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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































28 comments so far
thetimberkid
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posted 476 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
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Betsy
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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.
jockmike2
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posted 476 days ago
Nice work kudos.
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rpmurphy509
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posted 476 days ago
Very interesting design, I like it.
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brianinpa
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Nice work: I like the selection of the grain pattern on the front it really sets of the piece.
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Alejandro Galo Moreno
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Thank you very much.
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motthunter
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I like it a lot. Great lines
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Bradford
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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.
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Alejandro Galo Moreno
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No drawers at all, but because of the budget; it just contains shelves behind the doors. Thank you for appreciating it.
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gizmodyne
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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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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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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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MAGNIFICENT!
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Alejandro Galo Moreno
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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.
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brunob
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Very fine piece of furniture.
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benihun
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Very nice!
How do you open the doors? I can’t see any handles on them.
Woodhacker
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posted 476 days ago
Wow, that’s really nice! Great job Alejandro.
Thanks for posting it.
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Alejandro Galo Moreno
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Pushing the doors: I often use this method when the top reaches over the door.
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Jon3
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Beautiful work Alejandro!
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
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mcoyfrog
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very cool, the design is very unique Dug
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mtnwild
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WOW, Super, incredible, it’s got a lot goin’ on there! Beautiful!
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wow very nice i love the grain flow
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Alexander Valle-Albert
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Me encanta su trabajo y en esta pieza particular me gusta el diseño y el veteado de la madera…siga adelante!!
degoose
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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
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Another of your great creations I hope they keep coming
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