tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69961589245112623852024-03-17T00:33:50.886-07:00Dorset Custom Furniture - A Woodworkers Photo JournalClick pictures below to see the blog post.Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.comBlogger957125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-80297210691531550462024-02-14T19:26:00.000-08:002024-02-14T19:26:45.022-08:00lots going on ...<div style="text-align: center;"> lots going on so far this year .. </div><div style="text-align: center;">we've got four projects wrapping up now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of them left for California yesterday and the </div><div style="text-align: center;">live edge table left yesterday morning.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vj2KHSzAsRbyIWYLTn42ZJPOsGz9YzPNE9LZXmDfEGgEAtxb_Gjfd6Bm8G74tU8XBdgt8if_adIfzB1NV7vJ36nDO2IuonpzeytL3MKHDxdigxnKtxkQIph13Iey1OqbWuiHHnQ-i8cmVZ7H8qTAjrL4fMxLhr5nEwP5FBOeP0VSJqhfhDN5_9wwRzmQ/s1000/custom%20round%20walnut%20dining%20table.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1000" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Vj2KHSzAsRbyIWYLTn42ZJPOsGz9YzPNE9LZXmDfEGgEAtxb_Gjfd6Bm8G74tU8XBdgt8if_adIfzB1NV7vJ36nDO2IuonpzeytL3MKHDxdigxnKtxkQIph13Iey1OqbWuiHHnQ-i8cmVZ7H8qTAjrL4fMxLhr5nEwP5FBOeP0VSJqhfhDN5_9wwRzmQ/s320/custom%20round%20walnut%20dining%20table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">one of our classic mid century modern tables ... <a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search?q=mid+century+modern" target="_blank">more of them here</a><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWdpMncJLCQ64K2WFr4ppsm-UnVo6cpVxEuT_SnUNNbyq2a9VN3xulhf8YECSDU4AI5E1l-j2yqTJD2sDhBuRI3CG8RBDkDVwjVEDYM4uXPjH1aCVkQDg3eCjUMPIPWr36eeMvovN-A3ba45xgUn8kfCmtqReY-PtmiaHwuaoxfqPYUy42zbmmKwQfDzd/s1157/revised%20table%20drawaing%209%2015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1544" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePNqFNAc4Tp0GE70qid1v99teqaooRCRsr1_MGNj9WhMED55t1j9xDDx2tt0_WIZr3dW4eFQU_PaP5VFZ9j9aHdjeefpQJ8W4XrsaRFTDk14UdBXXJ1XCbDjk2da7GE6B7zYS1yqZ4iaAD1G2XNHnnUy8XAGO3t1_cMQk2O69Fgz4xx9Zd4ShtvMu8t4t/s320/table%20cad.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">next up, a claro slab table with one of our classic steel bases</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the bases are 1.5" thick steel, cut on a waterjet ...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLyKeBthQYNso41qc4x00_cu1QtcvCuU030UfzUZef-QTswET4A3Wa054bEgTDOtzUvgi2-L1TKTJwE1SPbJwjCXEnA4EzFZ_Vyw2ynfAxAaJeGsVSczVf-oh4dGmz0JIn4k8n_5ziv8hauJEKpRYh65IKv120HlOYSgXkPpI1yJDyx2azffMRwdhmCVB/s850/target%20practice%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="850" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLyKeBthQYNso41qc4x00_cu1QtcvCuU030UfzUZef-QTswET4A3Wa054bEgTDOtzUvgi2-L1TKTJwE1SPbJwjCXEnA4EzFZ_Vyw2ynfAxAaJeGsVSczVf-oh4dGmz0JIn4k8n_5ziv8hauJEKpRYh65IKv120HlOYSgXkPpI1yJDyx2azffMRwdhmCVB/s320/target%20practice%202.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the bottom needed some work and some steel reinforcement. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">hats off to kristian here !</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJb2m9Xhsw9hXwaCONywSKMxALvRxLrGQiBk8a0SaygZUXVY83xeVR2Vsontm8me_vsgRD6YxRUaBUUjgw3E1ebyvLsmCz3Cu1UUyBf-ZJAQr9wYef3HjwqCnMxX-ge2WvIcXDdGhige7cL321dNToW3qfv_e7pXsvn5S87UiP2-qk4V4sUnZKr9_OhJ7/s900/custom%20chairs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJb2m9Xhsw9hXwaCONywSKMxALvRxLrGQiBk8a0SaygZUXVY83xeVR2Vsontm8me_vsgRD6YxRUaBUUjgw3E1ebyvLsmCz3Cu1UUyBf-ZJAQr9wYef3HjwqCnMxX-ge2WvIcXDdGhige7cL321dNToW3qfv_e7pXsvn5S87UiP2-qk4V4sUnZKr9_OhJ7/s320/custom%20chairs.jpg" width="308" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">they are 'thinking about' a new table in the future </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and below we are working on a reclaimed chestnut desk</div><div style="text-align: center;">for a long time local client .. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">there is nothing easy about this one .. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlUUpLjgZYTlDm0QU98waV3znXafQWc8FsRUTkkQ2n4RxLPTIjC-ayliZkC0Uee7H8a4xY9B4SVTAoy4C1hD1QC5Wiqg9q57APqUPdlaNw-elL8WveDtd7iBNNDNmptUn-cyoYiVMwlL1CYX4ZmfmWF6EEIzyhp0hPfLv4OlzVbCJtk-gf2gl1OzQ5WcA/s1156/desk%20with%20top%201%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1156" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlUUpLjgZYTlDm0QU98waV3znXafQWc8FsRUTkkQ2n4RxLPTIjC-ayliZkC0Uee7H8a4xY9B4SVTAoy4C1hD1QC5Wiqg9q57APqUPdlaNw-elL8WveDtd7iBNNDNmptUn-cyoYiVMwlL1CYX4ZmfmWF6EEIzyhp0hPfLv4OlzVbCJtk-gf2gl1OzQ5WcA/s320/desk%20with%20top%201%2026.jpg" width="320" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">the two board sapele top will be a sanded version of that formula<br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWInxGBihihG9Quc45EDZLcm6mjofN2dMiF9MMM7S7elnyeBfpWJukCPi7fSl5cZJAQDucJGrHOykfIu1txvdU7my91TS8Y8WEHN7WiVYuPOS15rTbDzsrnsMdFiUzJKT6EGDHid9CHBHqaEKzAI0HX0TwldzwTtrFsPar045L1hxo6GC81GJNTCyC-2M5/s1150/desk%202%2013%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1150" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWInxGBihihG9Quc45EDZLcm6mjofN2dMiF9MMM7S7elnyeBfpWJukCPi7fSl5cZJAQDucJGrHOykfIu1txvdU7my91TS8Y8WEHN7WiVYuPOS15rTbDzsrnsMdFiUzJKT6EGDHid9CHBHqaEKzAI0HX0TwldzwTtrFsPar045L1hxo6GC81GJNTCyC-2M5/s320/desk%202%2013%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">next up ... a bed with a live edge headboard ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">off to visit with the clients tomorrow ... more after that .. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUaL6hiJbXsHUaQlP7HHjHm0jQaYk5BX0KVpdEFEpnGtrBNALCgwRhb_hgRp483FwlN6WFVuK0rkU90Voe97xWFlHkM0RYdG153BLtLDBn_ZW3Rn_kFtiaoY0XQN1vPBAkhrTVg3gOZfs_H2HntWYOSHZoFts_KdAnmlOUdUmD1aqYy-pqDUcY-rTLuDI/s876/new%20slab%20headboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="876" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUaL6hiJbXsHUaQlP7HHjHm0jQaYk5BX0KVpdEFEpnGtrBNALCgwRhb_hgRp483FwlN6WFVuK0rkU90Voe97xWFlHkM0RYdG153BLtLDBn_ZW3Rn_kFtiaoY0XQN1vPBAkhrTVg3gOZfs_H2HntWYOSHZoFts_KdAnmlOUdUmD1aqYy-pqDUcY-rTLuDI/s320/new%20slab%20headboard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a photoshopped mockup here</div><div style="text-align: center;">site visit today, drawings tomorrow ...<br /></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-79536148645657977972024-01-01T13:09:00.000-08:002024-01-02T14:14:42.192-08:00anniversaries !<div style="text-align: center;">so, 2024 is here! </div><div style="text-align: center;">time to reflect a little.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">except for a few health issues like a burst appendix for Sam,</div><div style="text-align: center;">who was out for 9 weeks, and a broken collar bone for Luke,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was a pretty good year !<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">my carpentry job ended december 31st 1979,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and as of today, i am starting my 45th year of custom furniture making.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> i delivered my second piece of commissioned custom <div style="text-align: center;">furniture, a 'shaker style' desk in november of 1979 ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKusdwY_P66a7kTqUmQgVJh462F0eyfX1z__B8uiB7zxqkNZ8o076vJ2rYDSgpyS9Gr96chDyOWM9iZE5Aut5ESW_GSRg2n57c_zQVfPSa0E-lZfZNucwSdmRX5WTdiGZR87KS-yc1mBS7rhu5_P0jF_OBpEx70_pMti8Zfx9qQ0ODOKaoo1xbVYaYvSlk/s1392/yellow%20shaker%20desk%201979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="898" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKusdwY_P66a7kTqUmQgVJh462F0eyfX1z__B8uiB7zxqkNZ8o076vJ2rYDSgpyS9Gr96chDyOWM9iZE5Aut5ESW_GSRg2n57c_zQVfPSa0E-lZfZNucwSdmRX5WTdiGZR87KS-yc1mBS7rhu5_P0jF_OBpEx70_pMti8Zfx9qQ0ODOKaoo1xbVYaYvSlk/s320/yellow%20shaker%20desk%201979.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">native white pine with yellow milk paint<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0h3MiF-auK3H6BXwWaYZuAHfRtU80Hzs-nK8D1cz4aetqUtWS1aE5r_q1r-K1P8iLM0FeYPEKbcsXyKKS-wM8bS7v7aLoLpcmN7hCSMbEHZyATlY3Ucm6zDDMtNL0Ramx_ep8qGIhY55mlKofi2poDNFFm_Li-AMRxzPX7QetfWsOGK4-1vCuobUMxu2/s1042/shaker%20desk%20interior%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1042" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0h3MiF-auK3H6BXwWaYZuAHfRtU80Hzs-nK8D1cz4aetqUtWS1aE5r_q1r-K1P8iLM0FeYPEKbcsXyKKS-wM8bS7v7aLoLpcmN7hCSMbEHZyATlY3Ucm6zDDMtNL0Ramx_ep8qGIhY55mlKofi2poDNFFm_Li-AMRxzPX7QetfWsOGK4-1vCuobUMxu2/s320/shaker%20desk%20interior%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">with a leather insert on the fall flap, and two small drawers</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF18mPbnd20g_xunLj_Au8KO__Rnmp-jvNHCzCA1ZJEGL6Z-NaK8P9pu28THZq5or7-cz97T88Z6iTLolOX3bAGZz9_1pMUcW7h60U3rpDqwKV_nr53efCIAt_60xroGhNhexLwtvxu_UoHMO5sYLRdav6y6rtuY1R4qmAcriQ99LHHFzvEZH7zkX7lR3/s800/1973%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiF18mPbnd20g_xunLj_Au8KO__Rnmp-jvNHCzCA1ZJEGL6Z-NaK8P9pu28THZq5or7-cz97T88Z6iTLolOX3bAGZz9_1pMUcW7h60U3rpDqwKV_nr53efCIAt_60xroGhNhexLwtvxu_UoHMO5sYLRdav6y6rtuY1R4qmAcriQ99LHHFzvEZH7zkX7lR3/s320/1973%201.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and, in november we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary</div><div style="text-align: center;">1973 above and 1971 below ...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh9ylHY48G6d-mdKeQVIFpkt7HoSp4DdnZbhleTCMdehhptTc_PQ96lH8xNJtpDavqbnX1x6U4d1ihDE_WtPNtrHletEghx7U2AXxBi4G8Wwgvx5sPPYRip-o8eR_qE5D2ayqfReWWViOxO1Nxt0LdcD-pHYsfjBpbufE7MwB6n2z71piB1ZtplIszSMs/s2016/1971%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1856" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh9ylHY48G6d-mdKeQVIFpkt7HoSp4DdnZbhleTCMdehhptTc_PQ96lH8xNJtpDavqbnX1x6U4d1ihDE_WtPNtrHletEghx7U2AXxBi4G8Wwgvx5sPPYRip-o8eR_qE5D2ayqfReWWViOxO1Nxt0LdcD-pHYsfjBpbufE7MwB6n2z71piB1ZtplIszSMs/s320/1971%203.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we have been living together for 52 years, but <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we got<a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-old-man-project-volume-1.html" target="_blank"> married in 1973 so the bank would give us a mortgage</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">we built <a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-old-man-project-volume-1.html" target="_blank">our first house in our 'spare time' in 1974</a>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and that was 50 years ago <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWZHUCysoJ82I0wgeU7zE5JBO5-EEi_uLs4em3AZpkA4rlHg889_MwXZ0mqoM6oPWrL987CMirr9qRsDOY4opJAWCMz7emnYtbHcHwA3Qqs2H83eK2SLVv5Db_7-gW-i7cPal4sFr8IyVSIEvOM-TOdz8kEW9dyx8CKvQRf8NbDLvrOl9EdBkIgSSEy8U/s1200/rd%20mtn%20rd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1200" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWZHUCysoJ82I0wgeU7zE5JBO5-EEi_uLs4em3AZpkA4rlHg889_MwXZ0mqoM6oPWrL987CMirr9qRsDOY4opJAWCMz7emnYtbHcHwA3Qqs2H83eK2SLVv5Db_7-gW-i7cPal4sFr8IyVSIEvOM-TOdz8kEW9dyx8CKvQRf8NbDLvrOl9EdBkIgSSEy8U/s320/rd%20mtn%20rd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">we first built only the 4 window part on the left in 1974, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the addition on the right came along in the 80s <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and in 1997, <a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/07/old-man-project-volume-3.html" target="_blank">we built the shop we are working in now </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">as a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, designed in a way that it would</div><div style="text-align: center;">be our shop when we sold our Arlington house.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the move to dorset, gave the boys a choice of two excellent schools.</div><div style="text-align: center;">sam graduated form long trail in 2000, and will chose the target</div><div style="text-align: center;">program at BBA, where he was recently inducted into</div><div style="text-align: center;">the BBA hall of fame for the arts ... so, it was a good move ...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjMYvFgDA7RtjOfmPP3KSnTTIZoxNVDxislKIUxg7bUKyXEc1ADYX_uyylQrrqsAIk5ul5YnBtUty4txp7JjA7gP12KWhyMwzvbmT4rP2pGwAj4YQK3LF2DEL3wLcgTLD9xf9rpghTBLECB50bMTdFRMCBRtxEFZMyZI0pncFrVkmY1xJU5d-nR6OYoFn/s1150/bbha%20hall%20of%20fame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1150" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjMYvFgDA7RtjOfmPP3KSnTTIZoxNVDxislKIUxg7bUKyXEc1ADYX_uyylQrrqsAIk5ul5YnBtUty4txp7JjA7gP12KWhyMwzvbmT4rP2pGwAj4YQK3LF2DEL3wLcgTLD9xf9rpghTBLECB50bMTdFRMCBRtxEFZMyZI0pncFrVkmY1xJU5d-nR6OYoFn/s320/bbha%20hall%20of%20fame.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>this year will be our 24h year in the 'new' shop</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcln7KFPySGYc9r0GohmubNQ_yB_4la1f9b7Rio9TjCA6aE5ZbSjAeXEtPvyVjUFmf_H5EeNG9K459dTQlntq_IVcXaZbiRM_GmC-BvJeMZi4PhDemIRYow7wDSGXv4j9M133QPaWdMMH-vvmlKua3WKs0yMQQ9657xTSLfamDAgbp241der5a7CAdwad/s1100/shop%201%20summer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1100" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcln7KFPySGYc9r0GohmubNQ_yB_4la1f9b7Rio9TjCA6aE5ZbSjAeXEtPvyVjUFmf_H5EeNG9K459dTQlntq_IVcXaZbiRM_GmC-BvJeMZi4PhDemIRYow7wDSGXv4j9M133QPaWdMMH-vvmlKua3WKs0yMQQ9657xTSLfamDAgbp241der5a7CAdwad/s320/shop%201%20summer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">wood shop in the middle, office on the right, and<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the building on the left is sam's metal shop which </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2013/12/new-metal-shop-open-house.html" target="_blank">we completed 10 years ago at the very end of 2013 ...</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">and, november marked 16 years of writing this blog ... </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">i wrote the first post in october of 2007</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpOBEST8Am1Xp7TT-j4WJEe0NA8Rh-tfcWabcY0lxow-RG7jRGx4HiCKIUwP1yDtjpCAAFHGE6hjOAiCN_ABcvA5Fqyc6_EGPoX5Ut9GmMA9alqj8g2061-B1_VTp2LEE96htemUqmlfp3NdXtIhl-R6KNXd3QeUMOHiEAVrf6j0nOYpQWWuBiBp47nj9/s837/blog%20stats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="837" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpOBEST8Am1Xp7TT-j4WJEe0NA8Rh-tfcWabcY0lxow-RG7jRGx4HiCKIUwP1yDtjpCAAFHGE6hjOAiCN_ABcvA5Fqyc6_EGPoX5Ut9GmMA9alqj8g2061-B1_VTp2LEE96htemUqmlfp3NdXtIhl-R6KNXd3QeUMOHiEAVrf6j0nOYpQWWuBiBp47nj9/s320/blog%20stats.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 955 posts and as of today 2,174,895 page views ...<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/pKhvjkyuGjjA3vTj8" target="_blank">a slide show of work from 2023 is here now ... </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i leave you with one further thought </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFyW4eH1RJpkh73AIRq9ZsjXj_3Uo_4F_L_BRUMB-D3jLByd5EzfK21j-ozNY9UcP6vZ8GzdN5mOBd_mW3LQzT0x3TcN8kZmm3qWM5DID7SAnbXwpVpXc6iJ_qdGsQgiZtvPIU_UJRAWjmuuxiG_GgejAWAdrzsx39ME7ndNgxB8r6uZ-j95grVgwk3ug/s1125/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="1125" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFyW4eH1RJpkh73AIRq9ZsjXj_3Uo_4F_L_BRUMB-D3jLByd5EzfK21j-ozNY9UcP6vZ8GzdN5mOBd_mW3LQzT0x3TcN8kZmm3qWM5DID7SAnbXwpVpXc6iJ_qdGsQgiZtvPIU_UJRAWjmuuxiG_GgejAWAdrzsx39ME7ndNgxB8r6uZ-j95grVgwk3ug/s320/image0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> all the best for 2024 to my clients and readers ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">y'all have a good one ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">dan</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-23168405907289394852023-11-24T06:30:00.000-08:002023-11-24T06:51:53.885-08:00black friday sale!