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Entertainment Center - 1st commissioned piece delivered

Project by RonR posted 735 days ago 614 views 3 times favorited 15 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I finally landed a commission to build a custom TV entertainment center. This is the first piece I have ever built for sale! Delivered today and the customer was very satisfied. Should have priced it higher I think but I am looking for referrals. Anyways, the project is mostly shop grade birch plywood, and some MDF, with birch and beech hardwood face frames, moldings, and edging. First time I used Sherwin Williams latex paint ($35/gal) and I must say I am very satisfied with it. One coat primer and one coat paint is all it took. The paint had brush marks when applied but flattened well, no brush marks at all, and covered completely. That saved a lot of work so I will definitley spend the few dollars more next time to use the same paint. The design is something the customer and I settled on after looking at some pictures on-line and a few sketches I made. It was a fun piece to build. There are actually 6 major components, 3 lower cabinets, 2 bookcases, and the TV surround. The cabinets each have one shelf inside. I made the moldings on my router table. except the crown is from Lowes. I have my second commission underway, office furniture, almost done construction and about to start staining and top coating. I’ll post that when I get a bit further along.

-- RonR, Massachusetts


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IowaWoodcrafter

256 posts in 975 days


posted 735 days ago

Great looking entertainment center! Congrats on finishing your first commisioned piece.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

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Grumpy

14932 posts in 750 days


posted 735 days ago

Well done Ron. Nice piece of furniyure. That paint you used seems the way to go. Is it a new product?.

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

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 779 days


posted 735 days ago

well done ,nice style classic looking piece

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 861 days


posted 735 days ago

Nicely done, Ron. On to the next.

-- Thos. Angle

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oicurn2it2

95 posts in 737 days


posted 735 days ago

nice job very clean .
dont you love those satisfied clients

-- "when you think youre going to slow, slow down just a little bit more" .... Pop's

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SteveV

77 posts in 998 days


posted 735 days ago

Great job!! What took you so long to get in the business you do great work. BTW nice shop and great table saw.

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Todd A. Clippinger

5655 posts in 998 days


posted 735 days ago

I don’t skimp on coverings like finish or paint. There is a reason it costs more, it is high performance in two ways: #1. Durability #2. Application. It sounds like you might have used SW Pro Classic.

You did some nice work on this.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 965 days


posted 735 days ago

Very nice – the project came out great.

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

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RonR

71 posts in 907 days


posted 734 days ago

Thanks for all the generous comments. Grumpy, I am not sure if this is a new line of paint or not. The paint I used is Sherwin-Williams “Duration Home” interior latex satin finish and the color is “Nacre” white. They do have one or two higher grades of paint and maybe I will try that next time. Thanks for the tip Todd. Anyways, I won’t be using the paints on special at HD or Lowes for this type of work anymore.

Steve, the money spent for the PW66 table saw is money well spent. It can ahndle anything I can thorw at it. And the Forrest saw blades are as good as everyone says.

My client’s wife sent an email last night and she wants a side-table or buffet to match the kitchen table and he wants a built-in bar, so this one job looks like it could keep me busy for a while.

-- RonR, Massachusetts

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miles125

1442 posts in 904 days


posted 734 days ago

Looks like a fine job you did there Ron.

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

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Carroll

49 posts in 644 days


posted 642 days ago

Great-looking unit. I’m sure your customer was very happy with I bet your customer was a female, you got that white thing going again. Just kidding, great job.

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jeremy

50 posts in 678 days


posted 641 days ago

Great job,
I agree that sherwin williams paint in some of the best paint you can buy. You get what you pay for with paint. Cant wait to see the next project.

-- Jeremy, Saratoga, NY

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David_Bethune

243 posts in 292 days


posted 101 days ago

Excellent job! That piece is VERY similar to what I made for my wife, if you check out my pictures, you can see the one she found and what I made. She found the cabinet at a specialty store and they wanted $5000.00 for it. I made mine cheaper of course and put glass doors etc (minor cosmetic changes)
Anyhow great job.. a lot of work to make. I can appreciate the time you put into it.
I hope you got a good dollar for it.
DB

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RonR

71 posts in 907 days


posted 101 days ago

Thanks for the comments Dave. I checked out your cabinet. You did a great job and saved a bundle of dough! I priced the unit I built rather low at $1400 since it was my first commission. Managed to make about $800 over material costs but not really enough. I should have price it at 2x the price. Anyways, I enjoyed building it and the customer seemed to really like it.

-- RonR, Massachusetts

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a1Jim

17138 posts in 476 days


posted 100 days ago

Looks great congrats on first commission

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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