Bookcases and Entertainment Center for Dad

Beautiful work Michael. More impressive is the obvious love for your parents. I know they are proud of you!

-- Randy, Tupelo, MS ~ May I become more like the Master Carpenter every day.

Outstanding job, Michael! Whatever headaches you had were worth the final result.

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

Thanks Randy and Charlie

-- Michael A. Brailsford

Michael;

Your project looks good. Both the design and workmanship is equally nice.

If you want to “go Pro” in the cabinet / furniture business, or construction business for that matter, you’ll find pretty much all clients are a pain in the neck. Some are real bad.

After you leave the job at the end of the day I guess about 40 people from all walks of life are marched past the work area, with note pad in hand, and write down all the things you are screwing up, at least in their opinion.

The first two hours of the following morning are spent explaining why you’ve chosen this method over the other forty they have written down. Each answer is responded to with “are you sure?”.

I have had client’s actually call me at night and then hand someone the phone, who begins to question my techniques, as they are not familiar with them. Without answering, I ask for the owner to be put back on the phone, and explain that now that they have found a professional, I’ll stop by and remove my equipment in the morning.

I’m a nice guy and all, and I have been doing this work for a long time, (long enough for this client’s friend to recommend me to them), yet they are more comfortable in believing their eighty year old blind mother, who has inspected the work, via braille, from across the room.

If it weren’t for the clients, this work would be really fun.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Very nice work Michael. Good idea with the moulding. Your Dad should be very proud of your effort & skills.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Great project Michael. I bet your father is proud and will always treasure this. Thanks for sharing.

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

Thanks guys.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

Michael, I think they turned out great. But I was woundering why you used cherry and why did you not use cove molding….NO! NO! NO! I am just messing around with you. Just adding a little fun after Lee’s post. I think you did a great job on them. Big case work like this must be a challange just due to the size of all the work. I have yet to build anything this size. But I would like to. Any way great job.

-- Davesfunwoodworking

Thanks Dave. Guys I work with ask why I don’t use pine.

-- Michael A. Brailsford

Very nicely done. I am sure your parents were very pleased. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Thanks Tom

-- Michael A. Brailsford