<div style="text-align: center;"> i hope you all had a good turkey day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it is now black friday so i have a few things to post here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">some pristine, some 'lightly used' and with negotiable price tags ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">this one just in the door on monday this week ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FcUoN0Q1LFjnFciAO_gzijTHsI157WJY3UVJnVgCibTHuBBxRZw2OWgty-F96WizJcndHoR5kNPpq8rRYySOuA0QkQ5RcNcp5i_2DOkKqajVsW6_KW7AcXubUcyGr8PFhz70_dIpgfWHJmIaYnyNtUTtbXaCWcyiBsAYZDyWAE6BiozAAye2oWyapiD3/s1250/claro%20walnut%20desk%2011%2023%20E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1250" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FcUoN0Q1LFjnFciAO_gzijTHsI157WJY3UVJnVgCibTHuBBxRZw2OWgty-F96WizJcndHoR5kNPpq8rRYySOuA0QkQ5RcNcp5i_2DOkKqajVsW6_KW7AcXubUcyGr8PFhz70_dIpgfWHJmIaYnyNtUTtbXaCWcyiBsAYZDyWAE6BiozAAye2oWyapiD3/s320/claro%20walnut%20desk%2011%2023%20E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is a claro walnut slab desk i made for a show a few years back ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">it didn't sell and went to the local arts center where they used it as a reception desk,</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a price tag .. no luck there, and next it went to a local art gallery, also with a price tag,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but no luck there either .. the 40 or 50% commission for the galleries </div><div style="text-align: center;">i think just made it too tough a sale. so, i am currently offering it at a<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'negotiable, commission free price'</div><div style="text-align: center;"> which due to its light use and my current reluctance to </div><div style="text-align: center;">totally refinish the slab top i feel is quite reasonable ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">please call me at 802-379-1478 to discuss this piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;">here are a few more shots ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSD0mXVeQJdYDyQhMuciQB7uhMR7ITouLs2tuGD5YbBAhzuUxs29D0VBQwG3WDZs3ieRCysEuc8FuKA18GrqhRaWAk6WHZsBlyTaFm5u3X2CCSGqC9FqjJDhaU9VMk0kk1xLFMy0eJiWHNImgoJeyc1EK21DKgjA5b4b4ucLAk8bisUa-h-lma5Hd894k/s1150/claro%20walnut%20desk3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1150" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSD0mXVeQJdYDyQhMuciQB7uhMR7ITouLs2tuGD5YbBAhzuUxs29D0VBQwG3WDZs3ieRCysEuc8FuKA18GrqhRaWAk6WHZsBlyTaFm5u3X2CCSGqC9FqjJDhaU9VMk0kk1xLFMy0eJiWHNImgoJeyc1EK21DKgjA5b4b4ucLAk8bisUa-h-lma5Hd894k/s320/claro%20walnut%20desk3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">it has a nice 24" pencil drawer and a secret compartment ...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a generous +/- 42" x 66" with a steel base by <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNdLHTy7ZnWR6fweaWoc6cIzUJYGYG3xNr0elNw_tnhQ_sR9ZENBlW-AbslKO0Ipg?key=akZrSUFXTV9QR1pFVWtPV3NOc21BS0RtcVZ2Q25R" target="_blank">Sam</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvp9g2TfdeBjY6wQ9rtzq9hSSbqBt9R1AlUjyjB3V-95d8oIHuYf_MmNoR94siVYwWr2JGpTjQxSLYK5x91vx5POgZb3e9v-EVcMVW_HkoDmoUa06DI44vw1zroas4_s2APHAqxhlBeQ_6d8HENCmOLGTtSegyoDGq0imOdVs8HGpvQfmyTZ-tVtIii3G/s1150/claro%20walnut%20desk%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1150" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvp9g2TfdeBjY6wQ9rtzq9hSSbqBt9R1AlUjyjB3V-95d8oIHuYf_MmNoR94siVYwWr2JGpTjQxSLYK5x91vx5POgZb3e9v-EVcMVW_HkoDmoUa06DI44vw1zroas4_s2APHAqxhlBeQ_6d8HENCmOLGTtSegyoDGq0imOdVs8HGpvQfmyTZ-tVtIii3G/s320/claro%20walnut%20desk%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>available for viewing by appointment at the shop most any time now. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> click the photos to enlarge them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/p/stuff-for-sale.html" target="_blank">other items like the one below, ready to go at this link</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1M-RL1m_K0rexsDP5YPC8ZCUluTODVELIa0KSPt59NrgVutugFffa7pWtc-kFRjhrIfy_utmueAAlKe9J9DfV9yjLZcq-_cvIgo3uqypa5jlElKkVHCSRBbdb49AaIB8UumBunghYqX85KQ6AviGqQUA46TLZ1PTBa1dKCp0TyhyKvenLbVf9VmvFCC1/s1428/corner%20table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1428" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1M-RL1m_K0rexsDP5YPC8ZCUluTODVELIa0KSPt59NrgVutugFffa7pWtc-kFRjhrIfy_utmueAAlKe9J9DfV9yjLZcq-_cvIgo3uqypa5jlElKkVHCSRBbdb49AaIB8UumBunghYqX85KQ6AviGqQUA46TLZ1PTBa1dKCp0TyhyKvenLbVf9VmvFCC1/s320/corner%20table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>+/- 42 x 42 x 16 high <br /></div><br />Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-74138100144138623612023-11-22T10:49:00.000-08:002023-11-22T10:49:00.607-08:00a rclaimed chestnut table with self storing leaves <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzGFt9lKlcRuqfx6D9wE5WCLF-sFcJCeGpLKOBx56ZwXxjD__8QUugCXi7VDDwj0VedcBej0UX7o89eYcxXBZg0tvBxcOsMqO8pKBpTe67n52TH_BlZQp3CQapSUTUdqLK6O6XVZZ9LyNW92sNf5DctrDx4pvGzd4oXIAE4Iv_w5wIQjp2pfyj2j_qArG/s927/table%2010%202%20upside%20down.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="927" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzGFt9lKlcRuqfx6D9wE5WCLF-sFcJCeGpLKOBx56ZwXxjD__8QUugCXi7VDDwj0VedcBej0UX7o89eYcxXBZg0tvBxcOsMqO8pKBpTe67n52TH_BlZQp3CQapSUTUdqLK6O6XVZZ9LyNW92sNf5DctrDx4pvGzd4oXIAE4Iv_w5wIQjp2pfyj2j_qArG/s320/table%2010%202%20upside%20down.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is another edition of our tables with<a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search?q=self+storing+leaves" target="_blank"> self storing leaves</a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we have made a few different styles using this concept.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">above it is upside down with the runner guides shown </div><div style="text-align: center;">and with the leaves stored under the top </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="767" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQD2bycSpxpoNvzt2PtgToRi3a9lbxUJjhWZfQJG_Xiyy9tD1KYSGuWe01H0jLkhnDuX_yHp2uG3qTFdueq7oRZC7AYIRw1bxi3O_ePnzzCYhfPH0d5vupFBndf3FFqjm9JtcEsa5Z51RK9aj6KGmTIe1QyakySGTtHoICLDXs1in9W5ZliJo50f_bTMt0/s320/ari%20table%2010%2010%20.jpg" width="258" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">all in, ready to go ...right side up with the leaves in</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is now in stowe, vt with <a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-live-edge-walnut-desk.html" target="_blank">the walnut desk in the previous post</a> <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuWcg5oTPNTQS6uAvdHG9s6SHM875v-bqoG9z1biWYbqZAu_Y89HQtuCJrHHEx5_8MXAybQpgSjBuVWRQOyjYxPDnKlCn_qIqPHk1FPK3zFvW4ztGy0ipUyl3vOBKtG-M4q_AX72gzUbbzM1HacBtamOycl4Kny3G8-L6uVOBOdQFGv9taZVvjzeOq0CW/s1463/ari%20final.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="1463" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuWcg5oTPNTQS6uAvdHG9s6SHM875v-bqoG9z1biWYbqZAu_Y89HQtuCJrHHEx5_8MXAybQpgSjBuVWRQOyjYxPDnKlCn_qIqPHk1FPK3zFvW4ztGy0ipUyl3vOBKtG-M4q_AX72gzUbbzM1HacBtamOycl4Kny3G8-L6uVOBOdQFGv9taZVvjzeOq0CW/s320/ari%20final.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the cad drawing<br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4Dpn1xc1gNS6czwHWSz1FkTZTHftPfT6JRqxadJmUboXi1NC5JkbpN7ElNjPdXoaYGZ_rs5kTGLWbOnWaZpKnQdrjTgPst7LSpsuTyXq8mBnG66P-Wix4NNGTCf9gseOgZXCWxgKq9MZdvjN7M42Ke2czkLbe-pQGL8QpjfQ-ukbbjlf6jUzYjt3-Fnw/s946/table%20open%2010%202%20leaves%20out.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="946" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4Dpn1xc1gNS6czwHWSz1FkTZTHftPfT6JRqxadJmUboXi1NC5JkbpN7ElNjPdXoaYGZ_rs5kTGLWbOnWaZpKnQdrjTgPst7LSpsuTyXq8mBnG66P-Wix4NNGTCf9gseOgZXCWxgKq9MZdvjN7M42Ke2czkLbe-pQGL8QpjfQ-ukbbjlf6jUzYjt3-Fnw/s320/table%20open%2010%202%20leaves%20out.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">in the shop with the leaves opened</div><div style="text-align: center;">there is another way to store the leaves that you can see</div><div style="text-align: center;">in a <a href="https://www.finewoodworking.com/1977/12/01/designing-for-dining" target="_blank">fine woodworking article by tage frid</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is a simpler mechanism, but it depends on the top 'floating'</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is best accomplished on smaller tables</div><div style="text-align: center;">we have used both methods, but the one above,</div><div style="text-align: center;">while more complicated is better suited to larger tables ...<br /></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-57153636282867705242023-11-10T13:48:00.004-08:002023-11-10T13:48:30.534-08:00a live edge walnut desk<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EjKg1sqk0XM00BgUFnVro14Tyj6jG44hdLWBI7Dc4za4TlQZYaGPl81hhpA-_R8o-lk0IOgMIQj-7TPQDxxvx3hmRnDLrQN_W6nEFTqgFdRsunLQnRSp_eAePjfDPN2VjAsd9gJy7R_-doxommR_nmWvZ4aHz_kU9zva6QVax0uwEAaqrh-vVZkGVliI/s520/cts%20190%20wide%20side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="520" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EjKg1sqk0XM00BgUFnVro14Tyj6jG44hdLWBI7Dc4za4TlQZYaGPl81hhpA-_R8o-lk0IOgMIQj-7TPQDxxvx3hmRnDLrQN_W6nEFTqgFdRsunLQnRSp_eAePjfDPN2VjAsd9gJy7R_-doxommR_nmWvZ4aHz_kU9zva6QVax0uwEAaqrh-vVZkGVliI/s320/cts%20190%20wide%20side.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we started with this slab from good hope hardwoods that</div><div style="text-align: center;">the designer selected from <a href="https://www.goodhopehardwoods.com/coffee-table-slabs.html">their website.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">here's the cad drawing</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrH070YUt01SyNCRCvWFtHEHOMbOhBYuKGvDiuo9Mtiq2UxSxAd9VveY4Gj764FmFs5Z4dEx25W3QxdIDmlANbKm7sUHTl6AwSOqBlY6rGewMCWiqR0gkNspJb1pPTkEg6-2WXaafdSHpGkvkrw3i9CEgIgmhaSWtz0ahl_xTlfcYaKaPonm_JNs9jV83/s809/live%20edge%20desk%20cad%208%2031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="809" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrH070YUt01SyNCRCvWFtHEHOMbOhBYuKGvDiuo9Mtiq2UxSxAd9VveY4Gj764FmFs5Z4dEx25W3QxdIDmlANbKm7sUHTl6AwSOqBlY6rGewMCWiqR0gkNspJb1pPTkEg6-2WXaafdSHpGkvkrw3i9CEgIgmhaSWtz0ahl_xTlfcYaKaPonm_JNs9jV83/s320/live%20edge%20desk%20cad%208%2031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>we went back and forth on the finish for a bit, but settled on </div><div style="text-align: center;">a couple of coats of waterlox, which gave a nice matte finish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseGycEjGvKr6SYa2K0e1euniOX8FnHqU3fRM_y8rC3UdHX2ePpAPEAxmzJB_N_afCkFzmV0TWGhPMNKBsvFIn4isddYa75gGDN1Oatx9e5vSYkOdaWPqb2jpy3ibICpGIzWTK7t1jG_byd-Iw9HZry7uVi25B8OjpwfeiJO4paW7D863l_HE7kLbpD5KP/s1100/desk%20top%2010%2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1100" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseGycEjGvKr6SYa2K0e1euniOX8FnHqU3fRM_y8rC3UdHX2ePpAPEAxmzJB_N_afCkFzmV0TWGhPMNKBsvFIn4isddYa75gGDN1Oatx9e5vSYkOdaWPqb2jpy3ibICpGIzWTK7t1jG_byd-Iw9HZry7uVi25B8OjpwfeiJO4paW7D863l_HE7kLbpD5KP/s320/desk%20top%2010%2019.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the finished desk below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8CB3lBZ5YEP511kwMec1eEVt0Gxio5L1M61MTwYuGe11Wyy0yJgC5PQES_HebAL41w4hMjKi60snXurRMccUh1nxWKHGk0zhIjDpgVnIvAUVztUL0tC1I7G7e7CezOtqpYkfGPB3Vd1HBi0uHJ6yvMUaoDUeGKbOhY9lHDYsIS6FH0LmXC-AnFnNCJD6/s1100/desk%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="1100" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8CB3lBZ5YEP511kwMec1eEVt0Gxio5L1M61MTwYuGe11Wyy0yJgC5PQES_HebAL41w4hMjKi60snXurRMccUh1nxWKHGk0zhIjDpgVnIvAUVztUL0tC1I7G7e7CezOtqpYkfGPB3Vd1HBi0uHJ6yvMUaoDUeGKbOhY9lHDYsIS6FH0LmXC-AnFnNCJD6/s320/desk%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicB6EjqaKYSyHcwU-rf68KqWX8AGcgSZIe7rqpAxjHN8tQ5485sxIwgaVNgtqx2SwVF8ZX8Nl6cdfJdSNGO997ZiSWFoSNPP777gHD_VVqlWJm0u71_KuJ6ZdSxnmvmgA61kgWJPa30IkI2sD8Htnv5GgtbWI1lWYSuF6j8Ta6HK68MU8PfD94R9dLm2aG/s901/desk%20end%20view%20e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="901" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicB6EjqaKYSyHcwU-rf68KqWX8AGcgSZIe7rqpAxjHN8tQ5485sxIwgaVNgtqx2SwVF8ZX8Nl6cdfJdSNGO997ZiSWFoSNPP777gHD_VVqlWJm0u71_KuJ6ZdSxnmvmgA61kgWJPa30IkI2sD8Htnv5GgtbWI1lWYSuF6j8Ta6HK68MU8PfD94R9dLm2aG/s320/desk%20end%20view%20e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">all in, all done .. i think it was installed by the designer yesterday</div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-87326653660167323142023-10-13T14:01:00.001-07:002023-11-04T17:00:14.272-07:00some live edge coffee tables from last august<div style="text-align: center;"> sam came back from a jobsite yesterday with some pictures </div><div style="text-align: center;">of two coffee tables we made last year, but never photographed </div><div style="text-align: center;">on site because the house wasn't finished when we delivered them,</div><div style="text-align: center;">two big ones!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvtnWb6N8sSMWG7H07UnsK33oSxT756eTFBTQigvuClKVsoYrGXSMMSwPlPenhyphenhyphenPPvLuj4fZEHTAL5N6wF-olRtophyphenhyphenrfzP-SmlSs13bjm77rl0q0mJqKLGhsEn6tHBg7dfQf1xp35zipK4-4Z4iC5ejt8dVJOQZVhWvTvsRfZ-Hoe___EFA0aW1EWh71/s981/walnut%20live%20edge%20coffee%20tabole%20on%20site.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="981" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvtnWb6N8sSMWG7H07UnsK33oSxT756eTFBTQigvuClKVsoYrGXSMMSwPlPenhyphenhyphenPPvLuj4fZEHTAL5N6wF-olRtophyphenhyphenrfzP-SmlSs13bjm77rl0q0mJqKLGhsEn6tHBg7dfQf1xp35zipK4-4Z4iC5ejt8dVJOQZVhWvTvsRfZ-Hoe___EFA0aW1EWh71/s320/walnut%20live%20edge%20coffee%20tabole%20on%20site.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this one is claro walnut, about 4 and a half feet wide and 6' long ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the background there is a set of stairs that sam made the</div><div style="text-align: center;">steel parts for .. there is a two story piece of glass behind them ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbply9o3CiRXhtbgsfOLIXjexHYo7NNmseQUiXmlPEaYBQ1-L3A7tsDHJkGP3zZFepJ3QdcvKx4SOC3soQMkbaGdQammpIwWR6ycJDwCvjj4dJ_8UAQg4H-TwBjWGVS9GZisMsVXXjvXEHrRI1ly-2cBEfwuOj6hnMC-K47LOPtZVd_Tq0SapGsPHI2T4o/s836/live%20edge%20elm%20coffee%20table%20onsite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbply9o3CiRXhtbgsfOLIXjexHYo7NNmseQUiXmlPEaYBQ1-L3A7tsDHJkGP3zZFepJ3QdcvKx4SOC3soQMkbaGdQammpIwWR6ycJDwCvjj4dJ_8UAQg4H-TwBjWGVS9GZisMsVXXjvXEHrRI1ly-2cBEfwuOj6hnMC-K47LOPtZVd_Tq0SapGsPHI2T4o/s320/live%20edge%20elm%20coffee%20table%20onsite.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this one is about the same size with a tricky 'waterfall' end that </div><div style="text-align: center;">kristian executed flawlessly .. as i remember, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the miter cut was over 60" wide ... some other photos of</div><div style="text-align: center;">the tables as we worked on them below ..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8RX2QeXtrmEA1iMWmyDN8w9Z4dNIKLcZI1VQ96HY1PuJhM3xg2l-zvqd5Bw2W_bHo9orI1oVSBrfmCCq4cyJ-sAlTyBeXeNUnsvj6_eSocz_DlJRKgIGEo-mEiaLx-w7Yv3EHMuf0rVo776XsO4txU6GCawjAsdAd-i20b3Ktt1426dgFBIw5a9OyFBg/s1150/elm%20coffee%20table%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1150" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8RX2QeXtrmEA1iMWmyDN8w9Z4dNIKLcZI1VQ96HY1PuJhM3xg2l-zvqd5Bw2W_bHo9orI1oVSBrfmCCq4cyJ-sAlTyBeXeNUnsvj6_eSocz_DlJRKgIGEo-mEiaLx-w7Yv3EHMuf0rVo776XsO4txU6GCawjAsdAd-i20b3Ktt1426dgFBIw5a9OyFBg/s320/elm%20coffee%20table%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>after it was cut and glued, the miter was reinforced </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a piece of 2.5" angle iron</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIFDgI5MZNysUzxQle0iXbywShIGXg0809mgdLvNshwPI2ZEeO31P03UVZfBOCDl2jF4fSTBXv6Av6U4NNwjpi65WKx7pfhkP5Im9GkwQ_C7VCAGVDyB9ei7bhpv46kKzolcdikz3HLNYYr6F5wRaksBK1m23CfmmcTRN4WDUaP0pebWbGt9ED1YZd3rC/s1150/elm%20coffee%20table%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1150" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIFDgI5MZNysUzxQle0iXbywShIGXg0809mgdLvNshwPI2ZEeO31P03UVZfBOCDl2jF4fSTBXv6Av6U4NNwjpi65WKx7pfhkP5Im9GkwQ_C7VCAGVDyB9ei7bhpv46kKzolcdikz3HLNYYr6F5wRaksBK1m23CfmmcTRN4WDUaP0pebWbGt9ED1YZd3rC/s320/elm%20coffee%20table%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">before the finish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClKD-uZWn3kdTtTmsxpOilkIv1nlxoyjU-PhKzK5lZeuHehQQk59aF6CM6FNkIsOhmvxnaBOrrrHgXKYHz267lt27bjZGjKsWfKjuzg9GAOKtucvNLkk2RMu-rXJARo_l_Wv8UhJH4UOo8hTH-azmAkh8oJtUleC93fBjk7Ea6pGBPE0m5xGax5-cWdJc/s1150/elm%20coffee%20table%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1150" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClKD-uZWn3kdTtTmsxpOilkIv1nlxoyjU-PhKzK5lZeuHehQQk59aF6CM6FNkIsOhmvxnaBOrrrHgXKYHz267lt27bjZGjKsWfKjuzg9GAOKtucvNLkk2RMu-rXJARo_l_Wv8UhJH4UOo8hTH-azmAkh8oJtUleC93fBjk7Ea6pGBPE0m5xGax5-cWdJc/s320/elm%20coffee%20table%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the other end was supported by a sam made steel trapezoid base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpLsoSr0SZDpmEwaYgKazP6guEFf1RsdVf3d_uyJgEGF-Pn5fgAgQsLRbd65rqxr3lPm7gXldctTiQnr4IihdOP0LzqTnHvJMMFVpJLnQGbs5-Mi6aL4Nh1btaBu1ogpU8MR2qepKC50N2JeikHnQRTgcosBro5SvViohWL5QmKkK43g_2Z56Fmv6W3zi/s1200/walnut%20coffee%20table%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1200" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpLsoSr0SZDpmEwaYgKazP6guEFf1RsdVf3d_uyJgEGF-Pn5fgAgQsLRbd65rqxr3lPm7gXldctTiQnr4IihdOP0LzqTnHvJMMFVpJLnQGbs5-Mi6aL4Nh1btaBu1ogpU8MR2qepKC50N2JeikHnQRTgcosBro5SvViohWL5QmKkK43g_2Z56Fmv6W3zi/s320/walnut%20coffee%20table%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the claro walnut slab had some nice figure!