Room Furniture Series. #1: Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

go for it !

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

What a great confidence builder!! I know she will be impressed with the finished product.

Lew

It always bothered me when my Mother (RIP) wanted to buy a certain small casrving for a gift for some one. I always told her not to worry about it. One time after I told her “later”, she asked me a couple of weeks later…....but she just wouldn’t let it go….. she always gave me more than I ever would have asked from her. What a sweet Lady!
Congradulations Buddie!
Dave

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

That’s what I’m talking about – Right on! Hopefully by the time you start college you will be able to get a good job in a cabinet shop and have some dough for school and the like. I would start looking at books on dressers and how the different ways they are constructed and even go to furniture stores and take a look at the finished product so you can build a plan for yours. Make sure you have a plan you want and stick with. I know you can do it Lad!!!

-- --Chuck

Way Cool. A great opportunity and a fantastic vote of confidence. Does life get any better?

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

Very cool. Now all you have to do is finish them!

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

Sounds like a good deal – besides getting the tool you want, you also get the experience, leftover wood and of course maybe an additional tool or two you may need to finish it.
We look forward to watching your success.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

Congrats man. Look forward to watching the progress and seeing the end results.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

how long is the series gonna be denny

-- check out my amazing woodburning , Pat

Show mom your best work , we’ll all be watching

-- DocK, WV

Way to go! There is no doubt in my mind you can do it. Good for you!

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Here you Denny, http://www.stickley.com/
Gustav Stickley – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gustav Stickley (March 9, 1858 – April 21, 1942) was a furniture maker and … Stickley began making furniture in the mission oak style with the founding of …
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When I go to the furniture trade shows I have noticed some other companies who have good looking stuff. Here are a few reputable furniture stores/designers that have some pretty tough stuff. Pulaski, Riverside, Stanley, Ashley, Powell. I have pitched rates to most of these and more. If you see something you like at a designers website send me a PM and if I have contact with their reps I can try_ to get a set of plans for the unit you choose. You could try this too by telling them you want to do it for a School woodworking project, But I doubt you’ll be able to get past the GateKeepers and contact the right execs to secure the plans. If you do manage to get past the GateKeepers and or secure plans we’ll put you to work birddogging for info from others and then you won’t have to make them – you’ll be able to afford them! LOL Good luck!

-- --Chuck

hey pat. i have no idea how long the series is going to be. i want it to be as detailed as possible (without boring everybody of course) and it is going to be a large project that will easily take up 2-3 whole weeks of my summer but they will be beautiful. I’m planning on including inlays, carvings, dovetailing the drawers, I’ll finish it with at least 6 coats of poly (and actually follow the directions and wait one day for it to dry). This is going to be a beautiful piece and i want to put all my heart into this piece and make it something that will last at least a hundred years and people who look at it in the future will look at it and they will respect me because of it (and because i made it at such a young age). So this might be a long series thats why i wanted it seperate from the Teen Age Woodworker. I may have high expectations for this piece but if i take my time, don’t rush things and put all my heart and soul into it i think i can make something that would amaze anyone from the least to the most experienced woodworker!

Congrats! Please keep us updated as you progress.

-- Chris

Very cool. Can’t wait too see it prgress.

-- Anchul - Warrensburg, MO: As a Pastor, I am just trying to get closer to Jesus. He was a woodworker too.

don’t forget to sign it, date it and put your age on it somewhere. Your great-great-grandchildren are going to be so proud of their heirloom furniture!!!

I need to take a lesson from you: beyond my abilities but if I don’t rush it and put my heart and soul into i .. yah.. i could do anything as well.

Congrats on the commission. Love the idea of charging “a new tool”.
I look forward to watching the progress and a step-by-step process of the drawers.

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

Congratulations on the commission. You have taken the first step in any project and that is commitment. Once we get past this initial barrier then the project seems to flow much easier. I will be looking forward to seeing your posts on the build.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

congrats. don’t spend the money on lottery tickets… Use it to get your next big job. consider the commission as an investment in your future

-- making sawdust....

Hi Dennis;

When I see the furniture I made in my early teens I’m always surprised I was able to do it. Sounds as though you will have the same opportunity!

It’s a great feeling to look at something thirty some years later and see it’s still looking good.
I don’t think I was as smart as you though!

Some people are in such a hurry to see the final product, they don’t enjoy the journey. Just remember you’ll only pass this way once, so take your time to not only do it right, but to enjoy the process.

Best wishes;

Lee

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

Glad your mom has the copnfidence to let you build these, and you have the confidence to give her what she wants. In time she will see how this and other projects will build a better foundation of woodworking. As Lee stated, years from now you can look at these dressers and show your kids and grandkids what you accomplished.

-- Joel Tille