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Walnut Buffet

Project by Les Hastings posted 636 days ago 532 views 3 times favorited 12 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Its made out of walnut and walnut burl veneers. All the surfaces were hand scraped. The cabinet was bleached and dye stained and glazes was used.

There is 144 individual shells that were carved by hand on the doors.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)


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MsDebbieP

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posted 636 days ago

magnificent on as a whole – and then you see the details of the shells and -wow- astounding

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Lakey

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posted 636 days ago

Spectacular! A very fine example of old world craftsmanship – it is really lovely.

-- "No Board Left Behind"

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Charles Maxwell

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posted 636 days ago

Les,
It’s spectacular! Congratulations on a superb piece. Well done.

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 636 days ago

Les,

I don’t see how in the world you simply have the time to do such detailed work as this and get the project out the door. It is absolutely gorgeous.

With this piece you have taken working with walnut to an entirely new level. If I were doing a walnut piece I simply oil it and put a topcoat of varnish on it for protection. But the work that you put into this is simply stunning.

Thanks for the post. As always your craftmanship raises the bar to a new level.

-- 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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Thos. Angle

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posted 636 days ago

Another wonderful piece, Les. Your craftsmanship is beyond compare.

-- Thos. Angle

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jockmike2

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posted 636 days ago

Beautifully done. The best I’ve seen in a while. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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Grumpy

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posted 636 days ago

simply brilliant. What I would do for some walnut like that.

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

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ND2ELK

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posted 636 days ago

Hi Les

Beautiful piece of craftsmanship. I realy like the 144 carved shells.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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schwingding

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posted 635 days ago

Outstanding!

-- Just another woodworker

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Robb

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posted 635 days ago

Well, I’m lost for something unique to say about this, but, wow that’s an amazing piece of work! May I be a fourth as good, someday!

-- Robb

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rikkor

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posted 635 days ago

I am just blown away by the craftsmanship in this piece. Thank you for posting it.

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Woodhacker

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posted 545 days ago

Les, I stumbled on this while “rolling the dice” from the homepage. WOW, This is truly amazing! Beautiful job!

-- Martin, Kansas

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