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvUKhdcSr29SUvftsq8NoJNsO7aYDDVwgnB26Ys1Yu8nW2OzgsMtoA-k1Q3gYRXHTqZc2G_ibhOHma8ZfoCDNERsrfE3oZ4Lqzy5I126GgQGJ3mkVUd1EvSpWf0V_5D6Sg4m6U8dJplM6fP93pPbahhlkkUQBDFdruNbIiwEiATZVjB8ByXWjApYTpORD/s1150/walnut%20coffee%20table%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1150" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvUKhdcSr29SUvftsq8NoJNsO7aYDDVwgnB26Ys1Yu8nW2OzgsMtoA-k1Q3gYRXHTqZc2G_ibhOHma8ZfoCDNERsrfE3oZ4Lqzy5I126GgQGJ3mkVUd1EvSpWf0V_5D6Sg4m6U8dJplM6fP93pPbahhlkkUQBDFdruNbIiwEiATZVjB8ByXWjApYTpORD/s320/walnut%20coffee%20table%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">always nice to see things in their final homes<br /></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-83171178555440195112023-09-28T11:59:00.003-07:002023-09-28T11:59:57.662-07:00a studio style dining table<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SnFgv0bGCjTIxPXtAPQ6vQYbataUIWlAv_ptSuw8x3oPY3IDMWoXEAa1xFlOaDNlgwYiTn_8wdZE9ATnIcIras8qWo3WhfFvT5rSS6fkutE4ly_cVWZLy7Ib8iEFgzMubl0w-cyPA2m5Xt1GipnojSE3_usmRBMrq0R2uRRJDIdDZJRHIDn3UO7GKtAl/s288/IMG_8536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="288" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SnFgv0bGCjTIxPXtAPQ6vQYbataUIWlAv_ptSuw8x3oPY3IDMWoXEAa1xFlOaDNlgwYiTn_8wdZE9ATnIcIras8qWo3WhfFvT5rSS6fkutE4ly_cVWZLy7Ib8iEFgzMubl0w-cyPA2m5Xt1GipnojSE3_usmRBMrq0R2uRRJDIdDZJRHIDn3UO7GKtAl/s1600/IMG_8536.JPG" width="288" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> we got a request recently from a client that i made a cabinet for</div><div style="text-align: center;">'a million years ago' </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZwGpqy0EGoezi28szrJFkKelnd0hG_fDpTAKebPaK1GzetbF4P1HSqvd9Z1EuMHv1X8v07JROs_gEbpGnHv9AfioPS18B-a6iHaFFWm5i2wYPLxDvMbci65Jnu6UOHub-czfTnkHIIXm0pL9-A2F7rm5nWkKdxYp9LT2qXfvtzLoC0v1k7KcvV5QucvJ/s950/art%20deco%20bar%20cabinet%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="848" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZwGpqy0EGoezi28szrJFkKelnd0hG_fDpTAKebPaK1GzetbF4P1HSqvd9Z1EuMHv1X8v07JROs_gEbpGnHv9AfioPS18B-a6iHaFFWm5i2wYPLxDvMbci65Jnu6UOHub-czfTnkHIIXm0pL9-A2F7rm5nWkKdxYp9LT2qXfvtzLoC0v1k7KcvV5QucvJ/s320/art%20deco%20bar%20cabinet%202.jpg" width="286" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">actually, it was sometime in the 90s ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">natural cherry,milk paint and ebony details ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the client has moved to a new, smaller space and wanted </div><div style="text-align: center;">a smaller version of the table in the top photo,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is actually our personal dining table ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91TRik9Eshsg1rcosTZxWpQo4EGs88FyYvotC6VDXXBdc5L-6vgOWxbcSjeA3p6BAvGL-ZsAadYjnAlx2YromhG4it_v7LrJGCXGIBzJhwCqiz_oiaXaJMqKRW9T2NxEhtVtCZTHrkqbYc7dP8Q3qGT36AgeDRSyE4toUc10KdROfLHTiyDIMkb1rn0Nv/s4032/IMG_8535.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91TRik9Eshsg1rcosTZxWpQo4EGs88FyYvotC6VDXXBdc5L-6vgOWxbcSjeA3p6BAvGL-ZsAadYjnAlx2YromhG4it_v7LrJGCXGIBzJhwCqiz_oiaXaJMqKRW9T2NxEhtVtCZTHrkqbYc7dP8Q3qGT36AgeDRSyE4toUc10KdROfLHTiyDIMkb1rn0Nv/s320/IMG_8535.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we made this table for a show in 1987, it didn't sell, and </div><div style="text-align: center;">we moved it into our dining room, replacing a pine table that</div><div style="text-align: center;">i had actually built in the 70s, </div><div style="text-align: center;">one of my first pieces of furniture back</div><div style="text-align: center;">when i was still a carpenter ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCeliiOJG2bFOIkTtAzKZ2xP-o3jMHwubzUzG9UurQjYN6WhR6S2RNWjaR4IORrJnnkTzqCYMp1QNuHIXoWNmNvibOat5KBT29Nc-Hw3wHS_uMy7Hhh5y2vsyS7QRL3347dqg5kJSQCK9RPtLSPtRv1KJYTMZOM_16EfuNf8yWZZQQ-ik4LxS4n1DiiIw/s4032/IMG_8676.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCeliiOJG2bFOIkTtAzKZ2xP-o3jMHwubzUzG9UurQjYN6WhR6S2RNWjaR4IORrJnnkTzqCYMp1QNuHIXoWNmNvibOat5KBT29Nc-Hw3wHS_uMy7Hhh5y2vsyS7QRL3347dqg5kJSQCK9RPtLSPtRv1KJYTMZOM_16EfuNf8yWZZQQ-ik4LxS4n1DiiIw/s320/IMG_8676.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">+/- 36 x 62, black milk paint details, no top inlay<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9ysRUaWise7o07rQtnmbQLyxUjm7EdDAvTlOzOqY-BtLcTfe4EIMoX5mv9b7nRg1mUvdxWQbXJ3U3sSIr-AnUpjRO5qXshlq2_haCxnZPmbAsha3xj-e2mCYnCiMdViy_S0Joqw5WDER7xlQ1zK4mpGUcB8ryzVVfgSmPFauq2Ep_XMXExn5C6wcY386/s924/custom%20dining%20table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="924" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR9ysRUaWise7o07rQtnmbQLyxUjm7EdDAvTlOzOqY-BtLcTfe4EIMoX5mv9b7nRg1mUvdxWQbXJ3U3sSIr-AnUpjRO5qXshlq2_haCxnZPmbAsha3xj-e2mCYnCiMdViy_S0Joqw5WDER7xlQ1zK4mpGUcB8ryzVVfgSmPFauq2Ep_XMXExn5C6wcY386/s320/custom%20dining%20table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">leaving for new jersey shortly<br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcNRMBNZltgx4BLdAoWIKTqfcfTmvwjT0BeLTu0M1H2YitTvL6Iods2_h5Lj14mALInHXO0W82mp5zyqU-VhGk3oSQj7cUWyFgSskNvq-f4x3vtd5keznDARIqvvu8q-O_C0zQTbyfiTyuL3Uy2jhAQf7sqRA6e6TC6ZVLC26iXkSC9IyxRA_OuO5fZZs/s1221/table%20cad%208%2030%2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1221" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcNRMBNZltgx4BLdAoWIKTqfcfTmvwjT0BeLTu0M1H2YitTvL6Iods2_h5Lj14mALInHXO0W82mp5zyqU-VhGk3oSQj7cUWyFgSskNvq-f4x3vtd5keznDARIqvvu8q-O_C0zQTbyfiTyuL3Uy2jhAQf7sqRA6e6TC6ZVLC26iXkSC9IyxRA_OuO5fZZs/s320/table%20cad%208%2030%2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-81510304590955263882023-09-23T11:47:00.002-07:002023-09-24T05:17:23.644-07:00the crow bar has landed<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-crowbar.html" target="_blank">the crow bar</a> has landed,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and it is living down town now!</div><div style="text-align: center;">views of lots of building and some water ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TMaahNZl8sQdm4UHugxkYH86-W-5_b-NJPl_sBhEzvC0f1oklSBzF8BLLp8tOFvJjaUul-sZiAq2VGKt4AxX8STbILUH4kUL3uUSYNRT3NI2yRZf7ObYIWlfNqJuYrVND-BWM_l-YXpDt9nlG_92b_Lm_KQgI1O5jbrFjuKHBvNJbtPWhBA_S6QXmXat/s1978/onsite%209%2023%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1978" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TMaahNZl8sQdm4UHugxkYH86-W-5_b-NJPl_sBhEzvC0f1oklSBzF8BLLp8tOFvJjaUul-sZiAq2VGKt4AxX8STbILUH4kUL3uUSYNRT3NI2yRZf7ObYIWlfNqJuYrVND-BWM_l-YXpDt9nlG_92b_Lm_KQgI1O5jbrFjuKHBvNJbtPWhBA_S6QXmXat/s320/onsite%209%2023%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">night view</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLiUyB8o4qyVN7cXQZqSD1PwvUuarStx2NcFGH_GFrIMtDKtp9ig2VyBCbMwXuG8Qsc-2V3uF8XDVfGk-NvnieGKS29peq_1D-fB-3WwYZoOJerNipA_8DDhUoxhrd1eXBOOUVt08-eFkWMLHN88WM7reqfJvLBMWOG38zyIjxhdQt9ftEhEPrxPIxGYI/s986/onsite%209%2023%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="986" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLiUyB8o4qyVN7cXQZqSD1PwvUuarStx2NcFGH_GFrIMtDKtp9ig2VyBCbMwXuG8Qsc-2V3uF8XDVfGk-NvnieGKS29peq_1D-fB-3WwYZoOJerNipA_8DDhUoxhrd1eXBOOUVt08-eFkWMLHN88WM7reqfJvLBMWOG38zyIjxhdQt9ftEhEPrxPIxGYI/s320/onsite%209%2023%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">view of the river</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56XdOLazA1MMXkP4OUVlW6zgQ5GL2m4N5_5UdZEJkcDG2Ely-2yiucaGvjh-5wWBFWYeQupm5rMSAlTZ9ozu8J8Zw1orJ0CGt48iclShXA9-c7L2SqUOLShYlqvqT-KQI9jnQ5kVcRIB4zxawhGCkZNB4mgnITkI2OVbw8Ah2dnOBXqunuMYheZ9HJtAd/s1155/onsite%209%2023%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="885" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56XdOLazA1MMXkP4OUVlW6zgQ5GL2m4N5_5UdZEJkcDG2Ely-2yiucaGvjh-5wWBFWYeQupm5rMSAlTZ9ozu8J8Zw1orJ0CGt48iclShXA9-c7L2SqUOLShYlqvqT-KQI9jnQ5kVcRIB4zxawhGCkZNB4mgnITkI2OVbw8Ah2dnOBXqunuMYheZ9HJtAd/s320/onsite%209%2023%205.jpg" width="245" /></a></div> day view</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpF0RRe4XOtAHgWl8Hf1K-Y-LMGmwn6kP0tFxVY1dCrO2s_3EPVTzwWO7NjVMp_9g7acmJ09aRc3L2iLVbCnOIQmvpTsyHzJ0T80TImuc7ZtE-K4LF0MTNyeTNwqCpf3nNlDtqtIbeG_9sbgXlagaWmD9e3FORp_UEltXrbNjtVOa4OK4piGyE_osmov3/s983/onsite%209%2023%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="983" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFpF0RRe4XOtAHgWl8Hf1K-Y-LMGmwn6kP0tFxVY1dCrO2s_3EPVTzwWO7NjVMp_9g7acmJ09aRc3L2iLVbCnOIQmvpTsyHzJ0T80TImuc7ZtE-K4LF0MTNyeTNwqCpf3nNlDtqtIbeG_9sbgXlagaWmD9e3FORp_UEltXrbNjtVOa4OK4piGyE_osmov3/s320/onsite%209%2023%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">and the crow that started it all ...</p><p style="text-align: center;">great clients!</p><p style="text-align: center;">great fun!</p><p style="text-align: center;">good job Kristian!<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-38427001202061186522023-09-16T08:23:00.001-07:002023-09-16T08:25:38.851-07:00forms for some curved stone steps<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwfqLFoTJY7BXpBUEeQJsim_-z7ui8JzmpPm03ymAR3C4F0A2xPK0qALiB-bUIojcwYtB0BFSHquioftpy-UK8fpXmzYkEvxYqJNUOYjaSnQdT0wFgG7y9h2m35hzzogcO7TZTbaK26wpiNh3_z-1O90OBJMT2sWuRV1CK5xmfNpffMxXJmImVGmVhjSx/s1084/curved%20step%20section%209%2011%2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="1084" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwfqLFoTJY7BXpBUEeQJsim_-z7ui8JzmpPm03ymAR3C4F0A2xPK0qALiB-bUIojcwYtB0BFSHquioftpy-UK8fpXmzYkEvxYqJNUOYjaSnQdT0wFgG7y9h2m35hzzogcO7TZTbaK26wpiNh3_z-1O90OBJMT2sWuRV1CK5xmfNpffMxXJmImVGmVhjSx/s320/curved%20step%20section%209%2011%2023.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well, here we are, trying to figure out if we know what we are doing ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we have the information below ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">click the pictures to enlarge them ...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsHld6c4md0cD-c96gbsV1nnV9WfgO4zg13y1V1Z_gmHH7_SH-hg9RF6XNUFsSM-VCKFgsnD3jv9PFR6r883Vtb9Ht_cxQ0Nw5nMgERWkelR-b3-8B5KHFKbvVqFkLEnctm_mqyrLJacJJZTm5Nxz6WlMrc-x1nVes-p6KshhLNDgKH6mdqiqVqK32l8H/s1179/step%20cad%209%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1179" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsHld6c4md0cD-c96gbsV1nnV9WfgO4zg13y1V1Z_gmHH7_SH-hg9RF6XNUFsSM-VCKFgsnD3jv9PFR6r883Vtb9Ht_cxQ0Nw5nMgERWkelR-b3-8B5KHFKbvVqFkLEnctm_mqyrLJacJJZTm5Nxz6WlMrc-x1nVes-p6KshhLNDgKH6mdqiqVqK32l8H/s320/step%20cad%209%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> all we had to do is make some sense of it so that the rise </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">starts at the desired final grade, the three rises are equal, and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the last step into the house is the same rise as some steps</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that are already finalized about 30 feet to the left of these ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the existing entryway slab slopes 2" from the door out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which was another complicating computation ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you may recognize the ceiling from<a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/02/algebra-geometry-math-in-workshop.html" target="_blank"> this blog post</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back in february of 2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuipzqzWeWFtNCaOKpxdvWsdo4OwCQa_N2mME7l5RDWhA2t5zqz-OUXFNIV2XymmaCfvRkkHS4bMWmEFY70ALTV0zeFxKIY-2L-gZ4XJ5WBwBdAi4PSYojhyYYMpqLRO3rVntm5hK7IRcOs20Fx69rfi_sVB-1QRPub0E_g0BhGNEofysFt4nbRAjHLhz/s596/conical%20ceiling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbuipzqzWeWFtNCaOKpxdvWsdo4OwCQa_N2mME7l5RDWhA2t5zqz-OUXFNIV2XymmaCfvRkkHS4bMWmEFY70ALTV0zeFxKIY-2L-gZ4XJ5WBwBdAi4PSYojhyYYMpqLRO3rVntm5hK7IRcOs20Fx69rfi_sVB-1QRPub0E_g0BhGNEofysFt4nbRAjHLhz/s320/conical%20ceiling.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>and i thought the ceiling was tricky!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> it was, but so were the forms for the curved steps !<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVCB99fkzDsSR5cbi7ozOKm80uSc1LlX-187OW42IC2JuQCjTRcHfF8-KHSbWlH85p1vk6LQV-uCcmdIcHVAgOsRwafQiW28NSMAFSq11Ytv0cUDfFfELAX0w06xPThq34_1jTnMM2MquWCgLTDgeq9o48mtKbStdu7by4BMrjKX1eOAFaX1hVF9W1eyL/s1250/z%20tyler%20curved%20steps%208%2031%20lunchtime.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1250" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVCB99fkzDsSR5cbi7ozOKm80uSc1LlX-187OW42IC2JuQCjTRcHfF8-KHSbWlH85p1vk6LQV-uCcmdIcHVAgOsRwafQiW28NSMAFSq11Ytv0cUDfFfELAX0w06xPThq34_1jTnMM2MquWCgLTDgeq9o48mtKbStdu7by4BMrjKX1eOAFaX1hVF9W1eyL/s320/z%20tyler%20curved%20steps%208%2031%20lunchtime.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we started with a cad drawing more or less based on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">measurements from the blueprints and those taken on site .. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at some point the offset for the stone facing on the risers was </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> changed from 4.5" to 1.5" ('thin stone' facings) and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">new drawings were made.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmUp6Hr3cm5ycNvPUHoQ2a9K-FmCFkSJ3tHklNEw3iwuRiAJQgp8_KfGMjSNfu7oQVTbKLz6B2Y3HRa91Er1NN7JIE8pE0dihwjpjn8hX7NXefTPDi5PjpQDeJpzGDFFQO9vhTQVa6tti9rBgC0VMEv_dYJF_dq_LwjV8lrAIbtvD67II2KwfFn2vOI_b/s1318/z%20final%20files.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1318" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmUp6Hr3cm5ycNvPUHoQ2a9K-FmCFkSJ3tHklNEw3iwuRiAJQgp8_KfGMjSNfu7oQVTbKLz6B2Y3HRa91Er1NN7JIE8pE0dihwjpjn8hX7NXefTPDi5PjpQDeJpzGDFFQO9vhTQVa6tti9rBgC0VMEv_dYJF_dq_LwjV8lrAIbtvD67II2KwfFn2vOI_b/s320/z%20final%20files.jpg" width="320" /> </a></p><div style="text-align: center;">from the new drawings we decided that it would be a good idea</div><div style="text-align: center;">to make some full size masonite patterns showing the 1.75" overhanging</div><div style="text-align: center;">nose of the bluestone treads and the 1.5" offset for the stone facing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can see them in the top photo .. that gave us the </div><div style="text-align: center;">inside radiuses for the wacky wood on the curved forms</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the tops and bottoms of the actual form pieces in green above ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">algebra 201!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuJHJnTwdAgCICfDURhnMRREtmjswrCPZWoFp2-dZjgrR_FUM8-BeyIktj8-QPKM1eE1u5KqOyihJuYoJbPqQQwFcSjjv4IYM5rPLJG1uZePDKdr0hitQIjYPKYkphX97OO0GVcLyykOjY81LP8mFuQ7EzG9Dh1p21RZSyT6FZo-8Tp1q6Yrq3fQJoOom/s1114/first%20step%20form%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1114" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvuJHJnTwdAgCICfDURhnMRREtmjswrCPZWoFp2-dZjgrR_FUM8-BeyIktj8-QPKM1eE1u5KqOyihJuYoJbPqQQwFcSjjv4IYM5rPLJG1uZePDKdr0hitQIjYPKYkphX97OO0GVcLyykOjY81LP8mFuQ7EzG9Dh1p21RZSyT6FZo-8Tp1q6Yrq3fQJoOom/s320/first%20step%20form%202.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">once the first form was in place and we confirmed the rise and run</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the set up/full size mockup in the first photowe were able </div><div style="text-align: center;">to make the forms for the second and third pours below<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWu6R4ajITJHhH99E-os2mYS8I7X8JIi_-USeeL8kCrL_yXo104mcyRw-ScoYa_nWpuFVwMO9U3OnlTrOREGi43QDqzYI5IIMzxBdJPVkUVHaQpoY4l6r8aYGWAheCjQGbI0AokhO8aTpRLX4HkexJ9ZKsAfPlaeAXi9tLpVUtSEMibubOffG8F7GsmAs/s1043/forms%202%20and%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1043" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWu6R4ajITJHhH99E-os2mYS8I7X8JIi_-USeeL8kCrL_yXo104mcyRw-ScoYa_nWpuFVwMO9U3OnlTrOREGi43QDqzYI5IIMzxBdJPVkUVHaQpoY4l6r8aYGWAheCjQGbI0AokhO8aTpRLX4HkexJ9ZKsAfPlaeAXi9tLpVUtSEMibubOffG8F7GsmAs/s320/forms%202%20and%203.