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This vanity was a commission. It’s walnut burl veneer, walnut, and holly inserts. The mirror swivels. The mirror support was made from thin strips glued around a form. The 2 drawers on the lower right are actually 1 drawer with a slot so they would look balanced on both sides. The burl figure is spectacular and really makes the piece. The finish is wipe on oil/poly blend. You can’t really use lacquer on a vanity because some cosmetics have alcohol bases and the alcohol will dissolve lacquer. See more at alancarterstudio.com.

-- Alan Carter, www.alancarterstudio.com


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WoodJack49

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posted 179 days ago

Beautiful! Art Deco is not the style I would put in my house but I love style and hope to build an Art Deco piece some day.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

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Damian Penney

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posted 179 days ago

I love this piece, beautiful.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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tenontim

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posted 179 days ago

That is some beautiful figure in that burl. Not my style either, but that’s a nicely done piece of furniture.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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GaryK

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posted 179 days ago

That’s a great looking vanity! The veneer is outstanding.

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

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acanthuscarver

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posted 179 days ago

What an awesome piece! I really liked your wine cabinet and the Bubinga bowfront hall table as well. Keep up the good work.

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

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Scott Bryan

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posted 179 days ago

Hi Alan,

The vanity is simply beautiful and the veneer is, as you say, spectacular. Nice choice of topcoat as well.

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.

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Betsy

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posted 179 days ago

Speechless – that’s beautiful!

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

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bfd

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posted 179 days ago

This is simply unbelievable! both the form and the veneer layup on this are perfect!

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

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lclashley

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posted 179 days ago

Very impressive work, and veneer.

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Mathew Nedeljko

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posted 179 days ago

Wow, wow, wow….. wow again! Thank you so much for sharing!

-- When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt! Henry J. Kaiser

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jcees

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posted 179 days ago

Fan-damn-tastic! Lovely work. Even though the missus hates it, Deco is one of my favs. Oh well, at least she has good taste in husbands. HA!

Keep up the good work, Alan.

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

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SPalm

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posted 179 days ago

YOW. That is very nice. You got skills. Thanks for showing.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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motthunter

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posted 179 days ago

really nice work.. congrats

-- making sawdust....

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Thos. Angle

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posted 178 days ago

Whoa!! again just excellent work

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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woodgrain411

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posted 178 days ago

very nice work

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Davesfunwoodworking

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posted 178 days ago

This is a great looking vanity. I really like this one. Wow, what a great job. Someday I hope to build things like this. Very nice, wow!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Davesfunwoodworking

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jeanmarc

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posted 177 days ago

hello alan C is very a beautiful piece congratulation very beautiful work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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jeanmarc

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posted 134 days ago

hello alan would be it possible D to have more details on the vanity thank you and very good week end

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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Alan

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posted 134 days ago

Hi Jeanmarc,
Actually the construction was pretty straight forward. I used birch plywood for the body, veneering over it where needed. The lower part of the top, below the step, is an open walnut frame and the top was screwed to it from underneath. Drawers were blind dovetail construction boxes with veneered fronts added. Handles are walnut dowels with holly caps. Legs were rabbetted to fit over edges of the carcase. The holly diamond was about 1/16th in. thick, set into a routed opening. Key point- no sanding of veneer until everything is in place and glued down. Otherwise you end up sanding some areas twice and can sand through- believe me, I found out the hard way on another project.
The mirror frame is 4 pieces, held together with glue and biscuits. It was rough cut on a band saw and finished with a router in a circle cutter fixture. The whole thing was held in place on a backer board until both inside and outside were routed. Tricky.
Hope this helps.

-- Alan Carter, www.alancarterstudio.com

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dennis mitchell

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posted 134 days ago

Just an awesome piece!

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jeanmarc

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posted 133 days ago

thank you very much for the information

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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kolwdwrkr

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posted 69 days ago

that veneer is very beautiful. Nice job with this one. The diamond in the top almost takes away from it, but I’m not going to complain. This is a well executed, very nice piece. I’m adding it to my favs.

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

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