Calder Cabinet

HeyTom
Very nice cabinet with excelent marquetry and wonderful design.
Cool scroll saw too.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Thanks, really different from what I am usually doing. I got he marquetry bug and am doing a few Christmas gifts already, lol.

OUTSTANDING!! Did your wife draw her inspiration from a particular Calder work? I really like the lines of the cabinet. It feels like it’s inspired by the Pacific Arts & Crafts style and that is one of my favorite styles. I love the tones. I don’t know why but I think of ‘Danish Modern’ when I see furniture this color and finish By the way what is the finish?
The whimsy of the drawer handles was (in my mind) the courageous act of creativity. And they work. How many permutations did you go through before you finalized the design?
The more I look at it the more I like it. This piece could really grow on you.

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Really very nice design. very ciool..!
Tell us more about your foot-powered scroll saw, on the blog maybe.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very nice design and finish. I always like to build something like this.

-- Simon, Danville, IL

Wow, what a great project. The patience and attention to detail is fantastic. I wish I could do work this good!

-- Bob A in NJ

very nice project

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Just teriffic! The whole piece works so great together. I hope you make other pieces in this style.

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Beautiful and unique design , I like it.
And the scroll saw looks very simple to build , but how ?

Thanks for sharing with us and welcome to Lumberjocks community.

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Very impressive piece. Beautiful job to the both of you. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Nice work on the cabinet and the saw. Does the saw have a spring return on it?

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fantastic work something we all aim for

Hands Across The Water

Harry
UK

-- Harry Manchester UK

Wow more response than I thought! First the design is totally an original from my wife. We both like modern with MIRO one of my favorites. Calder is up there too, I guess it is the shapes and whimsy that get me. So it wasn’t any particular piece but influenced by Calder’s Jewelry and Miro’s Paintings.
The design of the cabinet changed many times, I am really new at doing veneering and wanted to stretch myself . The doors and drawer fronts are veneered. Getting enough of the same veneer is hard, I ordered off the internet and what I got wasn’t what I expected. That influenced the design, the sides are solid wood originally I had planned for veneer. You can see the veneer of the drawers isn’t perfect because that was all could do with what I had. That is also why I decided to make the knobs stand out. I took a couple of days taping the handles on in many positions before going with the way they are.

Please tell us more about your homemade foot-powered scroll saw. Those of us with more time than money would like to know how you built it. A whole blog on it would be appreciated.

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I will follow up on the scroll saw in a blog soon.

Joan Miro is a modern artist, like Kandinsky, Calder, .......

A true artistic piece well done you put some of my humble projects to shame with this God Bless Alistair

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Nice imagination. I like the marquerty, something I have never tried. Well done!

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan

Hi Tom,

I really like this piece! Your marquetry reminds me Pierre Ramond, style. Your craftsmanship looks like you did a great job!

-- Dennis Zongker

Tom,
Some beautiful work. Your work in marquetry is progressing fabulously. You are inspiring me…..

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