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrPplfF7duMxMsNnElhFiUiVaSE0_VsO1xYCp7Q0IDsCK4L-KyxIVN_0g3PK4FaehDsRYc4bn118ZdrEqI1vRRO4q2DbKjT8pAdz3ivcMn5KJWyVmV3TftRoBAfSCJwEZc-SUh95_KHxdRKyONFDHVf4B075wNbUJD6KkqP5Fx6kyGG9yl_ojh01DPgnT/s1150/first%20step%20pour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1150" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrPplfF7duMxMsNnElhFiUiVaSE0_VsO1xYCp7Q0IDsCK4L-KyxIVN_0g3PK4FaehDsRYc4bn118ZdrEqI1vRRO4q2DbKjT8pAdz3ivcMn5KJWyVmV3TftRoBAfSCJwEZc-SUh95_KHxdRKyONFDHVf4B075wNbUJD6KkqP5Fx6kyGG9yl_ojh01DPgnT/s320/first%20step%20pour.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">viola! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">base for the riser and bluestone of the first step poured yesterday!</div><p></p>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-44450118692548813452023-09-11T14:29:00.007-07:002023-09-11T14:31:44.018-07:00shop tour ... 2010<div style="text-align: center;"> well, blast from the past ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">i used to have <a href="https://vimeo.com/16008606" target="_blank">a link to this video</a> on the home page of my blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">but for the last few years it has linked to a 'page not found' ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">miraculously, it has somehow been restored though i have no idea how.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5xGWGdKZb1PVvR041wyQXtZ1Wm26jQxDvM_9RwmGCV7i7JnkjtXg1QRQyLbYZsLxk1k_FeoTPMF8f5iSwozmsVaXk2_ciy46VXi57cJuLug1QzzghnwsPUbHRNPGqL2ahSgqfIqDd6qMWVrie0jJhtXKvBwDiv84uOQMDQQ-Tz3GCQoMRdl-_D-H29nu/s1112/shop%20video.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1112" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5xGWGdKZb1PVvR041wyQXtZ1Wm26jQxDvM_9RwmGCV7i7JnkjtXg1QRQyLbYZsLxk1k_FeoTPMF8f5iSwozmsVaXk2_ciy46VXi57cJuLug1QzzghnwsPUbHRNPGqL2ahSgqfIqDd6qMWVrie0jJhtXKvBwDiv84uOQMDQQ-Tz3GCQoMRdl-_D-H29nu/s320/shop%20video.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">there it is, under the blog archive that, surprisingly- starts in 2007</div><div style="text-align: center;">up to almost a thousand posts now and over 2,000,000 page views ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">check it out!</div><div style="text-align: center;">use the link above as it will allow you to go to full screen<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">2010, it was a while ago ...<br /></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-30555789746598800382023-08-28T18:28:00.221-07:002023-09-01T08:51:59.965-07:00the crowbar !<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdATHKAfhpntAN_-HpBHQbSoAlO32Q8-qdTj3Hu3LOXzCk9wXxpohkPRyDO0FJiokCHYbqjNUoN4lewvSlSDrP2tZjszPNK5NYp3C2VVq3dpWYwkn5RjZEbItnm8ODwAwsGt4wHza8Jfd-GnWf-DQFT9BTtDl3FtNd_OBQmid4FjfZPgooPkEfHQm2qbcv/s930/crowbar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="930" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdATHKAfhpntAN_-HpBHQbSoAlO32Q8-qdTj3Hu3LOXzCk9wXxpohkPRyDO0FJiokCHYbqjNUoN4lewvSlSDrP2tZjszPNK5NYp3C2VVq3dpWYwkn5RjZEbItnm8ODwAwsGt4wHza8Jfd-GnWf-DQFT9BTtDl3FtNd_OBQmid4FjfZPgooPkEfHQm2qbcv/w414-h137/crowbar.jpg" width="414" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">long story coming here … </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur5t-EuPG7YnhFjtucl7hQNz00HEVkZVToT9ZoeR49jSWMKdCse5i2WqD9q7jCvAcu5O9aTwgAV_SNEsqeir2YOBYGtXbF_9i4WNlfLY_b-FR3SZHpiOr5ZNXMRjuNIbFMo684Iy33HtqYzremU_t4QRFr2eAWjXYvuJNcDpb5UOF-pNS82mJwmJbDrD0/s4032/86BD0482-B7D5-4254-B2DC-D22C4D9E6FC8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur5t-EuPG7YnhFjtucl7hQNz00HEVkZVToT9ZoeR49jSWMKdCse5i2WqD9q7jCvAcu5O9aTwgAV_SNEsqeir2YOBYGtXbF_9i4WNlfLY_b-FR3SZHpiOr5ZNXMRjuNIbFMo684Iy33HtqYzremU_t4QRFr2eAWjXYvuJNcDpb5UOF-pNS82mJwmJbDrD0/s320/86BD0482-B7D5-4254-B2DC-D22C4D9E6FC8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made the drawing below in 2010.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Somewhere I have a picture of the two crows I photographed </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the snow in Burlington, VT. I had recently stumbled over the drawing a few days</div><div style="text-align: center;">before I got an email from a long time client who was looking for </div><div style="text-align: center;">a ‘bar cabinet’ ... on a whim I sent him the 'crowbar' sketch …</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1UX-8-a_hscVmCsj9S28n2gNQapNUlSYha4IGr_zt4SVMYvxfZ5jAVDj6dFDcR1uH17HADkqFpoVpUVWZsmt3GXxLQJ6lhW5xNMrhb09A7RDlTqNbX8EeSrPhC9J8Ud-WT6G41xH7ufb-vAYo5xLfVJlnKLmxidwYTfDYTKijw_smgfZzpVeVMnVjOmD/s875/a%2011%2027%2010%20crowbar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1UX-8-a_hscVmCsj9S28n2gNQapNUlSYha4IGr_zt4SVMYvxfZ5jAVDj6dFDcR1uH17HADkqFpoVpUVWZsmt3GXxLQJ6lhW5xNMrhb09A7RDlTqNbX8EeSrPhC9J8Ud-WT6G41xH7ufb-vAYo5xLfVJlnKLmxidwYTfDYTKijw_smgfZzpVeVMnVjOmD/s320/a%2011%2027%2010%20crowbar.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day he sent me a picture of a crow on his balcony,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and he decided that ‘the word was out’!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were on … click the pictures to enlarge them ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QXUt0L0QtgrGKTSNBlq66Vq0yGLw1Ibhcn7HX-cYVy732DnCyYnqXfUtq_QZfzTnnmPB7IgSHjRSz1ebmV7SAxEKZnfEQR6cm8ovLwqIHNFYdGteBkjU6Df5Np8g5S7Ua9Kyz4uUbU498PvueIZkPumDumy8cssYB9uwAzVF-RBiRspwbkWQ7LYFGzKL/s1645/crow%20bar%20crow%20close.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1645" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QXUt0L0QtgrGKTSNBlq66Vq0yGLw1Ibhcn7HX-cYVy732DnCyYnqXfUtq_QZfzTnnmPB7IgSHjRSz1ebmV7SAxEKZnfEQR6cm8ovLwqIHNFYdGteBkjU6Df5Np8g5S7Ua9Kyz4uUbU498PvueIZkPumDumy8cssYB9uwAzVF-RBiRspwbkWQ7LYFGzKL/s320/crow%20bar%20crow%20close.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">next came the cad drawings </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdClO1tWb0N1MMKYn63UsLA0sQom1YxSRsdJKmVA52zqqBGfZ1DClnx-jJ1dB8UtyS-tziCUrHFPyQfyuuuPqxN_U39MN7lHYSh6Tyza1m65GUPb--IuKclP_M46imXI92f7t-p0NREc5Q26gCqVNN2aheiu3FvWbSb9npxZBfPjVl5Zi2jD4Lca2mZd-/s1250/crow%20bar%20cad%203%2028%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1250" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdClO1tWb0N1MMKYn63UsLA0sQom1YxSRsdJKmVA52zqqBGfZ1DClnx-jJ1dB8UtyS-tziCUrHFPyQfyuuuPqxN_U39MN7lHYSh6Tyza1m65GUPb--IuKclP_M46imXI92f7t-p0NREc5Q26gCqVNN2aheiu3FvWbSb9npxZBfPjVl5Zi2jD4Lca2mZd-/s320/crow%20bar%20cad%203%2028%2023.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after a few back and forths on the overall layout, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we started to make up some sample panels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XrDElpXDvReM-3DVTQ32z40SJQiSwG5WPG5VubaWWoA2TMbLl9Y7geX0K0XuQbJfDUGNGGPy7d6PgJ8mHkaG_sw4wD2RmwNYF22l5KKYXtEoMyGT2BAh6FvCrUG_zgrc3V0RkVlh5XMrMcpT0DHS4r4o3p7u9-uIru5H2nhoI-QdgG4Bjc8oLcnWW8WH/s1090/1st%20samples%20cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="222" data-original-width="1090" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XrDElpXDvReM-3DVTQ32z40SJQiSwG5WPG5VubaWWoA2TMbLl9Y7geX0K0XuQbJfDUGNGGPy7d6PgJ8mHkaG_sw4wD2RmwNYF22l5KKYXtEoMyGT2BAh6FvCrUG_zgrc3V0RkVlh5XMrMcpT0DHS4r4o3p7u9-uIru5H2nhoI-QdgG4Bjc8oLcnWW8WH/s320/1st%20samples%20cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this was the first ‘real panel’ attempt … </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along with the clients, we were working with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://ashlimizell.com/" target="_blank">an interior designer, Ashli Mizell</a>, who suggested smaller crows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in the distance, and ‘softer mountains’. she helpfully included </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some mountain images that we incorporated into the final design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF895xt5K-D93YXhM1-8Y17R1lY72NhMFjL5WC65nQMUdhfpVPAEM3aaKutSO-TOpRtKPJ2EHE3C8pYPUNVVEhwFmsfPczGAJcHA3h1DeDnrbSpfhKWTeEl18cAKhRWcxfk9EBBTZoAV2sb0NGktKyM-ztuPwhj5rxy6kQnSVpgktrwfNJqyXTXBniRiE/s900/mockup%202%207%206%2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="709" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF895xt5K-D93YXhM1-8Y17R1lY72NhMFjL5WC65nQMUdhfpVPAEM3aaKutSO-TOpRtKPJ2EHE3C8pYPUNVVEhwFmsfPczGAJcHA3h1DeDnrbSpfhKWTeEl18cAKhRWcxfk9EBBTZoAV2sb0NGktKyM-ztuPwhj5rxy6kQnSVpgktrwfNJqyXTXBniRiE/s320/mockup%202%207%206%2023.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2_fxCei-aC2Vi1gKYs0ZatSpvp3g4TQBRpavVUlzqSsuKXDJ98L7oGHyiJvUkLSwe2UUo2PaFln8b7Ni86CccWeBlzIjzqhHf0OXRq1XxoPTAPDGHpV_WH391gM4LYFiR-42ELcovlHEh_4X3H0wgmT0WsUwCe-udshexYpnYfQ8d-UYSU4RjJno02MK/s1200/close%20up%207%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1200" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2_fxCei-aC2Vi1gKYs0ZatSpvp3g4TQBRpavVUlzqSsuKXDJ98L7oGHyiJvUkLSwe2UUo2PaFln8b7Ni86CccWeBlzIjzqhHf0OXRq1XxoPTAPDGHpV_WH391gM4LYFiR-42ELcovlHEh_4X3H0wgmT0WsUwCe-udshexYpnYfQ8d-UYSU4RjJno02MK/s320/close%20up%207%2012.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">as we moved along, we made a full size mock-up </div><div style="text-align: center;">and added our colored pencil crow cad drawings …</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then we started work on the crows …</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTlZ9BGSUVFWQ7X7QwGo2PWyNvc3ui5L-rTjTh0kvB6azP19C4obz-bJSWbOP9wPUROJb2qX5jLH7eRU8JHmWMPS53SGjDoQ_gaJ3QGNepl01t4PeejaQXAzUD4UlkIdZ07bJfjBQKGAmirf-j34WM3EfqyAtci5QKniHl4qYGZseg73Ljp2dNGRiNWdX/s3186/33CD52C9-4199-46AE-BCA2-7C78FC212C29.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="3186" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTlZ9BGSUVFWQ7X7QwGo2PWyNvc3ui5L-rTjTh0kvB6azP19C4obz-bJSWbOP9wPUROJb2qX5jLH7eRU8JHmWMPS53SGjDoQ_gaJ3QGNepl01t4PeejaQXAzUD4UlkIdZ07bJfjBQKGAmirf-j34WM3EfqyAtci5QKniHl4qYGZseg73Ljp2dNGRiNWdX/s320/33CD52C9-4199-46AE-BCA2-7C78FC212C29.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there are between 40 and 50 individual pieces of ebony in each crow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the ebony, we were able to use 3” long fretboard cutoffs from <a href="https://seedersinstruments.com/" target="_blank">Will’s</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://seedersinstruments.com/" target="_blank"> stash</a> which created feathers of slightly different colors that are </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">easier to see in person than in the photos of the finished piece. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the crow on the right is our version of clients' balcony crow.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrf0K_OsD5gFaI9w1mcvbtJ8ajKNbzRX1ci_oFLjEjfvJwiJM0BN_yEQk9fBPslvQAOvjb15csT2Bq0U7vMX7pKW6PW_H6LT_QNtgHqtOBTogjQuxNaO-Q2v6raPRoeWAbvRJI1KtF4D5IpuqqdlCdXJ-2D2kKMcGL6CyVUWkIpt4rF2XQOHJxHfekwoxz/s1000/ebony.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1000" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrf0K_OsD5gFaI9w1mcvbtJ8ajKNbzRX1ci_oFLjEjfvJwiJM0BN_yEQk9fBPslvQAOvjb15csT2Bq0U7vMX7pKW6PW_H6LT_QNtgHqtOBTogjQuxNaO-Q2v6raPRoeWAbvRJI1KtF4D5IpuqqdlCdXJ-2D2kKMcGL6CyVUWkIpt4rF2XQOHJxHfekwoxz/s320/ebony.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>kristian placed the ebony on a piece of mdf in a grid with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">double sticky tape and cut the part for the crows from them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the cnc ... it took about a dozen of will's variegated blocks </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some other larger pieces of ebony to get all the pieces ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bitlqXJcaalSll5bRTJKJd-uAFJNcZm1R4Y0_2HLTaH9_5QioG5VJlQ0lk4Wr_ulNfYo86jnqWXyGBOf0V2lvw5mJBqupxVzZXiExj0x97_I6cgf_O4X_gWN5fkKtLNjKuCPREmQZpWi-VmAh3ldjvAGuxNLlWvN8AxLJNgvFWMsns2jYG9_F62WOMAg/s1000/8%2017%202%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bitlqXJcaalSll5bRTJKJd-uAFJNcZm1R4Y0_2HLTaH9_5QioG5VJlQ0lk4Wr_ulNfYo86jnqWXyGBOf0V2lvw5mJBqupxVzZXiExj0x97_I6cgf_O4X_gWN5fkKtLNjKuCPREmQZpWi-VmAh3ldjvAGuxNLlWvN8AxLJNgvFWMsns2jYG9_F62WOMAg/s320/8%2017%202%20.jpg" width="238" /> <img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-omQRJ5Ls1oCM_eyYXTISl9Uybsz3aTbmvyxWLZQbClFRn4TSyPEIyH_UKH9cXmUFzO-Uxtn09G_Tj6gq2dvsrtQkjWqbHBjIog-W0a9t7jXNuT5n4OzZKGUbaL-R4MyfV3c9JcPKXaGwX97Omf9Djzgt6EMw8RhqeRo9vf3RAy7KaBfeE_Kxtq4sUqqh/s320/8%2017%201.jpg" width="238" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we chose mahogany for the mountains, greenish poplar for </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the ‘fields’,and flaky quartersawn sycamore for the sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the three main woods are all slightly different thicknesses, which</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">create a bit of depth and gave us a place to add some black over</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">green painted borders. that led to a discussion of what to use for the top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of the bar, and we chose some Vermont quarried verde antique with both</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">black and green colors inherent in the stone. pretty stunning stuff!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all together now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8Etl3_9jo1I8rP110E9N2BZCoDn_DEXRcNuRKHHkQXCIlB4GeIg5IcRv43lNelb70vXCxW5lc0h3IKrJqxR3tEZUqVXNLHhYUEMpauDFoOMx4n-36x8hoVeH2YeAuy2xf6vYQyzm_TvV2gOYzY_GNJ_UcYjNqIkOFtdL5pKHn08XKelPX0nR8y2usH9o/s950/crow%20bar%208%2018%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid8Etl3_9jo1I8rP110E9N2BZCoDn_DEXRcNuRKHHkQXCIlB4GeIg5IcRv43lNelb70vXCxW5lc0h3IKrJqxR3tEZUqVXNLHhYUEMpauDFoOMx4n-36x8hoVeH2YeAuy2xf6vYQyzm_TvV2gOYzY_GNJ_UcYjNqIkOFtdL5pKHn08XKelPX0nR8y2usH9o/s320/crow%20bar%208%2018%206.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a couple more here ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGe0KLRbq3AvqfjYqiarRa56Clkoatb6b8aZAxJOQQChmX-qfoqhsGQXlf4tpWoZlbc-Qv7TkMYEjccRJ6QFN9bc7sXXePm9cqGAiS9C5jh46WFOmt3h0s8UJbVuCAv7Nyw5J9ckVY8C6-A8ddMmkd5HGnQHupA4HfLBc_RKS9z4dz35lGMmQbhsCTyiwY/s2016/IMG_8391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1772" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4VPNoyPfcY6-Mu6LwRt9HutNSyAJVfjUlkUPZzvesTFgFaHgm0tb23MZaHEaq-du2KIKClaR4vnhno_-5FKxbFtoWl1BzvpzNUj0Ec7c_CJ_wCBkJkCUqhagY_3B3uC8laAD2cr_ILjy9K4uMunj_At59aL65QxAK9_D9P-IPunrVE6YtU-EYt_Jci6S/s320/crow%20bar%20all%206.24%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i have a long time thing for crows, and often use them to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">decorate my pottery ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnrr9Vn_i-GedgTHFa8_q04W883ypqt_VnSUJIGetuFYSYDUiauuFemgQr8up5QH-FiMQk8KbmrjvEgAtnUgDbZ3kmScf0SprYcxpENhshTuX0uCXMKp_WxeXS3DhwZnEhcC9gTsGYaTBsUuIwdmCLSOaBLZD7KvkSXa8XaQYCxfhQsdl4pE9u9_jrB7a/s1172/pottery%20crows.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1172" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnrr9Vn_i-GedgTHFa8_q04W883ypqt_VnSUJIGetuFYSYDUiauuFemgQr8up5QH-FiMQk8KbmrjvEgAtnUgDbZ3kmScf0SprYcxpENhshTuX0uCXMKp_WxeXS3DhwZnEhcC9gTsGYaTBsUuIwdmCLSOaBLZD7KvkSXa8XaQYCxfhQsdl4pE9u9_jrB7a/s320/pottery%20crows.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'd also like to thank <a href="http://www.karenbondarchuk.com/" target="_blank">karen bonderchuk</a> for her lovely book, 'a crow a day',</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which i consulted as we got underway, and as we went along ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">crow anatomy consultant, though she didn't know it til now !<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwgi3WS8ioRVRR4EEPCVuSya89aEwC5RY314Q9dxbgOdV9TrnjJZNz0bdmxIhbJJilY01kZRcYxwTopOaDse7sYKvNjLggIG20IOfOKcinr6acCDmQczL7dgUi-4F32DDRJSx7ZeK40XFfRWjZyocL8IBAfIOgPUqjiTSELv3-lT1Lr53GkaxCkgM3_OY/s2016/IMG_7821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwgi3WS8ioRVRR4EEPCVuSya89aEwC5RY314Q9dxbgOdV9TrnjJZNz0bdmxIhbJJilY01kZRcYxwTopOaDse7sYKvNjLggIG20IOfOKcinr6acCDmQczL7dgUi-4F32DDRJSx7ZeK40XFfRWjZyocL8IBAfIOgPUqjiTSELv3-lT1Lr53GkaxCkgM3_OY/s320/IMG_7821.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks karen!