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Second Commision

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This is a pair of night tables for my wife’s best friend. They were made with the same “Homecenter” red oak and again the finish is a medium brown dye, red mahogany stain, and 3 coats of gloss poly. I only have one major problem, its the one shelf glue up. I couldn’t get a good grain match with the materials at hand. This project is about a year old now. Beleive it or not, I actuallly made a profit off of this one….after I ran the numbers, taking into account materials, shop supplies and sundries…I made about $7.50. Yes again my darling wife was involved, but since I made money, I had to take her out to dinner, and “I already have the tools I needed for this one.”

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV


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Dusty

783 posts in 645 days


posted 573 days ago

Greg,

A profit?

However I didn’t see a labor accounting. Of course we do this for the love not the money.

I’m impressed.

Better yet you only got off with a dinner. small price to pay. :)

-- Dusty

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dennis mitchell

2945 posts in 804 days


posted 573 days ago

Good work and a profit! Move over Mr.Trump.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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BassBully

223 posts in 586 days


posted 573 days ago

Did you take her to McDonalds? with that much money? The tables look good—like the table you made for your wife.

-- There are three types of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't!

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markrules

134 posts in 605 days


posted 573 days ago

That’s exactly what my wife wants me to build. Exactly. Thanks for giving me something to show her!

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Karson

12925 posts in 890 days


posted 573 days ago

Boy, are you going into this fulltime. This is great.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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Todd A. Clippinger

2537 posts in 589 days


posted 573 days ago

Accent and side tables are a favorite of mine to build. They can be quite a gratifying project. Those look great.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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CharlieM1958

4211 posts in 708 days


posted 573 days ago

I love the grain of oak!

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

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Sawdust

56 posts in 897 days


posted 573 days ago

Greg,

Nice looking tables. Did you turn the legs? Mahogany finish looks pretty good on oak. I haven’t tried that.

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Chip

1058 posts in 582 days


posted 573 days ago

Greg, they are just beautiful. I really like how delicate the legs are and look. What a couple of great tables. Thanks for sharing.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

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Bill

2512 posts in 651 days


posted 573 days ago

Very nice Greg. It looks like we will have tough competition for the Thorsen Table Challenge.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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Steffen

233 posts in 525 days


posted 516 days ago

Nice Job Greg. These tables are beautiful and I agree with Chip above…the delicate look of the legs is a nice feture.

-- Steffen

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Don

2586 posts in 666 days


posted 473 days ago

Thank you, Mr. Shuffle. I missed this one furst time around. Lovely work, Greg.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

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sandhill

235 posts in 413 days


posted 378 days ago

Nice finish on the tables. What did you use?

-- Just another day in paradise.

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Tony

574 posts in 520 days


posted 218 days ago

Hello Greg

I like this pair very much, nice detail. The only constructive criticism, I would make would be the choice of wood. I think that because the overall piece is a delicate, not a robust piece, that the use of Oak is too hard and heavy (visually) – the grain is too course. Cherry or even better Mahogany would have been a better selection, which would have meant that you could have used less stain and got a more natural colour.

But for an early attempt in your career – I think you should be proud of what you achieved, I know I would have been.

The really important thing is that the customer was happy with the piece and that you are also happy with what you have achieved. Keep up the good work

-- Tony - All things are possible, just some things are more difficult than others! - SKYPE: Heron2005 (http://www.poydatjatuolit.fi)

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jeanmarc

1753 posts in 206 days


posted 191 days ago

beautiful tables Lovely work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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