Oak Entertainment Center

Gerry,

This is a very nice entertainment center. You should be proud of it. I am sure that it is the focal point of the room, as it should be.

I completely understand about your shop dilemma. Mine is about the same size and it gets really cramped when I am working on anything larger than a bread box.

Thanks for the post.

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

Great job Jerry,they always look better if they are made to fit. Nice job on the speakers as well.

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

Looks great – I love how nice and fitted to the space you can make built-in stuff – that’s one of my favorite parts about woodworking, how you can custom make stuff to fit just where you need it.

-- -- Kevin in Mentor, Ohio

Nice looking piece. I have an odd shaped spot in my basement that needs filled also.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Do I see some McIntosh equipment ? If so, you must be hideing a turntable somewhere.

-- If you can't find the time to do it properly, how will you find the time to fix it ?

Great job, especially the matching speakers! You really saved yourself a bundle.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

This piece is awesome Gerry! How much patience do you have left after this one? It is great. You should be proud of it.

-- "Knowledge is King! It is never too late to learn something new." - Jim

Great looking center, really like the speaker boxes

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

Thanks to all of you who commented-you’re all very kind. To answer some of the questions-
-will be happy to fill odd spaces in some of your rec rooms when I retire from my current career and start a custom woodworking business.
-yes, you did see MciIntosh equipment, and no I don’t have a turntable. I love listening to music (jazz is a passion for me) but am not a hard core audiophile, so CD’s are fine, and I don’t miss the scratchy sound of vinyl LP’s
-patience left after this piece. Actually, if I had to do the piece over, could probably cut my time in half. What helped me tremendously was a cabinet making course I took in the late 90’s from the late, great, Dr. Roger Cliffe (auther of the Table Saw Book, among others). Once you learn how cabinets are built you get more efficient with every piece you build. I’m confident I could probably cut all the pieces for a kitchen cabinet project in a weekend, and probably build the pieces in 2-3 wks. I’m still an amateur, so those of you who already are running custom cabinet businesses know what I mean.

Thanks again for all the kind words, it motivates me to build more.

-- Gerry

Very nice. You did an excellent job on this piece.

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

Hi Gerry

Great looking entertainment unit. You did a good job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

This is great. I’d like to hear the speakers. I’ll bet it’s great.

-- Maplewood, MN