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I am too critical. How do these look?
    #13169312 - 09/09/10 08:36 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

I decided to make my mom a table for her new house, so I made her the oak table.



A lady saw it and asked if I could build her a dresser and I was poor so I said yes (never having made a dresser before). I made her the checkerboard looking tall dresser.





Then my brother wanted a coffee table with a hidden drawer for his "goods", so I made him the pine coffee table.



Then my sister in law saw caught wind and wanted a gossip bench... So I made that.





I have no idea what I am doing, but built them all so they will NEVER fall apart.

I am now thinking about going into the custom furniture business, but wanted some feedback on how these things look.  I am just to critical of my own work, and was wanting the opinions of someone else.

Thank you.


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: peddler]
    #13169332 - 09/09/10 08:40 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Uh...

those are real good, I think, heh. I'm not a professional, but my grandfather built custom furniture for the entire time I've been alive and your shit looks comparable at first glance... maybe not, hard to tell when not in person...

Did you use any sort of templates or guides? How can you do something like that without knowing what you're doing? lol... you're obviously selling yourself short if you don't think you know what you're doing but end up with finished furniture that is sturdy.

How long have you been building with wood?

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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: JacquesCousteau]
    #13169350 - 09/09/10 08:45 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Those look super dope man, I would buy one if i was in the market. Where is the hidden drawer on your brothers? pics?


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: JacquesCousteau]
    #13169390 - 09/09/10 08:56 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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JacquesCousteau said:
Uh...

those are real good, I think, heh. I'm not a professional, but my grandfather built custom furniture for the entire time I've been alive and your shit looks comparable at first glance... maybe not, hard to tell when not in person...

Did you use any sort of templates or guides? How can you do something like that without knowing what you're doing? lol... you're obviously selling yourself short if you don't think you know what you're doing but end up with finished furniture that is sturdy.

How long have you been building with wood?




Well shit. Thank you, man. Yeah, it is hard to know what they are really like without touching them.

The lady with the dresser had a picture (from american signature furniture, I think) of what she wanted, but the rest I just went from scratch.

Ummm...how long? Since I started that oak table.


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: AgentFish]
    #13169426 - 09/09/10 09:03 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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AgentFish said:
Those look super dope man, I would buy one if i was in the market. Where is the hidden drawer on your brothers? pics?






I didn't take any pictures because I wasn't really taking it very seriously when I made it, but he still has the table so I am going to get a picture next time I go over there.


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: peddler]
    #13169704 - 09/09/10 10:13 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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peddler said:
Ummm...how long? Since I started that oak table.




Well then you're doing very well.

So you had never picked up a skill saw prior to cutting the shapes used in the oak table? :P Carpentry or construction experience? Heh. There's got to be SOMETHING more to this story :P

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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: JacquesCousteau]
    #13169780 - 09/09/10 10:36 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

They are all fine pices. I would not hesitate to custom order from you based on those examples.


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: Fleadh]
    #13172735 - 09/09/10 09:34 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Nice :thumbup:

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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: playtime]
    #13186389 - 09/12/10 07:08 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

I think those look amazing.  I've built/modified a lot of the junk in my place, and it looks like crap compared to yours.

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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: JacquesCousteau]
    #13188020 - 09/13/10 03:37 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

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JacquesCousteau said:
Quote:

peddler said:
Ummm...how long? Since I started that oak table.




Well then you're doing very well.

So you had never picked up a skill saw prior to cutting the shapes used in the oak table? :P Carpentry or construction experience? Heh. There's got to be SOMETHING more to this story :P




Well yeah, to cut a 2x4 or something, but nothing serious. Just maybe to replace a board on a deck or cut a board so it wasn't too big to fit in my burn pile... but I had never used a table saw, or a router, or a chisel, or a biscuit joiner, or stained anything, or put legs or handles on anything, or put polyurethane on anything, or cut any type of joints whatsoever. I'm telling you, man, I just decided I wanted to make my mom a table and the rest is history.