<br /></div></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-12448776475593631072023-07-29T06:30:00.000-07:002023-07-29T06:30:44.905-07:00repairs and restoration<div style="text-align: center;"> i had a chat with a friend about 'repairing things' recently ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">we have done several repair projects, for several different clients, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and after our chat,<a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search/label/antique%20repairs%20and%20restoration" target="_blank"> i sent him this link ...</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it takes you here ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nGNZSwLCJPtrYrnsGsYVcSA_dVsoRpCzC7crPtDY0adIjZu1pon2ib2jt16EingO_9K9X50bL_wRPHYlW6U5y9qi37BNz53Qb0CGikgkenzXBtNUFTLzgwkj9xe-4MmXb3aLLSapS-9JJl12qX0NfgzjVhfuG9VXkOqatrQHR9PIMOeXXZXkwwbrbw/s760/repairs%20and%20restorations.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="760" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nGNZSwLCJPtrYrnsGsYVcSA_dVsoRpCzC7crPtDY0adIjZu1pon2ib2jt16EingO_9K9X50bL_wRPHYlW6U5y9qi37BNz53Qb0CGikgkenzXBtNUFTLzgwkj9xe-4MmXb3aLLSapS-9JJl12qX0NfgzjVhfuG9VXkOqatrQHR9PIMOeXXZXkwwbrbw/s320/repairs%20and%20restorations.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">click the images to enlarge them</div><div style="text-align: center;"> there are 34 separate posts on my blog about us repairing stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is an interesting and often fun and rewarding part of our business.</div><div style="text-align: center;">after i sent the link off i actually took the time to cruise through</div><div style="text-align: center;">the various projects, some of which i scarcely remembered.</div><div style="text-align: center;">these projects tend to come and go quickly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and below are some excerpts from other writers' take on the process ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMVc6Oe8V5E7jbZDQ_2mOa4HqXESPkegYFCEZpS_4nujKNjq5ekoFsvPoQ90arrz311NzWtB4ZpyB_UVgEA9ACuJy0kpCSAw37b0Hldie3YDUQgs9Zkqux41kCFF0W1JRKgAh7Odx7nNyPaxG_CnHdDuZBT4VjJ1ezIX3dbrKCmrdmr6iMaHtHF3LwQ/s919/repairs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="919" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMVc6Oe8V5E7jbZDQ_2mOa4HqXESPkegYFCEZpS_4nujKNjq5ekoFsvPoQ90arrz311NzWtB4ZpyB_UVgEA9ACuJy0kpCSAw37b0Hldie3YDUQgs9Zkqux41kCFF0W1JRKgAh7Odx7nNyPaxG_CnHdDuZBT4VjJ1ezIX3dbrKCmrdmr6iMaHtHF3LwQ/s320/repairs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">so true here</div><div style="text-align: center;">below from<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/the-custodians-onward-and-upward-with-the-arts-ben-lerner" target="_blank"> a new yorker article on the </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/the-custodians-onward-and-upward-with-the-arts-ben-lerner" target="_blank">new restoration department at the whitney in new york</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxpHBb60WPOVJGM2Aj0s-dWO4IV8qTm-NHysZ3Qd9jmYURVO3J6IwfC1tQSrb3UwLVqS2uML3KwH9Jxt2v5xb2kOgSa3kMZq1idGzUWfY63qP4a9cAZjEYnclVcJiovaM_GJcXPmTmbGu3y3yEGgqOcrogXPoTnadNKnZm12PX6I95ShcsBrrgMtIrw/s585/restoration%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="585" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxpHBb60WPOVJGM2Aj0s-dWO4IV8qTm-NHysZ3Qd9jmYURVO3J6IwfC1tQSrb3UwLVqS2uML3KwH9Jxt2v5xb2kOgSa3kMZq1idGzUWfY63qP4a9cAZjEYnclVcJiovaM_GJcXPmTmbGu3y3yEGgqOcrogXPoTnadNKnZm12PX6I95ShcsBrrgMtIrw/s320/restoration%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>below are some images selected from the link above</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search/label/antique%20repairs%20and%20restoration" target="_blank">'antique repairs and restorations' </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">showing some of things we have fixed in the last 40+ years ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">rereading these posts this rainy afternoon has been quite a trip for me ... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0jSh2UEijsz5vVHk2-WDlFTNsB8OuiOuSTmqqo9e1KsXrxpYGPfvIWOWiIGKmWp_WrK5s75zNpwXxIc_mYjpSnhMwIdVJtJm3XXRoIgal3ESi8YvYIQcPkTDZl9-KUN18oo8ts6cThzTqeMQS6Q1KBtLA1wOsEPLojgaJR4uztMZQkZfDCbsimj2bw/s1100/antique%20bureau%20restoration%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1100" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0jSh2UEijsz5vVHk2-WDlFTNsB8OuiOuSTmqqo9e1KsXrxpYGPfvIWOWiIGKmWp_WrK5s75zNpwXxIc_mYjpSnhMwIdVJtJm3XXRoIgal3ESi8YvYIQcPkTDZl9-KUN18oo8ts6cThzTqeMQS6Q1KBtLA1wOsEPLojgaJR4uztMZQkZfDCbsimj2bw/s320/antique%20bureau%20restoration%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2015/04/chance-to-be-hero.html" target="_blank">chance to be a hero</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA1HtCzgctJjDtdcp_MNiXri7Dk3deO3o7ubFT9XOqjWdhsbimyH19IKzVMcSudB8r9qzZcAX_gtBuzB_z18baHPVvc7jqU6-oQipI0q5NhoUOsMs1npSMTYwA97imdqtXx3_wnnIPnvF7dZ5W0zvlrxOVhVlsGq4uYDKRPRhKI6NhpWcJ_YB8HQBHQ/s1100/hero%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1100" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikA1HtCzgctJjDtdcp_MNiXri7Dk3deO3o7ubFT9XOqjWdhsbimyH19IKzVMcSudB8r9qzZcAX_gtBuzB_z18baHPVvc7jqU6-oQipI0q5NhoUOsMs1npSMTYwA97imdqtXx3_wnnIPnvF7dZ5W0zvlrxOVhVlsGq4uYDKRPRhKI6NhpWcJ_YB8HQBHQ/s320/hero%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>it's a long story</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUA8OZMJBRGWo3ym3-zrObx9rs5htqQJ9PXPP9-V0pAgSYFql_aTT7DR35TzVWw9Ql_E2Z67urnI-o6Lo7Ks9_3h06jB08pkWXzAT_2jiGClr-KANPwxHoHCj_72pdtNU0QLqi_ocEf_Vk1ZpFnztV5BDMZI1z1lqr7xK4EL31muUu1kpq_63yvI3mw/s1600/antique%20bureau%20restoration%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1600" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUA8OZMJBRGWo3ym3-zrObx9rs5htqQJ9PXPP9-V0pAgSYFql_aTT7DR35TzVWw9Ql_E2Z67urnI-o6Lo7Ks9_3h06jB08pkWXzAT_2jiGClr-KANPwxHoHCj_72pdtNU0QLqi_ocEf_Vk1ZpFnztV5BDMZI1z1lqr7xK4EL31muUu1kpq_63yvI3mw/s320/antique%20bureau%20restoration%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">with a happy ending </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-uei_OyvoOOKq0etEgHRm9EKei-ZWNKgUJTZAiVvvgoQKi4Tpb3RmIRjK-X2_7-I0BFsYFSAQMXJbE4EmKdipq7FZsidxyGEo1QMI-pOITPZOc0UJaG8opiE7T-RrKvAF4spKpodQ5-jFQPzhcV6WPvOhmTmklaujSYWfV_c2lahqE1CFK0BJSolEg/s888/chinese%20chest%20front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="804" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-uei_OyvoOOKq0etEgHRm9EKei-ZWNKgUJTZAiVvvgoQKi4Tpb3RmIRjK-X2_7-I0BFsYFSAQMXJbE4EmKdipq7FZsidxyGEo1QMI-pOITPZOc0UJaG8opiE7T-RrKvAF4spKpodQ5-jFQPzhcV6WPvOhmTmklaujSYWfV_c2lahqE1CFK0BJSolEg/s320/chinese%20chest%20front.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and how about this one?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uH4B2c5s0InbmdDiV_X03hMqbt4DFpQUWwYvtg55VtU0-ZrwG4XxfIzv2HAKUvxWB4w8OFxxRnDYuTwjJpTL6BDO2m1vKaRmKEPykva1186DEWo867QoKXlPr4QDTgCCrK6lR-BHuVFqOHB0BTGI0xQ_QlGMFqDkUMPNFOVp2uaalGqpRF1MN8KRxw/s900/chinese%20chest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uH4B2c5s0InbmdDiV_X03hMqbt4DFpQUWwYvtg55VtU0-ZrwG4XxfIzv2HAKUvxWB4w8OFxxRnDYuTwjJpTL6BDO2m1vKaRmKEPykva1186DEWo867QoKXlPr4QDTgCCrK6lR-BHuVFqOHB0BTGI0xQ_QlGMFqDkUMPNFOVp2uaalGqpRF1MN8KRxw/s320/chinese%20chest.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>we didn't have to do much, but it sure was fun having it here for a bit</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykWY1cSAA7cebheR4QFd3RBEufqoK88F3ujq6suxUYBfrMo8Eh--W9Sbyqvo3uwov2bVgE-84nt99NY8VwGR_RzR8BpmeNTcsmVGq_e4hQULDzagkCDmP0Mscz7kL3VsgMkaFro9bP5_EB0Z3iS_T7G9WX4y7a1IkEnp_BcJespvVCOB3fvwqPRifnA/s1150/chinese%20chest%20detail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="1150" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykWY1cSAA7cebheR4QFd3RBEufqoK88F3ujq6suxUYBfrMo8Eh--W9Sbyqvo3uwov2bVgE-84nt99NY8VwGR_RzR8BpmeNTcsmVGq_e4hQULDzagkCDmP0Mscz7kL3VsgMkaFro9bP5_EB0Z3iS_T7G9WX4y7a1IkEnp_BcJespvVCOB3fvwqPRifnA/s320/chinese%20chest%20detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">someone spent some time on this one</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we spent some time on the one below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjDpXn9jddnQ381Fk0Wh3tEqV3FsIUiioPZGpBA3PxcaExgP1cHsv_y6sPHdN9XT6Udi0qM0Ha6Dy3C0G4ThB7oSg7Xj36wfq0E9hXxWKh7LMtNaQRHd19zFqAfPVU4keHeC9DdQ-B-9lyTbEcMNe471IMmlkZ1i7CE1UgCjk3zfdxF-2Z5sZSN1HUg/s600/KING%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjDpXn9jddnQ381Fk0Wh3tEqV3FsIUiioPZGpBA3PxcaExgP1cHsv_y6sPHdN9XT6Udi0qM0Ha6Dy3C0G4ThB7oSg7Xj36wfq0E9hXxWKh7LMtNaQRHd19zFqAfPVU4keHeC9DdQ-B-9lyTbEcMNe471IMmlkZ1i7CE1UgCjk3zfdxF-2Z5sZSN1HUg/s320/KING%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">one of the finest writing arm windsors i have seen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkQf-nseOoplBi33Yq6dH5_IASI5XefQVyIPXyG3-AcyF4-73QqvVovEdaGPVQz7i4e7gmiwWrwLovzEnYCzeW2m-x1LJkWpMmmLfZfLmZuiZkyG-mRuPjstT2KqJyNjsFqHVBlz2x8oadsp0ib0lZLGCHGr9-VUXrVWzXATT4nTFRhxj-XzoUMmFDQ/s800/writing%20arm%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkQf-nseOoplBi33Yq6dH5_IASI5XefQVyIPXyG3-AcyF4-73QqvVovEdaGPVQz7i4e7gmiwWrwLovzEnYCzeW2m-x1LJkWpMmmLfZfLmZuiZkyG-mRuPjstT2KqJyNjsFqHVBlz2x8oadsp0ib0lZLGCHGr9-VUXrVWzXATT4nTFRhxj-XzoUMmFDQ/s320/writing%20arm%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">all the original pieces were available</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>the week before last, we had a a request for some triangular louvers ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDULAPdB986IQRaxZwm5op6q27JQ4HvEDk3I3oDJevadpdueaX7WRFlzG5ZmnMq8EYvgS6_B4SfPZ8duQRWppQCCYYdQjFsisL8Ul_K6nG7EOkeCKHoqncsU-sDunch6joh07BIu_cSzN-b6QiytVnjkxy7I99zPHqsdXDFnnz-YF8ykSM00h_XJAB3djT/s900/louver%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="670" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDULAPdB986IQRaxZwm5op6q27JQ4HvEDk3I3oDJevadpdueaX7WRFlzG5ZmnMq8EYvgS6_B4SfPZ8duQRWppQCCYYdQjFsisL8Ul_K6nG7EOkeCKHoqncsU-sDunch6joh07BIu_cSzN-b6QiytVnjkxy7I99zPHqsdXDFnnz-YF8ykSM00h_XJAB3djT/s320/louver%202.jpg" width="238" /></a></div> well, i've made them before. 23 years ago to be exact, <div style="text-align: center;">and for my own house! the problem was, i had to </div><div style="text-align: center;">figure it all out all over again ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">kristian ran a ladder up to the one on the front of the house,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and checked some angles and spaces</div><div style="text-align: center;">and he worked from a cardboard template the</div><div style="text-align: center;">builder supplied for us .. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw8aPhzGf0mV1_m7iJVbtNV-SyWq2h6UI9IBoJu4e_2YebLGTvtWNX8Nl3WL0z942HRkrCyCGoLtbDESSBiRggodWS7mC51tVAo7oNgw1jrF9L44jXj2-ikGQv8NwbtWZNoTPw0H0Zme7AtrTN5c-aDVz9i4SdhKjmK8AnflsG-JSgcXcz0XcRuHdnabH/s640/louver%20check.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw8aPhzGf0mV1_m7iJVbtNV-SyWq2h6UI9IBoJu4e_2YebLGTvtWNX8Nl3WL0z942HRkrCyCGoLtbDESSBiRggodWS7mC51tVAo7oNgw1jrF9L44jXj2-ikGQv8NwbtWZNoTPw0H0Zme7AtrTN5c-aDVz9i4SdhKjmK8AnflsG-JSgcXcz0XcRuHdnabH/s320/louver%20check.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>we framed one up from the cardboard, and took it to the house </div><div style="text-align: center;">for a test drive ... all good! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMDU5THC7FA5phz85BSvO-d645nj1A94lwmqCX9dKc4tWUBXEM_F8jRrMym7Pk4r3UV9QBZSzdaxXj3PiCkQnPCn0WhZEHyfcpObPclreHvU2wmPmjUyh8OtZHazkwOURo9Vtt7ZN1GcUFenfi0QBoiQJoHmX9MKz4YYij4Ze15dtpeNChiPWLT8y3wLG/s1150/louver%20cads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1150" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMDU5THC7FA5phz85BSvO-d645nj1A94lwmqCX9dKc4tWUBXEM_F8jRrMym7Pk4r3UV9QBZSzdaxXj3PiCkQnPCn0WhZEHyfcpObPclreHvU2wmPmjUyh8OtZHazkwOURo9Vtt7ZN1GcUFenfi0QBoiQJoHmX9MKz4YYij4Ze15dtpeNChiPWLT8y3wLG/s320/louver%20cads.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">one full triangle and two halves, one for either side of </div><div style="text-align: center;">a chimney on the other end </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIZc36LKYxVP_YDkVER5bbv8hUVo2KJVe7beescV-Zfca2vqsoOIMHslE08QmoS9fVmsBJA8z8F5USPwmlmPLZqNWODPKCu31dGX2oDO30TgkbOOu8002kcZ8T65VmDkWbLNBUnL9b7w4EAF6yjMw7ok8TSxFSdieGcqB0rTsPiAfASUoUH2QuRKrkBFa/s640/IMG_8035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIZc36LKYxVP_YDkVER5bbv8hUVo2KJVe7beescV-Zfca2vqsoOIMHslE08QmoS9fVmsBJA8z8F5USPwmlmPLZqNWODPKCu31dGX2oDO30TgkbOOu8002kcZ8T65VmDkWbLNBUnL9b7w4EAF6yjMw7ok8TSxFSdieGcqB0rTsPiAfASUoUH2QuRKrkBFa/s320/IMG_8035.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> the half louvers escaped without being photographed, <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but we'll get an onsite photos soon ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the end, i selected a couple of small ones for the show, like 7" x 11" or so ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_hXhsZw4sLbprnNkTc-DtxioUR6f1bD-nvsEf47CYy4GInGP80T13ngXburSGS6Z7dh6tvenI8U8A5Qm2bxgUKWlL_Sb3OeMe2Yq5ZLWeM8c0GaSfFJV9iur-Y_59vT_ZjuDrYUTntc2r-XMEQpw2wr88uneD74STjaFCqcKt7gdJXmaGW8bT6VQbA/s1770/danby%20four%20corners.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1770" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_hXhsZw4sLbprnNkTc-DtxioUR6f1bD-nvsEf47CYy4GInGP80T13ngXburSGS6Z7dh6tvenI8U8A5Qm2bxgUKWlL_Sb3OeMe2Yq5ZLWeM8c0GaSfFJV9iur-Y_59vT_ZjuDrYUTntc2r-XMEQpw2wr88uneD74STjaFCqcKt7gdJXmaGW8bT6VQbA/s320/danby%20four%20corners.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">over and out ... more after the show</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">6/17/2023 </div><div style="text-align: center;">ok ... the show's over, and what a hit it was!</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was a very rainy and dark afternoon, but when i got </div><div style="text-align: center;">there at 5:00 the place was full! so full, i couldn't really take any </div><div style="text-align: center;">pictures of the art til the party ended at 7:00, and folks filtered out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">there were over 30 members contributing, and the outpouring <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">of 'hidden talent' most folks found 'pretty amazing' ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">who knew? <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">below are some photos, without all the people ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">click the photos to enlarge them ... <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxorNY6v7NB1h47lpf2at614bEeB3RrY3MOLX_qYmw1z89e-0Do8rvEZijX2toK4F6jOag7gNG6Xg7swz607LDtvkUghPssjGecQshzp0Hl800TwtG2YR2mogszjoAvMvDkK2H5qsCzrdPkvkdUJ7grS1V7SUohMa3aCvWFYSje7RFUtjFOcuAQ0W7Hg/s1100/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxorNY6v7NB1h47lpf2at614bEeB3RrY3MOLX_qYmw1z89e-0Do8rvEZijX2toK4F6jOag7gNG6Xg7swz607LDtvkUghPssjGecQshzp0Hl800TwtG2YR2mogszjoAvMvDkK2H5qsCzrdPkvkdUJ7grS1V7SUohMa3aCvWFYSje7RFUtjFOcuAQ0W7Hg/s320/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">those are mara and kristian's sheep in the lower left corner<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsrBQjK3DeElPhxk-Y2sOQfhhypWcNpuJp6-yNV7IqGpXy2US89PJ2t4S1FUK2_n0929jy_P9SOZx5umcRmOPsvwizAK7RlLsF7lZF96J9oGTBGJR084emaUnetmraUQFVZhkxqFuTQb962JysCWiTIW4TVXDbD_EM_qBQR-ySy5ujorlCPnBZo7PMA/s1150/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1150" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsrBQjK3DeElPhxk-Y2sOQfhhypWcNpuJp6-yNV7IqGpXy2US89PJ2t4S1FUK2_n0929jy_P9SOZx5umcRmOPsvwizAK7RlLsF7lZF96J9oGTBGJR084emaUnetmraUQFVZhkxqFuTQb962JysCWiTIW4TVXDbD_EM_qBQR-ySy5ujorlCPnBZo7PMA/s320/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a few of the larger works ...<br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXYcsiwb_6yOY1CdudChFQIY6PWgSH8r8UgcOt7qUDlpppaxLHnfKaTTjCv0o1Zd5MhSMTgCa54GnbTapiTIbj55FC8czr3453ANbkvNZvSihpJomzv1ZVTTI1WhM16CI4vcjEAuegklmXy14CSKkGMqDBHZqBkjI_MEl75f16YRQ8s6-dqXuB6_ChA/s900/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXYcsiwb_6yOY1CdudChFQIY6PWgSH8r8UgcOt7qUDlpppaxLHnfKaTTjCv0o1Zd5MhSMTgCa54GnbTapiTIbj55FC8czr3453ANbkvNZvSihpJomzv1ZVTTI1WhM16CI4vcjEAuegklmXy14CSKkGMqDBHZqBkjI_MEl75f16YRQ8s6-dqXuB6_ChA/s320/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%203.