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I built this while I was studying with Brian Reid (www.brianreidfurniture.com) at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The two posts are 107 layers of veneer that were pressed into a curved form, and after drying, I cut straight pieces through them. The frame itself is bleached ash, and the top curve is steam bent, ebonized oak.
Thanks for looking!
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17 comments so far
motthunter
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posted 225 days ago
really cool. I love to see creativity over standard design. Great job!
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MsDebbieP
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posted 225 days ago
oh my goodness!
“fancy” is right!! 107 layers?? WOW
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Scott Bryan
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posted 225 days ago
This is certainly an innovative piece of artistic furniture. Never, in my wildest woodworking dreams, would I have imagined something like this- probably due to my being “artistically challenged”. This piece is not simply furniture as it is more artwork. I love the curves and the ebonized oak is accentuated by the bleached ash. But the veneer glue-ups are simply gorgeous. Enough said.
Great Post!!!!!!!
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DAN
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posted 225 days ago
Sweet piece. Very cool design. Veneer trick is neat. The shapes and design top notch.
Welcome to lumberjocks.
Looking forward to your next project posting.
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GaryK
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posted 225 days ago
That’s nice! Those posts are just fantastic!
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cajunpen
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posted 224 days ago
Now that is thinking outside the box – really clever design and execution.
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rikkor
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posted 224 days ago
You certainly titled the post appropriately. That guy is beautiful!
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Lakey
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posted 224 days ago
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. Never underestimate the power of positive reinforcement – ya’ll made my day.
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Blake
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posted 224 days ago
Very cool. I love the veneer stacks, I was trying to figure out what kind of exotic wood that was. Looks like zebra wood on steroids.
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gizmodyne
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posted 212 days ago
Excellent. I love the grain on the stiles.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 209 days ago
Beautiful!
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Paul D
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posted 209 days ago
Serious mirror and 107 layers means it was quite time consuming. Great job!
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 209 days ago
really cool. i can’t believe that it is 107 layers that must have taken forever
Bob #2
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posted 209 days ago
I like it. It’s something different and that’s always good.
how did you arrive at 107 layers?
I thinking that’s where you ran out of wood. <g>
Bob
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coolbreeze
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posted 207 days ago
Nice!!!!
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jeanmarc
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posted 161 days ago
very beautiful work
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mrtrim
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posted 160 days ago
wow ! awsome design work , great piece of work !