Mom's Knick Knack Shelf

Beautiful!!

You just made your Mom very proud!

Wow what a nice job Moms love cool things

-- Jim, Kentucky

Beautiful! Great looking finish, too.

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

Very nice.Great job.

Looks Great, I’m with you on the applique, I never tried to carve, always felt that was another whole trade to learn. I have a hard enough time keeping saw blades sharp. :) Nothing wrong with appliques in my book.
Good Job

10 points and a gold star on this beauty !!! Everything about this looks perfect from here : ) Added to my favorites of things I really want to do !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Great job Jim! Nothing wrong designing on the fly. Doing it that way will help you learn a lot. Addison’s crib was done that way.

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

Jim, Looks good. Sure your mom loves it. The applique is a nice touch and blends in well, have to agree on the carving thing.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

Very very beautiful and all been said by fellow Ljs above!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Thanks everyone…she really loved it, said she can’t wait to get home and put it up so she can brag to all her friends…LOL

Les, I can only aspire to reach your level of expertise..maybe someday I’ll come within your universe of talent

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Jim, a very nice use for one of my favorite woods. I’m also have found that ‘design as you go’ works quite well, just need a basic idea and some rough dimensions. The fun is in the challenge and when it comes out looking like yours, it can be considered very successful.

-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles

pretty nice, I love the Cherry look…

Very Vibrant and Beautiful.

Great job.

Handi

-- Jimmy "Handi" Warner, http://jwarner75.etsy.com, http://handisworkshop.blogspot.com

That’s really beautiful. I love all the details that make it so special. Great choice of applique.

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

Thanks guys, the color was even richer in person, the lighting in my shop for pics wasn’t the best. I added just a light bit if the stain to give it that nice red and to even out the different tones you always get with cherry. Thanks again for the great comments.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Hey Guys, Just adding an update…the shelf finally made it home and got mounted on the way. I guess the bad thing about making something well is now my Mom says all her friends want one…LOL Stand in line ladies, stand in line….LOL

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

That’s a really beautiful piece. I am sure that your mom loves it, and it looks like she has put it to good use for Christmas. Nice job.

-- kevinjunior

Very nice job on that shelf Jim.Glad to see your mom is enjoying it for Christmas.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?