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a close up of one by nancy howe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-k_ODALjvZWBikyC19umAab5iKkGKal7mwf4PdjgYoU5RRKQI2w_7Rc9rVwErQKD79SytLAoSRci19UL0pJRE1XTwBRkrr06PraMYmay6dy9QM4fGL7FrK9iTFi8GQlPblK7c7eog58skwY4Ydku1R5y-OicfKaXg1AsC7eE2rM0i8jidgGGbH7Wbg/s1100/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1100" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-k_ODALjvZWBikyC19umAab5iKkGKal7mwf4PdjgYoU5RRKQI2w_7Rc9rVwErQKD79SytLAoSRci19UL0pJRE1XTwBRkrr06PraMYmay6dy9QM4fGL7FrK9iTFi8GQlPblK7c7eog58skwY4Ydku1R5y-OicfKaXg1AsC7eE2rM0i8jidgGGbH7Wbg/s320/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my two small paintings look a little lost there </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the left of dr. henley's dog portraits and just to </div><div style="text-align: center;">the right and below pam marron's barn ...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8atspRkaNqOzDIiuVSgSfkoLfeuL7BXU8R7rHeM0zOFqSJ0wHMS3GP17MfqZI-Xid0KgJRP7KcRrpVZ_AaVcyVYYfZrNR9p4V2Lek0nB9Ylloc1TZ0raUtA-eaRJCgRsvJ28UATF9qijfDZq7-oZniIKmaISX1Ml2AvVMkdbBYUgxDe7TmZn8Lz-d8Q/s844/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="668" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8atspRkaNqOzDIiuVSgSfkoLfeuL7BXU8R7rHeM0zOFqSJ0wHMS3GP17MfqZI-Xid0KgJRP7KcRrpVZ_AaVcyVYYfZrNR9p4V2Lek0nB9Ylloc1TZ0raUtA-eaRJCgRsvJ28UATF9qijfDZq7-oZniIKmaISX1Ml2AvVMkdbBYUgxDe7TmZn8Lz-d8Q/s320/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%207.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the 'pirate' was a hit with me ... </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">i spoke to the artist and she said it was one of her 'smaller ones'<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAZyIrs1CNkJHEbw-uQdO1VXG8lyGXYL6eTSnOkDbqXvMa3T1Xksz5ReX6bbWWJdRLsCXWsnfyJWTPXjzWWsPSpMOMkBmab-Xtha-J4sliQL5h-o8HnV3skiVotYYNj8uIMhilXnH_R2iqAGlssXIpDYbRP5lf8r2zfqVXm-ckOHVG8W-82lGVgBisg/s1100/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="1100" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAZyIrs1CNkJHEbw-uQdO1VXG8lyGXYL6eTSnOkDbqXvMa3T1Xksz5ReX6bbWWJdRLsCXWsnfyJWTPXjzWWsPSpMOMkBmab-Xtha-J4sliQL5h-o8HnV3skiVotYYNj8uIMhilXnH_R2iqAGlssXIpDYbRP5lf8r2zfqVXm-ckOHVG8W-82lGVgBisg/s320/dorset%20field%20club%20art%20show%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's a wrap! a few folks still at the bar, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but by the next morning it was all gone ...<br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks to leida rodenburg and patti campbell for putting this all together ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">lots of furniture photos to see on <a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/p/slide-shows.html" target="_blank">my website and blog </a>....</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipl0UtVTZlVmn4cjc00kB-2s-sskIgz4VKq3_0Wk0LiETddOUHgGLOIPBGOT1GGbkMqSkrLIu_kSIW1UuokGREVDm5QUvvCwTyiRFMXwDSgfY_2WWTOyvAKHnZRO_5rc75ei0YXousGxumOEciQH5qUK8kFmAzrgKsZ7Xkx0iimOWKBEk5O9pEbDs8WA/s320/furniture%20repair%20before.jpg" width="244" /> </a> </p><div style="text-align: center;">this one came in last week ... missing a few pieces, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but the main parts were all there </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLLYbNFxbvuDm8rkF-20MNQkzVpspNZdgKfDLnxENe50ZrOyLjAR7cMZRCAVujkHTXXJDvGSimKS5q_lFMFzVwQ6yQWEVzJS6BN3m7a5PJUk9fmzc1789iaHB5TSumlzyJIblvHSyivpPV3nVsxiiN7AIpP-OiCDfeXQNUIPjDf7upu0Uo6dHU1vvDQ/s900/furniture%20repair%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="675" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLLYbNFxbvuDm8rkF-20MNQkzVpspNZdgKfDLnxENe50ZrOyLjAR7cMZRCAVujkHTXXJDvGSimKS5q_lFMFzVwQ6yQWEVzJS6BN3m7a5PJUk9fmzc1789iaHB5TSumlzyJIblvHSyivpPV3nVsxiiN7AIpP-OiCDfeXQNUIPjDf7upu0Uo6dHU1vvDQ/s320/furniture%20repair%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">had to make up a few of the missing inlays</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLM8cY2SmkAyq32oFkfednW58fahlzC8C6bDa4VpoyKLkBrxlUknHrKq4NtzFisRt5lFio2gpL4oN3p3XksuQu--ZMM7T2WlvjDDL1tpsHvk59HMUuGX26RwhTGMvhBI0nMKpSaoohRKnbxfH8yskqPzroMOtmMEpzjUUVBcBBqyNziL7RchigWSowA/s900/repair%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="602" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLM8cY2SmkAyq32oFkfednW58fahlzC8C6bDa4VpoyKLkBrxlUknHrKq4NtzFisRt5lFio2gpL4oN3p3XksuQu--ZMM7T2WlvjDDL1tpsHvk59HMUuGX26RwhTGMvhBI0nMKpSaoohRKnbxfH8yskqPzroMOtmMEpzjUUVBcBBqyNziL7RchigWSowA/s320/repair%201.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">getting everything to match involved some stain, </div><div style="text-align: center;">some acrylic colors, and some shellac and wax <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekU6dATEUJXb9Kjc85j7gHj1z_E9sXvkHXLBzT8H3oPVENvRkEj8K5COvALFXSox8KWzqp60d4aAJU8WzGQn9NDq2YG2agY899qxOaFGn3x0X47dyH7DGibg5dNPz0v6lYqM_8nVof4bYECbhdfadut4XGHb6LCmX2VnQOMWS6dro7rgvoyOD5Q1Tmg/s950/furniture%20repair%20after.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekU6dATEUJXb9Kjc85j7gHj1z_E9sXvkHXLBzT8H3oPVENvRkEj8K5COvALFXSox8KWzqp60d4aAJU8WzGQn9NDq2YG2agY899qxOaFGn3x0X47dyH7DGibg5dNPz0v6lYqM_8nVof4bYECbhdfadut4XGHb6LCmX2VnQOMWS6dro7rgvoyOD5Q1Tmg/s320/furniture%20repair%20after.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">ready to go back home ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6bBkMjKmGTWdn6SgmYBCE-jR-lqOpAruF8CNvYfvovpM3_CQoJSoI5jdefRWFuMswqQl2qHqxjI7xlPnivoNqqQSOjBncfmR27vB5Xnwi8WKOWpw3w4ESMhQH_wz-iaRej5PiFn7oK08g4nOJiuqRh1q62BlmFIG9jixuxoJ-ac0iSi2Qa_TVcaDCg/s1637/furniture%20repair%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6bBkMjKmGTWdn6SgmYBCE-jR-lqOpAruF8CNvYfvovpM3_CQoJSoI5jdefRWFuMswqQl2qHqxjI7xlPnivoNqqQSOjBncfmR27vB5Xnwi8WKOWpw3w4ESMhQH_wz-iaRej5PiFn7oK08g4nOJiuqRh1q62BlmFIG9jixuxoJ-ac0iSi2Qa_TVcaDCg/s320/furniture%20repair%204.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">nice spot for it!<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-73023695485081166522023-05-05T11:11:00.003-07:002023-05-05T11:11:43.627-07:00a few repairs ... <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5BWEbk77uV8QioDyJDyuXKb7--2O3N0ZfA4yr5t_G2FCp8kK6LGOGzo6LwtpV3zfjuNkCl4cdB4yveUsc5rvbdmCk5GrBSxxjfA9N0zRSV1uKBYfmlfdFTCD6i5wBeuXj0psm0iNHj-aQtpUuVYVBqZCb3bN6ZrnhWWgUp521mYG9pCU6cHZZwiBfQ/s919/repairs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="919" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5BWEbk77uV8QioDyJDyuXKb7--2O3N0ZfA4yr5t_G2FCp8kK6LGOGzo6LwtpV3zfjuNkCl4cdB4yveUsc5rvbdmCk5GrBSxxjfA9N0zRSV1uKBYfmlfdFTCD6i5wBeuXj0psm0iNHj-aQtpUuVYVBqZCb3bN6ZrnhWWgUp521mYG9pCU6cHZZwiBfQ/s320/repairs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2019/02/repairs-and-why-we-like-them.html" target="_blank">from a previous post </a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> we have been fixing stuff for as long as we have been making stuff.</p><div style="text-align: center;">it is an often interesting part of the gig. </div><div style="text-align: center;">'you make furniture?' ... 'can you fix this?'</div><div style="text-align: center;">typically that's how it goes ... and <a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search/label/antique%20repairs%20and%20restoration" target="_blank">we do 'fix this' </a>...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">here is actually <a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2015/04/chance-to-be-hero.html" target="_blank">my favorite rescue</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway, we fixed a bunch of stuff last week and i have</div><div style="text-align: center;">one more item to finish for those folks ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">some were easy, others a little more complex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWecg_0UBoNoYlcx4lfCOFpU0o_CbiZFswJjyPoQVwyjfSKa53N2cOGO3W0HytBlWCG_3qxDWp0v2Fw3Z7c7LV5HJWkhJmnESNfn02OJvzoHGQtZp6C3kqWV2bgjxBaQGdGxVGlyQXhvX8oLeP9Pwymt4itdQz3LOTRmlyJXOyj2HWisKpLxV1b2UYxQ/s963/gallery%20pieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="963" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWecg_0UBoNoYlcx4lfCOFpU0o_CbiZFswJjyPoQVwyjfSKa53N2cOGO3W0HytBlWCG_3qxDWp0v2Fw3Z7c7LV5HJWkhJmnESNfn02OJvzoHGQtZp6C3kqWV2bgjxBaQGdGxVGlyQXhvX8oLeP9Pwymt4itdQz3LOTRmlyJXOyj2HWisKpLxV1b2UYxQ/s320/gallery%20pieces.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we had three pieces of gallery that need repair or replacement ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">fortunately, we had one almost complete one that we </div><div style="text-align: center;">could scan and draw over in our cad program ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">we thought about repairing this one, but decided</div><div style="text-align: center;"> once we made the two others, it would be easier to </div><div style="text-align: center;">just replace it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAoJi_etHKo-sXA5KIvluDqoCrAUJ6CCtWQdhYLy3-qwfqCbgyvZhtlV1wSPKZc5iRO9hW9yLzglp2iNNmjBgXJTpk-h2c6z5PhPqD2q9LHw_4zEt8uTqU-BW209UGmFAL10lMNl8ELA0qRlklLkI7ZGCATGoAMGifnIqZVi1tkogkxof1wPtm-Fgzw/s900/gallery%20pieces%204%2025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxAoJi_etHKo-sXA5KIvluDqoCrAUJ6CCtWQdhYLy3-qwfqCbgyvZhtlV1wSPKZc5iRO9hW9yLzglp2iNNmjBgXJTpk-h2c6z5PhPqD2q9LHw_4zEt8uTqU-BW209UGmFAL10lMNl8ELA0qRlklLkI7ZGCATGoAMGifnIqZVi1tkogkxof1wPtm-Fgzw/s320/gallery%20pieces%204%2025.jpg" width="192" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNTAPLHTti936vAcEh8i41Rh5SqGoSDXjyXEpRNJeJcJohJBZUl1AHXSCLcBwJeU1Bax6NvoSf_n-Uuvs5XVYgnaVIUeFvxsTl26wmbDEKt1nyDLLUnnVPEzP2A1NmAl1vmQlYtXcZcpMK03Y3Tqy_MdaDwMms2VWTw4_3HocMlWhqn8oAPp7HsNThg/s850/secrretary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="404" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNTAPLHTti936vAcEh8i41Rh5SqGoSDXjyXEpRNJeJcJohJBZUl1AHXSCLcBwJeU1Bax6NvoSf_n-Uuvs5XVYgnaVIUeFvxsTl26wmbDEKt1nyDLLUnnVPEzP2A1NmAl1vmQlYtXcZcpMK03Y3Tqy_MdaDwMms2VWTw4_3HocMlWhqn8oAPp7HsNThg/s320/secrretary.jpg" width="152" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the two on the top left are new and the one on the far right in the front are new</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there was also a pullout below the glass door where</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the face flipped down and created a little writing surface.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that needed a repair to the catch and a little wax and love ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we put one of the drawers back together and replaced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">three missing drawer glides on the side of the case ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a worthy restoration!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOgP-X4l-2GK7TXXDQ1DOrkRyjtVSOY_ylSidqd2kDH8gLYjko_DwmKN4aBUB7gumMcwPQWIMTznaVzt0OO4-V4OPMYx1ma_1Zv_rKshB1iVOy9acIt-JXqFhjPi1_sc3JKlZzV60_dfKhmfrZHNaTMK-toDuJ638SPrz0_ybgD53AJk_g_3iZGRKwQ/s1150/table%204%2025%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1150" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOgP-X4l-2GK7TXXDQ1DOrkRyjtVSOY_ylSidqd2kDH8gLYjko_DwmKN4aBUB7gumMcwPQWIMTznaVzt0OO4-V4OPMYx1ma_1Zv_rKshB1iVOy9acIt-JXqFhjPi1_sc3JKlZzV60_dfKhmfrZHNaTMK-toDuJ638SPrz0_ybgD53AJk_g_3iZGRKwQ/s320/table%204%2025%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there was a drop leaf table whose leaf had dropped off ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the screw holes for the handmade hinges were totally</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stripped out on all three mortises of one leaf,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which called for what we refer to as a 'proper repair'.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHLqfGjNSG7K3BuDM7kChJGFEpEyAxZkB2yyam7iHfrMNVW3bChyH0YdOUALbwQ4xDOxnGFLZ1hsI7xXnMRcMIZLMpQ0Nk4coVmYEJHJV2Sgd6DKrs6UUCMlYBlGaOD6pZTssxHedOFb05w43biYVsOt8x43XRavqIyrezt6n621qma39TM37F8Yyuw/s800/proper%20repair%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="800" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHLqfGjNSG7K3BuDM7kChJGFEpEyAxZkB2yyam7iHfrMNVW3bChyH0YdOUALbwQ4xDOxnGFLZ1hsI7xXnMRcMIZLMpQ0Nk4coVmYEJHJV2Sgd6DKrs6UUCMlYBlGaOD6pZTssxHedOFb05w43biYVsOt8x43XRavqIyrezt6n621qma39TM37F8Yyuw/s320/proper%20repair%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we did just plug the third hole, but we glued a piece of new wood </div><div style="text-align: center;">for two of the screws to bite into on all three hinges<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjo9opqBC4Euxy02NW59RCsgCGVQA5k__Q0gHWTfK3iavqg2wVSuOCo0Pj-YwG9Wmjamk8DldgZoppmp-9TvRO3xOAfVR_LcDnNchZUMafF8itayj03ISMD3fF4DoU7kCdOHWisO9F3_ZHuIixakmstmRq1XIZ5nRaTiAj-mJx1WLh7TtT56dGvK3PQ/s900/proper%20repair%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="900" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjo9opqBC4Euxy02NW59RCsgCGVQA5k__Q0gHWTfK3iavqg2wVSuOCo0Pj-YwG9Wmjamk8DldgZoppmp-9TvRO3xOAfVR_LcDnNchZUMafF8itayj03ISMD3fF4DoU7kCdOHWisO9F3_ZHuIixakmstmRq1XIZ5nRaTiAj-mJx1WLh7TtT56dGvK3PQ/s320/proper%20repair%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">on the other leaf we only had to plug one hole ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">once we got the leaf back on, we sanded the finish lightly and </div><div style="text-align: center;">applied two coats of waterlox oil finish as the client</div><div style="text-align: center;">did not want to refinish the table, which can kill the</div><div style="text-align: center;">antique feeling. it looked sharp in the end ...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp0RYNkTTGGpN807cHEt0kQ52leXJwiFUjs-q7e47Q36IRF0PXE9-jbcaRl2iMStsHlsAe-VGYAtz5MM0hLOWv3eIxseBJ3IeYboCujC2n2FC8MWB81oyvXJzUaMYBmxOGTAWon3t7A_HuVYn4LU5N69fCKk3o63OB_JkVkdcmS1yeWlv8TM1CdQpxg/s2016/IMG_7120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp0RYNkTTGGpN807cHEt0kQ52leXJwiFUjs-q7e47Q36IRF0PXE9-jbcaRl2iMStsHlsAe-VGYAtz5MM0hLOWv3eIxseBJ3IeYboCujC2n2FC8MWB81oyvXJzUaMYBmxOGTAWon3t7A_HuVYn4LU5N69fCKk3o63OB_JkVkdcmS1yeWlv8TM1CdQpxg/s320/IMG_7120.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">crazy thin wood on the drawer bottoms and sides ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">i had to add some glue blocks, no room even for brads ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXw7Ijzr49o37INh6AbUDbfor7byBSgYfcdQf0aLixaU6vkqNBmjD8ujG6QiOnXGxZqDs-n3cBmL1wjd4RSomI9y_hVJUY2XOqPiWhg2HWxcoMVfLev9h_USXQaeZi42xHAo_xyQReYPmnXp2WPRtDTvTf_EmyCtswqt8HDJyH_8jM_lJ01gMijgnLw/s2016/IMG_7119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXw7Ijzr49o37INh6AbUDbfor7byBSgYfcdQf0aLixaU6vkqNBmjD8ujG6QiOnXGxZqDs-n3cBmL1wjd4RSomI9y_hVJUY2XOqPiWhg2HWxcoMVfLev9h_USXQaeZi42xHAo_xyQReYPmnXp2WPRtDTvTf_EmyCtswqt8HDJyH_8jM_lJ01gMijgnLw/s320/IMG_7119.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and a bed rebuild ... the screws for the steel rail hardware</div><div style="text-align: center;"> were stripped out, and we were able to replace them with longer</div><div style="text-align: center;">screws .. we reglued the footboard post and made new slats ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFOvLWU1DmqMrHbJQ8ivIoiOGq19uV5tMeOTAx5P9m5i2rCYejXCbnKuOuTYD70y5OdKOhNkn8jL37G4JuEUxUsyGIHkasR7PPDvi07MWO_VCt_XehNlX0RCeOvR3T3JRd049feXBMcLUBRsylfnKcrzjbjogbHEOKMUxUGitEMABhskQebL8am-rIg/s2016/IMG_7117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFOvLWU1DmqMrHbJQ8ivIoiOGq19uV5tMeOTAx5P9m5i2rCYejXCbnKuOuTYD70y5OdKOhNkn8jL37G4JuEUxUsyGIHkasR7PPDvi07MWO_VCt_XehNlX0RCeOvR3T3JRd049feXBMcLUBRsylfnKcrzjbjogbHEOKMUxUGitEMABhskQebL8am-rIg/s320/IMG_7117.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">i have one more 'eastlake' piece that needs a backsplash </div><div style="text-align: center;">i am working on the design concept still<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrggTD2SOt06rYpBchxFGK-Bv9EkEo6xelmvQWBq--zg6H-wXX_j8WmnH6FQgxyZ4zHyOzsn49_Oo5qSBDtRVfjF-ovxhWIDQNaA2XIjFmOcfCCmuYIBynpQDTX-eXwX2JyDfeQZgvFjW7tWo8-sHJCI8LRE9rJfZcU0yUODL6jSIZQNp9Cgda2c_asw/s320/IMG_7255.jpg" width="240" /> <br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO8rsX5Guh70p62AEowtHWcv5AO8pqYJWTKEeMtAybuGlhingVo98kZNSlyJLzaWrdOd2c0RwWDYB2lxwXIfk41p2wW8KPtjwZIAC7KWyjifDJnVvRSyWHJN6Uxgvdg33Tze7hVPR7qywNsgOm-srpKhMZNVWLvqIXyVzD9qML5PVKsTOxvgquub18w/s837/eastlake%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="705" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgO8rsX5Guh70p62AEowtHWcv5AO8pqYJWTKEeMtAybuGlhingVo98kZNSlyJLzaWrdOd2c0RwWDYB2lxwXIfk41p2wW8KPtjwZIAC7KWyjifDJnVvRSyWHJN6Uxgvdg33Tze7hVPR7qywNsgOm-srpKhMZNVWLvqIXyVzD9qML5PVKsTOxvgquub18w/s320/eastlake%205.jpg" width="270" /></a></div>this piece is one from google images search for</div><div style="text-align: center;">'eastlake furniture' and the piece i am repairing is of the </div><div style="text-align: center;">eastlake style ... i don't think we would find marble to</div><div style="text-align: center;">match, so i am suggesting wood to match the cabinet ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1huCPlNJTPe_1op07rI7bjoCpzYnTIaAkONM8DwHyXy6GGbM88hslYmy1JfwLsx3-gozzrwY9NqgzFus4kgYXb6khrQ7Y5Fr8xZ4aa7GxXOfc9R6gQ5Xu3aN_HoIGpSxXa4fIT-7TtiV95af8CSVsqa0KcTfItKRJ4VKZnE8jH-a_IJOLCFn6bkDpHg/s700/splinter%20repair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="534" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1huCPlNJTPe_1op07rI7bjoCpzYnTIaAkONM8DwHyXy6GGbM88hslYmy1JfwLsx3-gozzrwY9NqgzFus4kgYXb6khrQ7Y5Fr8xZ4aa7GxXOfc9R6gQ5Xu3aN_HoIGpSxXa4fIT-7TtiV95af8CSVsqa0KcTfItKRJ4VKZnE8jH-a_IJOLCFn6bkDpHg/s320/splinter%20repair.jpg" width="244" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">more repairs next week ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">have a good weekend!