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Entertainment Center Entertainment Center Entertainment Center Click the pictures to enlarge them

Here’s my latest commision, a paint grade enterainment center. This is mostly most client’s design based off of a picture she sent of something she found off the internet. Constructed from Baltic Birch and Poplar this was a pretty basic carcase like construction with really no frills. I should have had only 20-30 hours in it but this has to be one of my worst projects on record so…. Sure it doesn’t look to bad but getting here was a journey!!! I have never made so many stupid mistakes(stupid = mistakes I have made before or mistakes I wouldn’t have made if I was only paying attention) on any project ever! Then to top it all off it cut into my LJ Challange time considerably:( Oh well

Anyone interested I should have the plans up in a couple weeks or so

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/


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MsDebbieP

12282 posts in 701 days


posted 494 days ago

well.. start typing—what are the “learning opportunities” ??? aka mistakes.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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john

818 posts in 922 days


posted 494 days ago

Nice work
I need one like that to fit a 52” television.

-- John in Cranbrook http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

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RJones

203 posts in 695 days


posted 494 days ago

Ms Deb,
I don’t think there’s enough space in this post!!
1. Cut backs too short on base, fix=dado top to fit down over sides and make backs fit
2. built and set door only to realize it didn’t fit flush fix=rebuild door and pay more attention to it laying flat having never built doors with 45 degree angles this was a learning process:(
3. Cut horizontal pieces on top to short,(even after I layed out the length on the base cut the damn wrong line:() fix=had to buy another piece of plywood
4. after buying new plywood now the dados didn’t fit cause the new plywood was maybe 1/32 thicker. Fix= re-dado, a realllll pain to make the existing dados just big enough to fit new plywood, sure I did it no problems it just cost me more time:(

These were just a couple mistakes that probably cost me a day or so but I guess I learned alot

Hey John the TV area is about 36 1/2” high X 59” or so wide this should work well for you. I think there’s about maybe $250 in it

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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cajunpen

5345 posts in 606 days


posted 494 days ago

Nice project, we’ve all had those dumb days when nothing goes right – I seem to have one on every other project, but I always seem to learn a little something from each mistake.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Lee A. Jesberger

2898 posts in 520 days


posted 494 days ago

Well the best lessons come from the worst mistakes.

(at least that’s what I always tell myself)

Nice project.

Lee

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

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RJones

203 posts in 695 days


posted 494 days ago

I must say there were even many more than I posted:( One of those projects that if I never had another go like this it would be one too many:) Thanks guys Cajunpen I think this was a dumb week or two, lol

Lee I will have to remember that one!!

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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oscorner

4573 posts in 851 days


posted 493 days ago

Even though you had difficulties the project looks great. You did a fine job finding solutions to the problems that arose.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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RJones

203 posts in 695 days


posted 493 days ago

Thanks Os, it was just very frustrating to spend way more time than I needed to:( and that left me about 1/4 of the time to work on my LJ challange:( Oh well I am putting the final coats on that so I should be able ot submit it tonight with any luck:) I guess they all can’t be easy huh?

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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mot

4863 posts in 576 days


posted 492 days ago

Really great. I can make a mistake turning on the lights in the shop. Nice job!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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RJones

203 posts in 695 days


posted 492 days ago

Mot that’s just funny and guess what?? I can cover up a mistake by turning the lights off!! LOL

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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PaulthePlumber

4 posts in 52 days


posted 52 days ago

Do you still have the plans for that entertainment center?

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RJones

203 posts in 695 days


posted 51 days ago

Hey Paul I am not sure that I ever did get any plans together for that project but if you need some direction I can probably help out just yell.

-- http://rjoneswoodworks.com/

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