I also made the cusion on the bench and I had never sewn anything more than a patch on my uniform.


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: peddler]
    #13192051 - 09/13/10 10:37 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

You have a skill.  You should seriously consider doing this as a full time job.  Nature ability is very rare when it comes to woodworking.


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: bcstoner]
    #13192523 - 09/14/10 01:22 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

yea, some folk can just see how its all goes together and have it made in their minds eye before they cut a single piece of timber.


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: peddler]
    #13196273 - 09/14/10 07:49 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

sweet man! your mom will love it! she can use that little secret drawer to put her weed :awesome:


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: Doctor_Dick]
    #13196970 - 09/14/10 10:09 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Definitely some awesome work man.  I would love to be able to make a coffee table like that one you made for your bro.  Ikea ain't got shit on your furniture, that is for sure. 

How much did it cost you to make that coffee table?  and did you just use tools you had layin around the house or what?

Again, it all looks great...  We need a coffee table TEK


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: peddler]
    #13199433 - 09/15/10 01:31 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Quote:

peddler said:
I'm telling you, man, I just decided I wanted to make my mom a table and the rest is history.





I have no issue believing it, many great woodworkers/cabinet makers
started just the same, bought tools and built a project and just didnt
stop making... I got sick of seeing overpriced furniture made from
particle board, a stupid looking red lacquered TV stand with a couple of
glass shelves for $3000 kinda shit, I started asking the sales people
about construction materials  and resorted to flipping furniture over,
picking off little pieces here and there and even standing or jumping on
some of it, I mean if they're asking $5k for a sofa it better last me a
lifetime


anyway I bought a table saw and a few hand tools and started putting
together a shop, I built my household furniture, over about 3 years


and now for a critique of that crap you posted... pretty damn nice work,
under the top of that dresser I noticed the knob, I assume that's a
drawer, with a few miters that could have been a completely flawless
hidden drawer as well... in fact it gave me an idea for something I want
to try with a dresser, pressure panels on the side, a spot for jewelry
or something, only needs to be an inch or so deep

my only criticism really is on the gossip bench, the drawers should have
had dovetails, other than that it's fine craftsmanship, well executed
designs, good joinery, it shows with the pegs in the side of the bench
holding various components together, the rabbited and dadoed  seat and
the panels you're using internally for stiffening

learn to make dove tails if you dont already know, check out new
techniques like inlaid dovetails, put to gether a few small pieces for
learning on like a hall table that incorporates a hidden drawer in the
skirt and put it on the market for a couple grand, something like the
dresser could fetch around $3k-$5k


for inlaid dovetails and stuff, small object in woods with really nice figure can pull a couple of grans as well, a moderate sized table top humidor


something like this could get several hundred



things like raw edge/flitch built furniture can also pay handsomely

http://swallowtailstudio.com/gallery/sidetables/bedsideTable/drawertable.htm

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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: peddler]
    #13200804 - 09/15/10 06:32 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

that dresser is very cool
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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: peddler]
    #13206305 - 09/16/10 07:52 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

They are all quite good. I like the coffee table the most at first sight.

Edited by sof4r0ckeRs1984 (09/16/10 07:58 PM)

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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: sof4r0ckeRs1984]
    #13214352 - 09/18/10 02:35 PM (13 years, 6 months ago)

All that furniture looks great man.

Ever stop and think about starting up your own cabinetry business?


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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: Mad_Hatter2004]
    #13221303 - 09/20/10 02:53 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

Love these! Very nice work. I used to know a guy who made furniture, and got paid about 500k a year just coming up with new idea's for Ikea. Good business, especially if you really enjoy it!

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Re: I am too critical. How do these look? [Re: brainy1]
    #13221333 - 09/20/10 03:17 AM (13 years, 6 months ago)

:thumbup:Looks great, work on more intricate router work. The edges otherwise look great and everything looks symetric. Keep refining the trade.


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