Another desk

Beautiful…..... I would love to do work like that when I grow up.

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

That is a great looking piece, something anyone would be proud to own.
The finish sure brings out the tiger maples full beauty.

-- Frank Auge---Nichols NY----"My opinion is neither copyrighted nor trademarked, but it is price competitive."

Chuck,

This is absolutely gorgeous work. The design and detail of the piece are excellent. You really accentuated the grain of the maple and your finish really showcases the piece.

Well done.

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

Hey Griff,

Just looked over your projects, looks to me like you grew up pretty good. Excellent stuff. Keep up the good work!

-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com

Another beaut. I like this wood & finish even better.

-- Jason, AL

Great looking desk! The maple is fantastic.

I also find that dye is the best thing to bring out the curl.

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

Great piece of work. I wish I could get finishes to turn out that good.

One day I hope to have my quality level up to yours.

Great work, thanks for posting. Keep it up.

-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA

Wow, is it live or memorex. Absolutely beautiful.

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

Exquisite Work as always. Just love that wood. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Another great piece of work. Chuck, you are amazing.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

You are truly gifted, to produce pieces such as this. I think most of us envy your prowess. Great work. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

stunning!!

-- making sawdust....

We need to pass the hat and get you a digital camera. One photo leaves me begging for more.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Once again, my friend, you have blown my little pea sized brain. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

I love tiger maple. In my experience of buiilding flintlock rifles, tiger maple can be frustrating to work. It’ll chip out with little provication. But when it’s finished—-WOW!

-- God makes the wood beautiful--I simply rearrange it to make it more useful, hopefully.

Breath taking…..Do you give lessons?

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Thanks for the kind words.

Dennis, I have a digital camera although the shot of this desk was done long ago on film. My pics are primarily utilitarian. I try to take decent shots that show detail and fairly represent the piece but I seldom take multiple angle shots or close-up details. The reason is, I use the pictures as a selling tools. Since I’m taking pictures to show customers, they aren’t usually looking at a piece the same way another furniture maker or woodworker would. They want to know how it will appear in their home. We wood nuts want to see, as Charlie Mullins will attest from my requests to him, details and in-progress shots. As I work on projects in the shop, I’ll try to remember to take some detail and in-progress shots but I’m usually focused on getting my work done by the deadline and not so much on documenting the effort. I will, however, attempt to change my evil ways.

Roz, I certainly do but to go further borders on advertising. So that the “powers that be” understand, we are considering the advertising benefits of Lumber Jocks. I would imagine, you’ll here from us very soon.

-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com

One world only – beauty.

-- Jiri