet…very nice….love the different woods…looks great

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Marc, I know I’m playing catchup, but I thoroughly enjoyed this series. Even the design grew on me over time. Thanks for taking the time to show the mistakes and a relatively “real-time” project. This turned out to be an extremely nice piece. I may not make one, but I’m sure there’s a Greene & Greene piece in my immediate future. Touring the Gamble House changed my woodworking life (and I bought Darrell’s book there). Hope your hand is better. Congrats on your career’s paradigm shift. My girlfriend always says “You should do that”, and I laugh, knowing full well how much time and woodworking/technical skill it takes. Thanks for being “real” in your woodworking. I used to feel bad that I couldn’t make a Chippendale highboy in half an hour. I’m truly looking forward to the shows about the Aurora end table and have inquired about taking the class myself.

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

Looks Great Marc

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon