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Gustav Stickley #605 telephone stand

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This was my first piece of furniture. I had few tools at the time and as a result all the joints were cut by hand. It was finished with water based dye (which was terrible) and Danish oil, which was my standard until I recently started using shellac.

jeremy


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GaryK

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posted 247 days ago

Looks great to me!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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posted 246 days ago

Looks great. The rotary phone is a nice touch.

-- Maplewood, MN

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Gustav

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posted 246 days ago

Very nice piece and the finish looks just fine to me. Although Stickley stop building furniture just before 1920, he continued to work on developing a perfect finish until his death at age 85.

-- I can build us one.

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Critterman

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posted 246 days ago

Well done, cute little table, like the finish too.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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Scott Bryan

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posted 246 days ago

Hi Jeremy,

This is a nice piece. The finish looks fine to me as well. As a rule we are far more critical of our work than others are. We tend to focus on perceived flaws which often simply go unnoticed by others.

Cutting the joints by hand is a worthy accomplishment. If I didn’t have my power tools I would have a difficult time doing something like this.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Tim Pursell

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posted 246 days ago

Scott Bryan said it all. I look at pieces I did in the past & shake my head. That’s one reason most of us are here. To improve our skills. Keep up the good work!

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com

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relic

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posted 246 days ago

Nice work. The finish looks great.

-- Andy Stark

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ND2ELK

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posted 189 days ago

Good looking table. Old phone add a nice touch.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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