Been a while, but I finally finished the EC!!

[bonewood]

Lived with this project too long; was close to asking for a divorce, but soldiered on and finished it in time for the owners to have their Christmas party in their new house.

The pix suck, and the flash makes the cherry seems much more "busy" than it is, but, what the hey? I work wood, not cameras



For you Yankee wood snobs, this was made from Southern cherry, walnut trim and eucalyptus interior panels.

The room is large with a cathedral ceiling, so the massive size of the unit did not dominate the space.

Floating door panels are all resawn bookmatched figured cherry.




The cornice, dentil molding and face board, as well as the door frames and feet are all reduced proportionately as the units get smaller.

Cornice-straight cherry
Dentil-quartersawn cherry
Face-curly cherry




Two units have "water" glass panels that match the owners' front door way treatment.



Door frames and face frames all mitered, which gives a picture frame look that draws the eye to the panels.



Did the door frames in QS to keep them in plane should any expansion take place.



Can't tell from this crappy photo, but I was able to "chase" the grain around all the corners and door frames:





The very beginning:



Incra 5000 and Freud Dial-a-Dado made the dentil a piece of cake.



One warning to newbies--Do not try this at home

To further fuel the fires of project envy, I did this from start to finish without plans or drawings, except those I did along the way. Included the notes, sketches and doodling with the project, sealed for posterity. Included therein are notes on construction, finishing schedule, etc. for future use.

I could not have done this without my shop assistants:


Highlands, NC


or the Super shoes:




I figure I made approximately 3.215 cents per hour for my labors--good thing I enjoy it for the sake of it

Anyhow, enjoy and comment as you wish.

But be kind--I am notoriously sensitive and thin-skinned

[sapwood]

Dang, that is a "mass 'o beauty".
It would provide entertainment in any home

Roger

[Joe Scharle]

Nice piece of work!

[skeeter]

Nice job. It really looks great.

[DaveO]

Allan, that is just exquisite, your attention to the most minute details really makes it a work of art.


Now the shorts..that's just plain scary






Dave

[dozer]

The shorts...... Absolutely breath taking..........



The EC is definite a labor of love but more than worth it when you look at how great it turned out. I would be proud to have that in my house.

[bonewood]

The great part is those folks paid me American dollars to make it for them

[Gofor]

Stellar work. From the joinery, to the grain choice and orientation, to the proportions, to the finish. Really awesome work!! If I tried something like that a 3 cents/hour I would make a million, 'cause it would take me into the next century!! If you are to credit for the "shop assistants", you did a great job there, too!!


Go

[bonewood]

Them's my girls, all right. 36, 33 and 17

Some things never end

[cpowell]

Man, oh man, that's real purdy. I really like the design, the wood is incredible, the composition was obviously well thought out and expertly executed. The finish looks flawless.

I can't imagine how much fun it must have been to get that bad boy out of the shop and into its new home. It must weigh a ton!

It's apparent you like a challenge.

So, what's your next project? Capella sistina?

Chuck

[WoodWrangler]

Originally Posted by bonewood

I could not have done this without my shop assistants:


Highlands, NC

Is it me, or are those pants all really high?

By the way ... that EC is freaking awesome ...

[bonewood]

That pic was for some WoodNet folf who think that, just because they are diminutive, that I should wear my pants around my ankles. Real Henderson men and women wear their garb where nature put their waist

[cskipper]

Wow!!!! That is absolutely beautiful!

[DavidF]

There was obviously a lot of thought in the details in this piece - really nice, big, but nice

[woodrat]

Very beautiful work.

Now....was he trying to tell us, by being shirtless
in the photo, that he lost his shirt on that project?

I do that on most of mine. It's a good thing I enjoy woodworking.

Thanks for sharing,

Woodrat