<br /></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-8928259410648180642023-05-02T14:25:00.002-07:002023-05-02T14:25:27.472-07:00a mahogany sideboard<p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: center;">well, in my previous post i mentioned that we had TWO </div><div style="text-align: center;">challenging projects ... here's the second one .. </div><div style="text-align: center;">click the pictures to enlarge them<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndAEhqeM4xes54o8eI-cc3UBMUTKoBDQGd0ftEizMcNPT4FnhRzgHvsONWNN1miYCA2jfaid4JlbjFh3bkuvJpDlULN2zNFV22cNwmaB0HR3YmmvG5PI7jYb0VE-UHgm_CZaqtFjDqBSB2RziJGCGgHaczz59WL7XVd4guBovaJF7c01uBKbKzZiX_w/s1200/sideboard%204%2027%20700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1200" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndAEhqeM4xes54o8eI-cc3UBMUTKoBDQGd0ftEizMcNPT4FnhRzgHvsONWNN1miYCA2jfaid4JlbjFh3bkuvJpDlULN2zNFV22cNwmaB0HR3YmmvG5PI7jYb0VE-UHgm_CZaqtFjDqBSB2RziJGCGgHaczz59WL7XVd4guBovaJF7c01uBKbKzZiX_w/s320/sideboard%204%2027%20700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a few inlays, some nice mahogany, a natural finish,</div><div style="text-align: center;">what's the big deal? </div><div style="text-align: center;">like a lot of things, if you do it right, it all looks easy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">ever watch a good golfer? try that and see how you do ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">so, we had some info from a designer that determined </div><div style="text-align: center;">the basic inlay layout and colors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPxzuiRe9YMSrqeiKtCa54H8qTCGiHw6ENl35Nq6RP6qRNxBEYsGtx_q2afX1pKPujd6cn2J7rCML9DIkVKlg8TpCrLrymMqhtX65yfWAN5CMO_iF2aeULWXPP5iYvjLCUqCPm5fnmEd-NLHhfbbdmJP_R2HPKIcWKtR1mhLCKnkxuj-Nwg7dc7k-dg/s1070/gio%20design.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1070" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPxzuiRe9YMSrqeiKtCa54H8qTCGiHw6ENl35Nq6RP6qRNxBEYsGtx_q2afX1pKPujd6cn2J7rCML9DIkVKlg8TpCrLrymMqhtX65yfWAN5CMO_iF2aeULWXPP5iYvjLCUqCPm5fnmEd-NLHhfbbdmJP_R2HPKIcWKtR1mhLCKnkxuj-Nwg7dc7k-dg/s320/gio%20design.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">it was relatively easy to import that image into our cad program</div><div style="text-align: center;">and draw over it, keeping as faithful to it as we could ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">but then we had to make the wood look like that, and</div><div style="text-align: center;">have all 50 little leaves fit precisely into all 50 little pockets</div><div style="text-align: center;">that Kristian cut for them on the cnc. we first tried cutting</div><div style="text-align: center;">them and sticking them in the pockets, sanding them flush,</div><div style="text-align: center;">then taking them back out and painting them, woodburning </div><div style="text-align: center;">the veins into the leaves and gluing them back in ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7xMW52Ab6WD-01ZR2x-zWo3BRBCk4HEP30nLAVqYNxPaBVbFgkqvWOkrUx4GF_lVLlSU2l7ULo2LbtmJGi2pt0Er9RUd7TSAW2Gi_c_PiwaScHCRa9vPnCg_ZaTNtFDCIc72bFCsdXuX-rFCZ2NqoMX0sGInk3zSIsfoh8LbLvrByw2AZ3Bx1LButA/s1068/leaves%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1068" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7xMW52Ab6WD-01ZR2x-zWo3BRBCk4HEP30nLAVqYNxPaBVbFgkqvWOkrUx4GF_lVLlSU2l7ULo2LbtmJGi2pt0Er9RUd7TSAW2Gi_c_PiwaScHCRa9vPnCg_ZaTNtFDCIc72bFCsdXuX-rFCZ2NqoMX0sGInk3zSIsfoh8LbLvrByw2AZ3Bx1LButA/s320/leaves%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>this is the general idea, in walnut. originally it was</div><div style="text-align: center;">going to be a redwood piece, but at $42. a board foot plus shipping</div><div style="text-align: center;">and not easily accessible in the rough, we tried walnut and</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the end settled on some old, wide, short, </div><div style="text-align: center;">6/4 x 3' mahogany boards i had on hand .. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">tedious for sure, and tough to glue them in perfectly flush.</div><div style="text-align: center;">the paint could not be sanded even a little bit or the </div><div style="text-align: center;">wood showed through. will suggested that we try some of </div><div style="text-align: center;">the pressure dyed colored veneers he uses for his</div><div style="text-align: center;">banjo inlays ... BINGO!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eJOcIZFJyhA1WsWq5HsIfcOrvhv-9_DuwOCa136G0SM4xezsedExO8Lnf0L6lXgJ2H2a2sqDNbQVcE3A_wZG1-Y3a5MQuhivPGBWOnLhCSvqq2pkzI3agLFymNbMH5Ef6eOp7JpmEr5oakwvz0pgs2cbVJ04zdkidAXKyaIRx5ylujzJKBIp2Ijt0g/s900/colored%20veneers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eJOcIZFJyhA1WsWq5HsIfcOrvhv-9_DuwOCa136G0SM4xezsedExO8Lnf0L6lXgJ2H2a2sqDNbQVcE3A_wZG1-Y3a5MQuhivPGBWOnLhCSvqq2pkzI3agLFymNbMH5Ef6eOp7JpmEr5oakwvz0pgs2cbVJ04zdkidAXKyaIRx5ylujzJKBIp2Ijt0g/s320/colored%20veneers.jpg" width="299" /></a></div>these veneers were a little over a 32nd thick and kristian</div><div style="text-align: center;"> epoxied them to some 1/16th inch poplar, cut them to fit,</div><div style="text-align: center;">sanded them flush and made some test panels from mdf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhL95mQba362O8W0Dc9HRJk4QGipf1nAo4DEaoPOngJuA6YUzT5qDbzwGqePGc6qM6N_7pwewQ0l4s9tVUh13oT64Tch6QXU11WHyeKmrfPm6PIx1Z9bcM2-WTJUinluiONfE5zu7fxXF7wCU2QjiV93kTjv9vvCDPqCpDynpNc_axfdHLtsL_gWdHQ/s1200/falling%20leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhL95mQba362O8W0Dc9HRJk4QGipf1nAo4DEaoPOngJuA6YUzT5qDbzwGqePGc6qM6N_7pwewQ0l4s9tVUh13oT64Tch6QXU11WHyeKmrfPm6PIx1Z9bcM2-WTJUinluiONfE5zu7fxXF7wCU2QjiV93kTjv9vvCDPqCpDynpNc_axfdHLtsL_gWdHQ/s320/falling%20leaves.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the branches are made up of multiple pieces of natural walnut</div><div style="text-align: center;">joined in the obvious places ... lots of pieces there too!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">there was a thought that we could add some 'falling leaves'</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the third door, but they didn't seem to fly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e5YufwohJfvt89v_tJIpNdYiL1sG6jIYL_1IMsSO1DUWNwD7hL--Msq7y5wyA_SHQBdqV3w6drU2ZPBJrbV0jmN0iHbDfGCYYlze-cxpAfF6dx3zFIOh8IoypMGKNYF8A-oeKfau9Lb1xsZs0FfYDZpLLcWrvsulbfoGqQDMolBdKerTuwG0f3HWcA/s1100/frig%20vent%204%202%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1100" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0e5YufwohJfvt89v_tJIpNdYiL1sG6jIYL_1IMsSO1DUWNwD7hL--Msq7y5wyA_SHQBdqV3w6drU2ZPBJrbV0jmN0iHbDfGCYYlze-cxpAfF6dx3zFIOh8IoypMGKNYF8A-oeKfau9Lb1xsZs0FfYDZpLLcWrvsulbfoGqQDMolBdKerTuwG0f3HWcA/s320/frig%20vent%204%202%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> and did i mention the refrigerator?</div><div style="text-align: center;">all kinds of complications there ... </div><div style="text-align: center;">the door rises as it opens and the door can only be so thick</div><div style="text-align: center;">or it binds on the case before it gets to 90 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: center;">'do not obstruct the vent in any way' said the</div><div style="text-align: center;">instructions ... but it's ugly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSCvyeD0u13HwDmZ20z7EgNcobiPChdIi0QabvQUm2Nhxu04saWFLU8pDGuPBN7eQFZhGLk0JvAMveiQYncDpLmqF6RAAiWs1pNJLAyQsGjdPpLieeYOAAp82yRLr-UcYO5Ha-3qCtqLLeVYzCqh6Q5Ebnp_gFV6gKjCggVi-EcjpHfGMH9v0sFPPPg/s1100/frig%20light%20wsitch%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="1100" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSCvyeD0u13HwDmZ20z7EgNcobiPChdIi0QabvQUm2Nhxu04saWFLU8pDGuPBN7eQFZhGLk0JvAMveiQYncDpLmqF6RAAiWs1pNJLAyQsGjdPpLieeYOAAp82yRLr-UcYO5Ha-3qCtqLLeVYzCqh6Q5Ebnp_gFV6gKjCggVi-EcjpHfGMH9v0sFPPPg/s320/frig%20light%20wsitch%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and there's a switch that turns the light on when</div><div style="text-align: center;">you open the door. we compromised by making </div><div style="text-align: center;">some slots, cutting the switch thing shorter and using</div><div style="text-align: center;">magnets to allow the base piece to be removable as needed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">anyway after some trial and error and some serious back and</div><div style="text-align: center;">forth emailing and sample mailing, we were able to </div><div style="text-align: center;">wrap it up last week. we are waiting for our shipper</div><div style="text-align: center;">to grab it and deliver it to asheville ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">hats off to kristian for pulling this one off !!!! <br /></div>it was not as easy as it looks!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS_9zcJvOUsan_a0yTMyDuBOH5Za3apXaSbgr8dxAw3MpKXrsZdQ_LO_UJTOkjFvhTSAw-8WVIkgfmSmbAe9eAAPXJJVwXUINTiuPVbT4VVB-tGHnvVquo3rBcyOYwz60DMs7gCjliy1pt6MnAGHE_XdFzBEKNqpaBUza-C79jCfAEOFXGkXUHoN8BA/s1100/sdbrd%204%2026%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1100" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiS_9zcJvOUsan_a0yTMyDuBOH5Za3apXaSbgr8dxAw3MpKXrsZdQ_LO_UJTOkjFvhTSAw-8WVIkgfmSmbAe9eAAPXJJVwXUINTiuPVbT4VVB-tGHnvVquo3rBcyOYwz60DMs7gCjliy1pt6MnAGHE_XdFzBEKNqpaBUza-C79jCfAEOFXGkXUHoN8BA/s320/sdbrd%204%2026%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-2467236515015746562023-04-30T09:19:00.005-07:002023-04-30T09:19:38.488-07:00a couple of challenging projects <div style="text-align: center;"> ok, it's good to be challenged, especially when you have an</div><div style="text-align: center;">extremely talented nephew for an assistant on the job.</div><div style="text-align: center;">hats off to Kristian here!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this is the first of two challenges we wrapped up recently</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and i can't wait to see this one in its new home ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's a Moroccan inspired sideboard with lots</div><div style="text-align: center;"> of carved details that all had to line up horizontally and</div><div style="text-align: center;">vertically as they went around the cabinet ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">a bit of a cad drawing challenge .. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gLFZsfAl9mDViU4nZn7Akz8Wx0CI_is5Bc_U6Tou7Sz7i6AfuYLLcIdsMfkUm27G-GX3H3f603mklOZvooFJUzTcgEf3BONe2JqmTAinnUqB8IxE0SuCpcjiM_b0f3gcJ1HgfaVk5_Pd7PxezJD9uBdMg2y8PotKGMBqYMgE3zRQhlSSa8dVyGuNiw/s878/colson%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="878" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gLFZsfAl9mDViU4nZn7Akz8Wx0CI_is5Bc_U6Tou7Sz7i6AfuYLLcIdsMfkUm27G-GX3H3f603mklOZvooFJUzTcgEf3BONe2JqmTAinnUqB8IxE0SuCpcjiM_b0f3gcJ1HgfaVk5_Pd7PxezJD9uBdMg2y8PotKGMBqYMgE3zRQhlSSa8dVyGuNiw/s320/colson%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> head on view here </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgfK7cjTryjNxWcAhyC98jb65MNlQpSWd0PNwj18l_w_GlsTfq31llB0fql8HA6CJ0nr9zcqlgaF-oEDqUPkyWU2wSLxLSZb205Wm86pueZQM3UjGQMR2J4qL1M7jsAQpM0VvKgoCcQklrBc36_WnaOizk0QmigudYBCByWM1VUPjBuxLdfUJlIsyug/s1080/maroccan%20piece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1080" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgfK7cjTryjNxWcAhyC98jb65MNlQpSWd0PNwj18l_w_GlsTfq31llB0fql8HA6CJ0nr9zcqlgaF-oEDqUPkyWU2wSLxLSZb205Wm86pueZQM3UjGQMR2J4qL1M7jsAQpM0VvKgoCcQklrBc36_WnaOizk0QmigudYBCByWM1VUPjBuxLdfUJlIsyug/s320/maroccan%20piece.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">inspiration photos above ... our clients decided against</div><div style="text-align: center;">the carvings on the end panels as there is a wall close by on</div><div style="text-align: center;">the right, and a door to another room on the left and the </div><div style="text-align: center;">cabinet ends will not be very visible ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP2rcvWxQOIZzVovGAoCkdE77BmNWyYZ8X-S94Finwl-7FJB4MszhVXQZi7eNU_c0yGwdCqXmq_eFWccTcue8iNK6wV6vnOPvKmrq4gmnR2rIWYn9-RH1YiYcEt3wBGdhtEtvsfEyZ_xDmv9uENBDVTYdlOLPW3zl7hyxvBOt2zFdztcBG4D7rOc3IQ/s1250/new%20samples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="1250" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP2rcvWxQOIZzVovGAoCkdE77BmNWyYZ8X-S94Finwl-7FJB4MszhVXQZi7eNU_c0yGwdCqXmq_eFWccTcue8iNK6wV6vnOPvKmrq4gmnR2rIWYn9-RH1YiYcEt3wBGdhtEtvsfEyZ_xDmv9uENBDVTYdlOLPW3zl7hyxvBOt2zFdztcBG4D7rOc3IQ/s320/new%20samples.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">getting the finish right turned out to be a bit of a challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we made lots of samples before we ended (finally) with an <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">aniline dye, milk paint over that sponged, and a matte finish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">top coat .... the gray lends it a bit of a 'not too brand new' feel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jtX1_tckB7I6WuyV7Avfu5HK22F18xQEgfLGoF9zWuFxFQ9hGNo3_A9Aq5VSAtls_4dGZQsWfmrmYVuJECG9ws1kKRhHTwc3-3hVFFmsZrx0AfLgCWKHewQC6VUDxfgecK_-YfI-EzhW54VspBxy_slCzUcWF00KO2asVFxR2r4hiHywxow4vrwdpg/s922/square%20holes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jtX1_tckB7I6WuyV7Avfu5HK22F18xQEgfLGoF9zWuFxFQ9hGNo3_A9Aq5VSAtls_4dGZQsWfmrmYVuJECG9ws1kKRhHTwc3-3hVFFmsZrx0AfLgCWKHewQC6VUDxfgecK_-YfI-EzhW54VspBxy_slCzUcWF00KO2asVFxR2r4hiHywxow4vrwdpg/s320/square%20holes.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rather than the Moroccan wood details on the doors,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we at first suggested some perforated steel panels, but</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the holes allowed too much visibility into the cabinet interior</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and did not really 'pop'..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sam had some square hole material from a previous job </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and when we painted it a bronzy color and put a stained and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">painted mahogany veneer panel behind it, it was an instant winner<br /></div>a couple of other photos by Kristian on his @vttrees</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">instagram page below ... quite the piece!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbodpg9jkLCpkFAT8EVNi2HK9Gf4O7il5rOXr3Lc5gRGDD0rzB28hzMtrWV3gSnVJ_-Ojg-5Rhr4uEdhz23Unv4FpNQjZH0oe0GEyZIBMoiq9IoS4RmTbf9lbI3Csk2ncdeZSbsfVWooltwm74QzLsecrOc4__rWPZ6hMVq1x7A_OUSNEZzneFgWf0A/s1369/vttrees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1369" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbodpg9jkLCpkFAT8EVNi2HK9Gf4O7il5rOXr3Lc5gRGDD0rzB28hzMtrWV3gSnVJ_-Ojg-5Rhr4uEdhz23Unv4FpNQjZH0oe0GEyZIBMoiq9IoS4RmTbf9lbI3Csk2ncdeZSbsfVWooltwm74QzLsecrOc4__rWPZ6hMVq1x7A_OUSNEZzneFgWf0A/s320/vttrees.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoms_yTo2uVtckqAoizToiDaqkwHE-zOnKQR1WMIgRO4dx3QcpEC0FvYczAFY382d5WippXDNACiIU5KxMUSES-_UVpdzPGtPROy9i8ofOJKV2lVL1JBNhhoGck4pNpEJmrEmDlzHtkVw0oyC376mmIPNqG4gi2E_W-RTTGCoYX1gcJlTOqtJQgw1Q-w/s697/top%20view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="697" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoms_yTo2uVtckqAoizToiDaqkwHE-zOnKQR1WMIgRO4dx3QcpEC0FvYczAFY382d5WippXDNACiIU5KxMUSES-_UVpdzPGtPROy9i8ofOJKV2lVL1JBNhhoGck4pNpEJmrEmDlzHtkVw0oyC376mmIPNqG4gi2E_W-RTTGCoYX1gcJlTOqtJQgw1Q-w/s320/top%20view.