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Simply beautiful…..great job!

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

This is obviously a labor of love and looks like something from the golden age of woodworking. Tracery, veneering and an elegant form. Bravo!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Amazing work!

Truly a piece for the ages that will far out live all of us. Stunning…

-- - Please help keep Lumberjocks an enjoyable escape by refusing to participate in political discussions. Simply spit out the bait and ignore the thread...

Fantastic looking job!

Kind of reminds me of my headboard

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

Beautiful.

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

Stunning work! May I ask how long it took to make?

Lew

very nice

-- ~ Inspiring those who inspire me ~

Stunning!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Stunning work. Thanks for sharing.

-- Hersh from Port Angeles, WA - Gotta Complete That Project!

That is great! Thank you for the post.

Nice quality work goldenhands, Well done.

Woody.

-- Woody, UK

holymoly.
Goldenhands indeed!!! those hands make amazing creations.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Beautiful work!!! Thanks for sharing.

-- Dennis Zongker

Excellent work, You should do a blog on how you do this type of work…I know I would be fasinated to see how it’s done…absolutely beautiful.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Amazingly beautiful. I suits the noble family, of course.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Absolutely incredible! I would love to know how the walls are cut. No fair to show and not tell! ;)

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You are right Blake, tell us your “trade secret” Goldenhands…! So next time you have lesser job to do..LOL

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

tres beau travaille de finesse j adore felicitation

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Thank you very much for all your responds.
Did not expected so many positive ones.
Well can explain, the walls are made of three layers of saw cut mahogany – plywood.
Then fret saw with a blade for metal work.
Then cutting the edge with a knife.
Then filing the edges with files.
Then laquering.

-- The way I work - the way I live. goldenhands

Spectacular. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Exquisite detail and design! It will be a true heirloom for generations to come. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

amazing stuff

-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn

Holy crap that’s a lot of work. But no one going to copy it. Its one of a kind.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

Thank you very much for your apriciation.
I have been commitioned to make a nother one a bit more complicated than the showen one.
Can make a blog about it while many things in the process, if some one is interested?
Must admit it is rather dificult and time consuming work.

-- The way I work - the way I live. goldenhands

very nice … how many hours of labor ?

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Around 280 – 300 hours.

-- The way I work - the way I live. goldenhands

Beautiful workmanship please give us more details of how you made it presumably with a scroll saw but the cuts are truly well done p.s. I like the bed too headboard.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Hay Alistair,
Thank you for the apriciation.
I think the easeast way may be to make a blog as I have mentioned earlier I have a new commision but that one is a bit more complicated more carving, gilding and marquetry.
As I am still in the process can take a few … well probably more then a few photos and explain.
But again it does require stady hands and hell of a time.

-- The way I work - the way I live. goldenhands

Wow, what an intricate piece. Thanks for sharing.

-- Matthew Weatherly

Oh I don’t know, I could of done better,,,, “NOT” l.o.l. man you must have the patience of an oyster and some steady hands there. That intricut detailed work would of drove me up the wall and lets face it, it would of frustrated me to the point of screaming and smashing it with a hammer. L.O.L. What talent, keep up with the sharing I can’t wait to see what you do next. Great job Bud