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Entertainment Center - 1st commissioned piece delivered

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RonR

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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

249 posts in 558 days


posted 318 days ago

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

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

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Grumpy

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posted 318 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

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posted 318 days ago

well done ,nice style classic looking piece

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Thos. Angle

3236 posts in 444 days


posted 318 days ago

Nicely done, Ron. On to the next.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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oicurn2it2

78 posts in 320 days


posted 318 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

74 posts in 581 days


posted 318 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

2536 posts in 581 days


posted 317 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

5348 posts in 547 days


posted 317 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

68 posts in 490 days


posted 317 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

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posted 317 days ago

Looks like a fine job you did there Ron.

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

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Carroll

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posted 225 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

46 posts in 261 days


posted 224 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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