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Project by Alejandro Galo Moreno posted 476 days ago 733 views 1 time favorited 28 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This furniture was a great challenge for me: Herminia, one of my dearest clients, had been looking for a cabinet for several years. At last she found the one she had been dreaming with in an local art museum, where the collection of a very renowned local cabinetmaker and designer was beeing shown. We met, for the first time, to discuss the details, but I found it was a mistake to reproduce that design, because I found it would look too ordinary nowadays. Herminia told me, if I had a better solution. I asked her, I could try. And this is the furniture that charmed her. It is made of mahogany. The whole volume is a single unit composed of three elements. This time building the front, the integration of the single volumes and the curved piece were the heaviest jobs. Thank you for any suggestion.
Este ha sido uno de los mayores retos de entre mis trabajos. Herminia, una de mis clientas más queridas, llevaba años buscando un aparador que le gustara, cuando nos vimos por primera vez. Quedamos para discutir los detalle de su encargo: se trataba de reproducir uno de los muebles expuestos en una retrospectiva de uno de los ebanistas y diseñadores canarios más famosos del siglo pasado. Pero le dije que me parecía un error reproducir aquella pieza, porque su aspecto hoy en dia iba a resultar muy vulgar. Herminia me pregunto si se me ocurria alguna alternativa y de ahí resulta este mueble. Está realizado en una variedad de caoba. Es un único volumen compuesto por otros tres más sencillos interconectados. En esta ocasión tanto la ejecucion del frente, como el diseño y la integración de los volúmenes simples, y el volumen curvo fueron trabajos duros.

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS


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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 582 days


posted 476 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Betsy

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posted 476 days ago

You are certainly a talented woodworker. The cabinet is beautiful.

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trifern

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posted 476 days ago

Spectacular. Thank you for sharing.

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rikkor

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posted 476 days ago

That is quite a stunning piece of furniture. Good job.

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jockmike2

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posted 476 days ago

Nice work kudos.

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rpmurphy509

290 posts in 733 days


posted 476 days ago

Very interesting design, I like it.

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brianinpa

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posted 476 days ago

Nice work: I like the selection of the grain pattern on the front it really sets of the piece.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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Alejandro Galo Moreno

145 posts in 492 days


posted 476 days ago

Thank you very much.

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

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motthunter

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posted 476 days ago

I like it a lot. Great lines

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Bradford

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posted 476 days ago

Does it contain storage in the main parts, such as drawers, and cabinet shelving? It truly is a work of art and i would find it hard to reproduce.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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Alejandro Galo Moreno

145 posts in 492 days


posted 476 days ago

No drawers at all, but because of the budget; it just contains shelves behind the doors. Thank you for appreciating it.

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

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gizmodyne

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posted 476 days ago

Esta muy bien! (Necesito practicar mi Español). No puedo hacer una “ñ” o ”!”. Bienvenidos a Lumberjocks.

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ChicoWoodnut

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posted 476 days ago

Wow! That is really impressive. What did the original look like? Where does that Mahogany come from? I am guessing Africa since you are so close. Those are some gorgious looking boards.

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Dusty56

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posted 476 days ago

Another beautiful piece !!! : ) The grain / figure in the wood is so awesome…..great job !

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Todd A. Clippinger

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posted 476 days ago

MAGNIFICENT!

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Alejandro Galo Moreno

145 posts in 492 days


posted 476 days ago

Un saludo especial para GIZMODYNE. About the wood: it’s a kind of mahogany, not the one from Honduras or Cuba; I think you are right about its origin.

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

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brunob

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posted 476 days ago

Very fine piece of furniture.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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benihun

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posted 476 days ago

Very nice!

How do you open the doors? I can’t see any handles on them.

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Woodhacker

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posted 476 days ago

Wow, that’s really nice! Great job Alejandro.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

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Alejandro Galo Moreno

145 posts in 492 days


posted 476 days ago

Pushing the doors: I often use this method when the top reaches over the door.

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

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Jon3

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posted 475 days ago

Beautiful work Alejandro!

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ND2ELK

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posted 474 days ago

Very nicely done. You are a true craftsman of your trade. Thank you for posting.

God Bless
tom

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mcoyfrog

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posted 450 days ago

very cool, the design is very unique Dug

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mtnwild

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posted 400 days ago

WOW, Super, incredible, it’s got a lot goin’ on there! Beautiful!

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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woodgrain411

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posted 377 days ago

wow very nice i love the grain flow

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Alexander Valle-Albert

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posted 296 days ago

Me encanta su trabajo y en esta pieza particular me gusta el diseño y el veteado de la madera…siga adelante!!

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degoose

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posted 126 days ago

Nice to meet another soul who like to be outside the square.. thinking differently to the main body of woodworkers.

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a1Jim

15549 posts in 455 days


posted 126 days ago

Another of your great creations I hope they keep coming

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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