Cherry 2 sink vanity

Just beautiful!

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

Well thought design and excellently built vanity. You (not your husband) did great job.

”.....people will look at me and say you mean your husband built that……...”
I would say yes we both built it, if I were you …..LOL.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very nice! Now, to keep it protected until you move in.

-- Bill, Florida

Nicely done.

-- It’s not so much what we know that causes the trouble, it’s what we know that’s not so.

That came out great!

-- Eric

Nice work!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Robin – good on you. If that is for the basement bathroom we want to see what you’re making for the master bathroom – nice work

-- Phil in British Columbia

Stunning! – Excellent workmanship!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Robin, this is gorgeous. The onlay and raised panels add nice details to the vanity. Also it is nice to see you included the sapwood as well. I, personally, think that this adds to the visual interest of the piece. This is a well designed piece that would be a compliment to any home’s decor.

How did you finish it?

By the way don’t be shy about posting pictures. There is room to add more to better showcase your work if you want.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Thank you everyone for taking the time out to look and post a comment, I appreciate your thoughts.

Hi Scott! I put a sealer on it, sanded it and then unfortunately put a satin poly on it. From what I have been reading in here I wish I would have put a different finish on it…....I also carved the feet and the carving up above the drawers…...those have no finish yet….......I still have more carving to add to each side of that piece and I still want to clean up my feet a bit more.

-- Robin Renee'

Hi Robin;

Excellent job.

You do very nice work, and the carvings look great.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Beautiful, nice design and details. Would love to see your shop sometime. It’s not all pink is it? :]

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Thank you Lee….......

-- Robin Renee'

hmmmmmm…..........never thought about pink, I will be thinking on that…....Thanks Jack!!

-- Robin Renee'

Nice work Robin. The vanity has good balance and design.

Could you elaborate on you are not pleased with the poly finish?

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Beautiful!!!

-- Dennis Zongker

Hi John….........I thought maybe a different finish would had given the vanity a little more richer color. I am not up on the finishes yet and I think possibly I could have picked something better…...what do you think??

Hi Dennis! Thanks you for stopping by and leaving your nice comment!

-- Robin Renee'

Gorgeous!

I really like that you incorporated heartwood and sapwood into this piece. I personally enjoy seeing all of the colors of the wood.

Way to go Robin. most beautiful ,fantastic vanity. I teach an adult woodworking class and 90% of my class are woman an they do outstanding work.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Thank You Lew!

-- Robin Renee'

Hi Robin

You should be proud of this one. Good design and beatifully done. The carvings make it extra special. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Thank You Jim!

Thanks Tom…....Have a very Blessed day!

-- Robin Renee'

Robin, if you wanted to add a darker tone to the cherry apply a coat of boiled linseed oil after you finish sanding the raw wood. Then apply a sealer and topcoat it with poly, if that is what you want to use. It is a little late now unless you want to strip off the finish that you have already put on but for the next project this may work for you.

Another alternative, with cherry, is to expose it to the sun for two to three weeks (watching for rain, of course). This will darken it naturally and give it an aged look.

But the vanity will darken on its own with time. So I really wouldn’t worry about it. It looks pretty good to me.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Thanks Scott!

-- Robin Renee'

Love the project and the story!! I don’t know how many times we’ve been at the hardware store and the clerk asks my hubby what he intends to use the tool for. Hubby just shrugs and says, “Don’t know. By the time the wife is done with it I’ll be too old to use it anyway.” It’s fun to surprise people, isn’t it?

-- Robbinscabin

Ha,Ha,....Yes Robin, it is….....especailly the look on the faces when they realize your really are the author of the project.

PRICELESS!

-- Robin Renee'

Great work Robin. I share my shop with my wife, she makes the pretty stuff and I make the “clunky” stuff. LOL

-- Growing older but not up!

(lol).......Hey that’s just the way it goes! I am glad you stop in…..Thank you for your comment.

-- Robin Renee'

beutyful work and carving

-- hrvoje

Sensational and spectacular. You have a true talent.
Beautiful!

