A River Runs Through it

Now that is one cool stool…....love the joints and timber …..nice job Brian.

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Very impressive Brian!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

well it sure looks like you had fun with this ,
very well done !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Nice job. About how thick is it?

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Brian, the joinery adds a unique look to the piece and the maple inlay adds to the visual interest of the table.

This is a very interesting piece that combines both art and functionality.

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

Awsome job. I love the way you joined the legs to the top.

Rick

-- If at first you don't succeed...Don't try skydiving

Very nice idea and very well done.

Thanks for sharing with us .

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very nice. very imaginative. i really like it

Cool design, I really like this wonderful ,creative and unique. Well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Very cool. Great way to take advantage of that knot.

Thanks for the kind words.
It’s 1-1/2” thick.
I added another I did with walnut and mahogany. Bubinga sun.

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I love the joints. Great job!

-- Hold on! Let me get the board stretcher!

Beautiful benches. Just gorgeous, the finish and construction screams to say touch me. Awesome pieces. These are pieces of architecture.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Cool design and good incorporation of the knot.

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A great project. I really like the legs and the river….

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Excellent Brian. I really like the joinery, but everything else about this piece too…including the name which like the movie of the same name has a river as the central theme.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

Those are really nice. I particularly like the walnut and mahogany.

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Not just well built furniture, but art too. Very creative. Loved it.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Very impressive, cool design!!! And I like the name.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

That is a great design very well done.

A table such as this deserves a name such as you have given it. Very appropriate IMHO.

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Impressive!!!

-- Thos. Angle

do you have plans for this joint I really like it and would like to try it out?

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

I like the design. This is the kind of art I like. Thanks for posting!

-- Rusty

Great looking design. And superb execution!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Not my cup of tea asethetically speaking, but absolutly beautifully made – fantastic joinery and skillfully executed! Well done!

-- Any day that I come out of the workshop with the same number of fingers as I had when I went in is a good day!

Stunning!

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

I love the piece. It’s a kewl thing when conceptual art meets function in furniture. Nice work.

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Thanks for all the kind responses.
Jacques -there’s no actual plans for the Maloof joint that I can show you.
You could check out my “How I make a rocker” blog and you’ll see there how the joint is made for the rear leg to seat connection. It’s the same thing.

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I like this piece. How is the ‘maple river’ joint made?

-- Rakudrama

I’m jumping on the band wagon Brian. Great piece! Love the joinery, I will check out your blog.

-- The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that our aim is too low and we reach it.. Michelangelo

The river joint is made simply by cutting the board on the band saw(I just freewheel it) and then gluing it back together with a strip of maple to make up for the saw kerf.
Idea comes from a cutting board plan.
The “valley” is done with a router dish bit.

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Beautiful!
A strong contender, Good luck!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Well Done Indeed. One of my favorite films as well. NIce tight Joinery and contrast.
You got me vote so fer.

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Oh yea also nice Legs!!! I love shaping similar sexy legs

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Great looking bench. The river is a great touch!

Good luck in the contest!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

simple and extremely elegant too

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

very nice flow of things. I love it!

-- wooley

Really like this bench, the river though it is just awesome!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Too nice to consider sitting on! very nice.

-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com

great job, almost too nice for outside.

A fitting tribute to a great lumberjock, we are the less for his passing (Sam Maloof). This is a beautiful piece and if I can figure out how to vote, it will be my number one choice.

-- David

Congratulations on first place!! You did such a nice job it was a no brainer.

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Congrats on winning Bri. Truly a deserved placing, and a magnificent table!

-- Have a Good One....

Congratulations!

This was really a great creation of art, that you helped along with one of mother natures creations.

I could tell by the number of views your bench got that it would rank high in the standings.

This bench deserved every vote it received.

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Congratulations on your bench a fantastic job.

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Congratulations on first place!!! Well done.

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

Thanks so much for the kind words.
It’s really appreciated.

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Congrats…This is such a great concept.Well done.

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

Yes I agree!!!!!!!!Bravo…Blkcherry

Congratulations Brian, well done !!!
This is just beautiful, I don’t know how I missed the project in the first place…..... my loss.

You deserve the win !

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Just beautiful. A perfect use of the knot. Great great job!

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Congrats on the win, you submitted a beautiful piece!

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

That is very nice

-- "Not skilled enough to wipe jam on toast!"

What you have there is a supreme product of being one with the creative. Well done!!

-- Bax,www. Earthsong.cc

That is gorgeous. Well done. Really just completely fantastic.

-- Socrates: "I drank what?"

Great job love the way the legs are fit to the top

Nice but I wonder who’s going to trip over those legs?

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:)

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Well done. Very nice JOB

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