| Project by RickL | posted 835 days ago | 692 views | 0 times favorited | 18 comments |  |
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Thanks for the warm welcome to the site everyone. I have made a number of pieces of furniture over the past few years and I thought I would post some of them here. This piece is solid cherry with a hand woven seat of 5/8” ash strips. Pinned tenons and the first piece I used a majority of hand tools on once I cut the big parts on the bandsaw. This is the first time at weaving a set as well. It is finished with oil only and is in our great room aging gracefully picking up that wonderful cherry patina. I built this from a plan featured in FWW.
-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good
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MsDebbieP
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posted 835 days ago
how gorgeous.
Hand woven? with ash strips Oh my!!
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Bob Babcock
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posted 835 days ago
Very nice Rick. Instant heirloom. I love the woven seat. I’ll have to try that sometime. Care to share the process? Steamed or soaked?
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
RickL
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posted 835 days ago
Debbie, thanks for the comments, yep real Ash. Bob, I purchased the ash in rolls and soaked them while adding/weaving them. Over/under/over/ under, just don’t screw up and do 2 overs or 2 unders and have to UN weave, I learned the by doing ;-) I can look up the article when I get home if you are interested in understanding more.
-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good
DAN
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posted 835 days ago
really beautiful chair.
grain is very well carefully oriented and balanced, looks like a museum piece
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 835 days ago
sweet. I really like this design.
-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com
Russel
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The weaving is fantastic and the contrasting colors just stand out. Even if Bob is not interested in the article, post it because I know that I’m quite interested.
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Tilt
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posted 835 days ago
very nice, the cherry is a wonderful wood. love the way it ages….
-- My dad was an electrician, but my fathers a carpenter.
Steffen
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posted 835 days ago
that’s very beautiful.
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rentman
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posted 835 days ago
very,very nice work man!
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WayneC
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posted 835 days ago
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
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Asher
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posted 835 days ago
Awesome! Love that cherry. Correct me if I am wrong but it appears to have a molted figure. With the contrast of the ash seat it really jumps.
Karson
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posted 835 days ago
Great Bench. and welcome to lumberjocks.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Dano
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posted 835 days ago
Rick, Simply gorgeous!
-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!
oscorner
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posted 835 days ago
I agree!
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cajunpen
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posted 835 days ago
Outstanding!
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Dorje
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posted 833 days ago
very nice work! the figure in the cherry is really something!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
mot
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posted 832 days ago
Rick, that’s just fantastic!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
trifern
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posted 527 days ago
Beautiful piece of furniture.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.