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

Well, i like the design and the carving, its not only beautiful, gorgeous too,but its doesnt mean rude, i am not so happy with the colour,
you are a special woman with a special talent, i’ve never seen or met woman with skill likes yours in my whole life, the colour looks so regular/normal to me, its likes same furniture i’ve seen at everyone house,
if you live not far from my place, i would give you free wood, realy!
thanks for sharing and please be positif with my comment,

keep exploring yourself in woodworking till people know you only from seeing the design & the wood sellections,

best regards,

Rosewood.

-- http://picasaweb.google.com/deniirawan66

That’s a great piece. I love the detail and the color.

-- "At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

Robin,
That is a very nice piece of work. I think the hand carved pieces give it that extra touch that completes the piece.

-- Chris

Just beautiful! Simply beautiful! That will definitely add to the value of your home! :)

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

WOW!!!!!!!1

-- BIGSKY

Awesome!

-- Joe-Carver, MN

Very, Very, Very Nice job!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for sharing.

-- Duane, Ohio

Great job Robin. You do some very nice work and the carvings are gorgeous.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Robin,

There are quite a number of very talented LumberJills on here, and you’re right up there at the top. Nice vanity! We look forward to more of your posts.

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

You did a beautiful job.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Robin,
I humbly take my hat off to you, VERY nice piece of work. Something to be proud of for sure!!!!

-- Don S.E. OK

Robin, I love the vanity you have a great sense of balance. I also see the balance and sense of porportion in your photography.

-- Billp

One excellent job Woodchic.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Well done, and like Ginger Rogers, you could have done it in high heels while dancing backwards.

-- “Duty is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.” General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A.

wow that is awesome.

Fabulous sink vanity, Robin!

Like you, I’m building many of the items in the house while building the house itself. Just finished my first window and door (have many yet to do) and part of the facade. I’m sure you probably have the same feelings as I, in that you get more anxious to move in as each day progress. Good luck and look forward to seeing more of your incredible work.

-- Rick, south Sweden

Robin, I think the vanity is beautiful too! You really do good work. I get the funny looks too when people ask who built it. It’s fun.

-- Janice

I’m a bit late but… Your vanity a beautiful! Looks from the pictures that your skill a very high. Great workmanship!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Great work, very nice carving.

-- http://www.kennethbirdine.com/

Absolutely wonderful…totally impressed with all of the carvings : )
The colors will darken with time and sunlight all by themselves . I was going to ask you what you used to protect it from the harsh bathroom enviroment .
Thanks for adding me to your buddies !

-- 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 .

Wonder woman! lol
just kidding…the piece is stunning!

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

I’ll take one of those in my master bath, please. Anytime next week will be fine.
—
Jay

-- Read my amazingly insightful blog at http://jn3Woodworks.blogspot.com/

I am in awe. It is a beautiful piece.

-- Life is about solving problems and trying not to be the cause of those problems in the first place

very nice….looks great..I like the look of cherry….well done

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Great work Robin!!! Who says a woman can’t do what men do. You proved that wrong. I agree with the others that you are very talented. The carvings are a nice touch especially that you did them yourself. You should be proud of your work.

Now does that mean that if you made it your husband has to clean it? :-))

-- Bob K. East Northport, NY

Beautiful work!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Robin, love the use of the sapwood with the cherry! The feet interest me, are they ecathus leaves (excuss the spelling) which is a reference to Greek or Roman architecture, trying to remember my design theory at Camosun College during my Fine Furniture course. Also, did you do the carving? Great project

steve

-- Steve, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Hi Steve,

Thank You. Yes, it was my own interpretation of ancathus leaves for the feet, and yes I carved the feet as well as the piece on the top above the drawers. The feet were the first 3 dimentional carvings I have ever done. I didn’t scetch them before I started, I band sawed my feet out first and then I began carving the first foot. I did the second foot by looking at the first foot that I carved.

-- Robin Renee'

some day I would like too be at your level and put work like this thank you for showing this

-- Robert Laddusaw