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmSFg_bai63PQlGoJbgmXLX6-p2Q7iwtaz9VQBDFrPcjayWzm1etmQpGzTdv_4v5N-VOl76ABZjsUWRdleVXnOUUTdXK9EjUcskdK9O6ZovZrUmA5Io2-0z6EZ0G7lop-1KRyeB4l_5kVaD3NDdAHklkh80uRPWcQWa0813U0ywh1pMKg_vZJvVZuWA/s869/dovetails.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="869" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmSFg_bai63PQlGoJbgmXLX6-p2Q7iwtaz9VQBDFrPcjayWzm1etmQpGzTdv_4v5N-VOl76ABZjsUWRdleVXnOUUTdXK9EjUcskdK9O6ZovZrUmA5Io2-0z6EZ0G7lop-1KRyeB4l_5kVaD3NDdAHklkh80uRPWcQWa0813U0ywh1pMKg_vZJvVZuWA/s320/dovetails.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">custom cast pulls by <a href="https://ballandball.com/" target="_blank">ball and ball hardware in pennsylvania</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we have been making this pull in wood since the mid 80s, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and i started having them cast about 10 years ago. fortunately</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bob had saved the patterns and once he got the sample i sent</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we were good to go ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and i leave you with a few images from a friends </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">recent trip to Morocco<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Dd782JJv3SJ5_qllB1rTZTg0tVix9_JVJkj78WtmSVtjctMw5iKaSxFmznaPYZBPIlgZoeIF9P067Fnbs26jvybB1MIN6wQhj8oxUlI48TXqUHf32aluyy_ua8_9No88ksXvIAD5QZMQmn4ujG_ADzju01gUJMencJ-ngptc4Yhu49L4I3IWYQ_dRg/s950/goats%20in%20the%20trees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="724" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Dd782JJv3SJ5_qllB1rTZTg0tVix9_JVJkj78WtmSVtjctMw5iKaSxFmznaPYZBPIlgZoeIF9P067Fnbs26jvybB1MIN6wQhj8oxUlI48TXqUHf32aluyy_ua8_9No88ksXvIAD5QZMQmn4ujG_ADzju01gUJMencJ-ngptc4Yhu49L4I3IWYQ_dRg/s320/goats%20in%20the%20trees.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the famous 'goats in the trees'</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's not photoshopped!<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnyZtNxgvZccTWHD19EFQvwirtaQte_CnJeXU4lclg2bRVQnO6VCc5JxUq1PP4NDoSkNG5U2sbt0A85CshvBS_zNs3HWfWhYh4xSTVTPwDqt3FZld1Yd-34uAaQ_uaPKGEHROE_ek0v0vqYbyrr15r6346SaDoRvWTzAmvlRBbBoEt7jQqQK6Tt5hRA/s900/morocco%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="761" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnyZtNxgvZccTWHD19EFQvwirtaQte_CnJeXU4lclg2bRVQnO6VCc5JxUq1PP4NDoSkNG5U2sbt0A85CshvBS_zNs3HWfWhYh4xSTVTPwDqt3FZld1Yd-34uAaQ_uaPKGEHROE_ek0v0vqYbyrr15r6346SaDoRvWTzAmvlRBbBoEt7jQqQK6Tt5hRA/s320/morocco%201.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and some other Moroccan carvings and tile work ... </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">they like geometric forms! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjVicEJqHrh657wtl5iVNc3GByq7XFsZw-KEd12WgLxwWoTKx4i1VPXkgKdiX9DaWkg4MXe4MkfpPRPXJqRgXyK8WNtJawuQFBBbrlaYo3WZQm3gXeavmhYgU3-0j1Cr3FgItz_80HbFkKE8I1do7M1kDDhPIknLt3qrIg8_t429e7Qb1W8Dv-8Xjpw/s950/morocco%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjVicEJqHrh657wtl5iVNc3GByq7XFsZw-KEd12WgLxwWoTKx4i1VPXkgKdiX9DaWkg4MXe4MkfpPRPXJqRgXyK8WNtJawuQFBBbrlaYo3WZQm3gXeavmhYgU3-0j1Cr3FgItz_80HbFkKE8I1do7M1kDDhPIknLt3qrIg8_t429e7Qb1W8Dv-8Xjpw/s320/morocco%202.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">all for now...<br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-60609077591021371872023-04-23T13:50:00.005-07:002023-04-24T08:19:30.658-07:00the old man project <div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9KoyDmcW2E_l90lLWA8LZtRk22fSw-rni_NnUM4Ul0bCzzG5St3OjdR0N6HSjOghNTkIgC4ZimAWQPrgo6k9LLvF8xfWa3Xo9w-T4m0vijTxyndJ0qJaDNgY276RyUAB5PibsyB2Q-j2KxtH8Nj2LkdEc5y0XRaWaqlqxm_uY9isjIsJCgs9iug52Q/s741/old%20man%20project%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9KoyDmcW2E_l90lLWA8LZtRk22fSw-rni_NnUM4Ul0bCzzG5St3OjdR0N6HSjOghNTkIgC4ZimAWQPrgo6k9LLvF8xfWa3Xo9w-T4m0vijTxyndJ0qJaDNgY276RyUAB5PibsyB2Q-j2KxtH8Nj2LkdEc5y0XRaWaqlqxm_uY9isjIsJCgs9iug52Q/s320/old%20man%20project%203.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ok .. i have been out to lunch for a while on the <a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-old-man-project-volume-1.html" target="_blank">old man project</a>, </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">that i started in july of 2022 ... i am back at it today, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a rainy sunday at the end of april 2023 ..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">in july of 2022, i started to write a somewhat lengthy</div><div style="text-align: center;">history of my time as a woodworker and </div><div style="text-align: center;">furniture maker over the last 50 years ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/07/milestones.html" target="_blank">here's a link</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">you should be able to start with 'milestones' and at the end </div><div style="text-align: center;">of that post go to the 'older post' link for the next installment.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i am approaching the beginning of my blogging in 2007,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and from there, it's all here .. nearly a thousand blog posts </div><div style="text-align: center;">and over 2,000,000 page views ... it's been quite a trip ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">if you have the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank">google photos app</a> you can </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/p/slide-shows.html" target="_blank">view the slide shows</a>, with literally thousands of photos </div><div style="text-align: center;">of our work over the years</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">feel free to comment or ask questions if you have any.</div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks for reading!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-90261886662805829812023-02-01T12:45:00.002-08:002023-02-01T13:19:19.318-08:00a vermont sap spout maple console table<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JVdyxpn6WflJDhRKNg0IzVs-rAV_oPBSWM6-CJRUP3DVyout1Sa8CUi5zw37iveCEHUxARKbIHZoKHVY5iUBiOmQM8I7msjrNIh_iznUsmx-gUrK8KBHg-y3s4MxNHzlhyHbyZkw8lHpmnEhpPj-8Y0VwN5zkhJnKJqaTH3RKEpJW9KRh7ltbui6RA/s950/sap%20spout%20maple%2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="704" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JVdyxpn6WflJDhRKNg0IzVs-rAV_oPBSWM6-CJRUP3DVyout1Sa8CUi5zw37iveCEHUxARKbIHZoKHVY5iUBiOmQM8I7msjrNIh_iznUsmx-gUrK8KBHg-y3s4MxNHzlhyHbyZkw8lHpmnEhpPj-8Y0VwN5zkhJnKJqaTH3RKEpJW9KRh7ltbui6RA/s320/sap%20spout%20maple%2012.jpg" width="237" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">ok ... this is a fun one! </div><div style="text-align: center;">last week and some of this week we have been waiting for </div><div style="text-align: center;">a big load of reclaimed chestnut to arrive from west virginia .. </div><div style="text-align: center;">we got word yesterday that it will be here by friday ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the meantime we made some pieces for sale </div><div style="text-align: center;">out of wood that has been 'hanging around'. </div><div style="text-align: center;">these three boards i know i<a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2015/07/wood-and-metal-furniture.html" target="_blank"> have owned for since at least 2015 ..</a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYTegmP2dpCWSg0vWLQZEmWkxR-Ixol_zJhf7lbNwZJ7JQ40nqgPd0ZMyjlf3DmpPU4WA2NnMl8aPEWl4wSaG3ITUMi8FJtE3wNQGBHB3cXlGmKFsfficJ2hzVjoZoWT1ndIB73vT9rjNqQ00HiyPN40dMm-JDVsM4PZscCnEUlCtAxMmXtq6rLU6qQ/s1250/sap%20spout%20maple%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1250" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYTegmP2dpCWSg0vWLQZEmWkxR-Ixol_zJhf7lbNwZJ7JQ40nqgPd0ZMyjlf3DmpPU4WA2NnMl8aPEWl4wSaG3ITUMi8FJtE3wNQGBHB3cXlGmKFsfficJ2hzVjoZoWT1ndIB73vT9rjNqQ00HiyPN40dMm-JDVsM4PZscCnEUlCtAxMmXtq6rLU6qQ/s320/sap%20spout%20maple%208.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /> anyway, this table is 18 x 58 x 30" high and would look great in your</div><div style="text-align: center;">entryway, behind your couch, or as a compact work desk.</div><div style="text-align: center;">ready to ship or deliver immediately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qi25r7NIcM0E460GTLyXOcpJ-0XfU6HGGcnbhfsGE2zh0zEx7uolaldgd2F9AFYVk0bh92SoaCYEA6VysRP1QSZZjTLeRWi8qNaTrKxp5tn2EFZ0CuRVROqTOyfXRu-skKO3_Jp3aelnY7D0z1dfQWQcIbheiXlSVPa6BLlRC-RyDR0TgwLJ3ersWQ/s995/sap%20spout%20maple%2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="995" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Qi25r7NIcM0E460GTLyXOcpJ-0XfU6HGGcnbhfsGE2zh0zEx7uolaldgd2F9AFYVk0bh92SoaCYEA6VysRP1QSZZjTLeRWi8qNaTrKxp5tn2EFZ0CuRVROqTOyfXRu-skKO3_Jp3aelnY7D0z1dfQWQcIbheiXlSVPa6BLlRC-RyDR0TgwLJ3ersWQ/s320/sap%20spout%20maple%2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">vermont maple at its finest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1PYr_gnGpYauPOMDkUblL9JKj1DOdrTMM8vXEpfKU1MWKGxjOcAKNQA3pufbnBQ1UVDKxBTNuwnd49HpT-v1Oj7qmucfBNC15QSHNha_0thQPXjQvHejYF-69u9t9ltHQNT_BT46Ux0EyHH9se11F9JU8eeONAY5wgS7QoTp1fztlvYwnTV8-Y3jNg/s950/sap%20spout%20maple%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="522" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip1PYr_gnGpYauPOMDkUblL9JKj1DOdrTMM8vXEpfKU1MWKGxjOcAKNQA3pufbnBQ1UVDKxBTNuwnd49HpT-v1Oj7qmucfBNC15QSHNha_0thQPXjQvHejYF-69u9t9ltHQNT_BT46Ux0EyHH9se11F9JU8eeONAY5wgS7QoTp1fztlvYwnTV8-Y3jNg/s320/sap%20spout%20maple%205.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">more pieces <a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/p/stuff-for-sale.html" target="_blank">'ready to go' on the 'pages' section </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">at the top of the home page on my blog ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">a few more ready to go in the previous blog post.</div><div style="text-align: center;">click the pictures for a closer look ... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-45539871227079225522023-01-31T13:15:00.000-08:002023-02-01T13:18:47.234-08:00some other recent pieces ready to go ... <div style="text-align: center;"><div>in an effort to 'clean house' a bit, below are some pieces for sale,</div><div>ready to go, for immediate delivery .. </div><div>the 52" round table below has a bit of history ..</div><div>it can be characterized as 'very slightly used'.</div><p></p></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqm7P-MoEw1Req_TOBKvlREQPHy8uu5jh1587Fp_BrBYC3uk0wADEeymmOZnqYIhjsQMf77A_ttctblzozk2hj_T-eUYx8CGXoWbwO6jByeRsk9Jm-dhfjLqWzwzrmrRetFdvgwIAqsTJCJl4Z99foJwpamY1d0tU8_fdmsSthqfxdM79DaV9cvfmvw/s1250/52%20round%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1250" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqm7P-MoEw1Req_TOBKvlREQPHy8uu5jh1587Fp_BrBYC3uk0wADEeymmOZnqYIhjsQMf77A_ttctblzozk2hj_T-eUYx8CGXoWbwO6jByeRsk9Jm-dhfjLqWzwzrmrRetFdvgwIAqsTJCJl4Z99foJwpamY1d0tU8_fdmsSthqfxdM79DaV9cvfmvw/s320/52%20round%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>the top of the table above was once in a law firm in new jersey </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can see it in the photo below ... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi66ivT0JQjvSL0s1kPjMVSO_KA9rQVg6H3YOt3iEheqa0Ab5sKh_J34-Jl2B5Ii1htE3JYAitJBfC5oqmyr2xZZx2R82jm7igXtRCC-L8B9hlBqKy0HFrxkOg2juJAmf5NQlLGORHHLzj0bO9EdxNRdyGEBJMsXIC152Buw73TYk_203xZwDb53r2zg/s900/54%20round.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="900" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi66ivT0JQjvSL0s1kPjMVSO_KA9rQVg6H3YOt3iEheqa0Ab5sKh_J34-Jl2B5Ii1htE3JYAitJBfC5oqmyr2xZZx2R82jm7igXtRCC-L8B9hlBqKy0HFrxkOg2juJAmf5NQlLGORHHLzj0bO9EdxNRdyGEBJMsXIC152Buw73TYk_203xZwDb53r2zg/s320/54%20round.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">several months after they received the 52" table they asked if </div><div style="text-align: center;">i could replace the top with a 60" round, which we did ...</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">they asked for a 'credit' for the existing top, which i sort of</div><div style="text-align: center;">grudgingly granted. my delivery guys installed the new top</div><div style="text-align: center;">and returned the original to me in 2018, and it has sat, </div><div style="text-align: center;">wrapped up in my office, ever since ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0RJwzRjvCOExRsevJMRxQncQg7Bt17cuxuPgOhH1B2PttMyeszv0FA3hjE80rvYQtgyEpqulCbsIqC2-dDwscmq-BDt758jn3zY3dPSBsMDG4Hi199gnZ27nqwf_vf3lFAFOLWQWKVdtTjlPY7yvnj-r3gvTuyz59grninBnJ1PSLPaELM2spMtAUQ/s974/round%20dining%20table%20with%20a%20leaf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="974" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0RJwzRjvCOExRsevJMRxQncQg7Bt17cuxuPgOhH1B2PttMyeszv0FA3hjE80rvYQtgyEpqulCbsIqC2-dDwscmq-BDt758jn3zY3dPSBsMDG4Hi199gnZ27nqwf_vf3lFAFOLWQWKVdtTjlPY7yvnj-r3gvTuyz59grninBnJ1PSLPaELM2spMtAUQ/s320/round%20dining%20table%20with%20a%20leaf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">last year we made this round expanding table, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and as we got underway, the client requested</div><div style="text-align: center;">a change in the design of the base that you can see above ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">we had already made the base pieces so they went into the office</div>with the 'reclaimed' top ... they are now the base for this new table ... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> priced below the cost of new,</div><div style="text-align: center;">email, text or call me at 802-379-1478 to discuss ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__thZ1I3YECmpbFNO4rIqetMWlok8N3lFiTYrDSqFOo77weKujmCl5vts_0BKn2PufwT5WT5QdowqcH3vXMfY_vN-_Vj9Zkzp1fh_tuld3FbAm65QLztK3v8uK2l_9oABwRGuv2ehLzZJfivcnfddYbz1FIoGm0JMWXMSp-25M-RFmy19IhZy-QrwXQ/s4032/IMG_6147.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__thZ1I3YECmpbFNO4rIqetMWlok8N3lFiTYrDSqFOo77weKujmCl5vts_0BKn2PufwT5WT5QdowqcH3vXMfY_vN-_Vj9Zkzp1fh_tuld3FbAm65QLztK3v8uK2l_9oABwRGuv2ehLzZJfivcnfddYbz1FIoGm0JMWXMSp-25M-RFmy19IhZy-QrwXQ/s320/IMG_6147.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">here's another, a claro walnut, cut off, coffee table, </div><div style="text-align: center;">28 x 46 x 18 high (adjustable), could be lowered ...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJerW9jF9W3IbCGO1a519FAx3DaEZEAOat6y86V8ziQ11A0dZSOoenK3qAynpF91Z0GB-cpTJ6Mdvn4KDIiiZk-y9WUeXbf7OznpQGh3pI4OS_6InajAH5vjPWCkzrkfCZJaqxLJvnA7YEk4S6emEUetyIyg7Gnyc-2M7NdYLvA6Pidc-BcVrWUJUy0Q/s3196/IMG_6092.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2367" data-original-width="3196" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJerW9jF9W3IbCGO1a519FAx3DaEZEAOat6y86V8ziQ11A0dZSOoenK3qAynpF91Z0GB-cpTJ6Mdvn4KDIiiZk-y9WUeXbf7OznpQGh3pI4OS_6InajAH5vjPWCkzrkfCZJaqxLJvnA7YEk4S6emEUetyIyg7Gnyc-2M7NdYLvA6Pidc-BcVrWUJUy0Q/s320/IMG_6092.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">in the rough, with a pocket for the butterfly<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzYcG8K6W0Cj41JKdaQ5EFTkwTwg1TKaufEiYkPZGLZRHxMO8yryGJeprpeHKmSAuUcaqyzZWop2so9W2y7k5_8_7KqiwToH4YR0wH-0xXl5qDzk52ucsT8gsDpiOaW6BQEfD-HFv_xTDywNT4zGaLDwzmrxkXB5Zui6KW5uS_WxMZXWZt-4GCciIQg/s3849/IMG_6093.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="3849" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzYcG8K6W0Cj41JKdaQ5EFTkwTwg1TKaufEiYkPZGLZRHxMO8yryGJeprpeHKmSAuUcaqyzZWop2so9W2y7k5_8_7KqiwToH4YR0wH-0xXl5qDzk52ucsT8gsDpiOaW6BQEfD-HFv_xTDywNT4zGaLDwzmrxkXB5Zui6KW5uS_WxMZXWZt-4GCciIQg/s320/IMG_6093.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>nice figure!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY1TwA1Icz8wDA_YxzkAnSJnlYwithdHc3tvpdlVSpFMY6TempWJOUbNg0USOXX5OUf5yD2iWU45AH79OyDwE8HDUK1GVEYug1fX3qYaSFoKSzys3G0yhr1JWHbAh9J5XJh3gfhkqFRN7eF0-g4s1KnieMSSDBDqGa2x8A4Kst3-bfJb3YkO0VTErmg/s4032/IMG_6065.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY1TwA1Icz8wDA_YxzkAnSJnlYwithdHc3tvpdlVSpFMY6TempWJOUbNg0USOXX5OUf5yD2iWU45AH79OyDwE8HDUK1GVEYug1fX3qYaSFoKSzys3G0yhr1JWHbAh9J5XJh3gfhkqFRN7eF0-g4s1KnieMSSDBDqGa2x8A4Kst3-bfJb3YkO0VTErmg/s320/IMG_6065.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this coffe table was made from one of thee these two cutoffs that</div><div style="text-align: center;">have been hanging out here for at least a couple of years<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">i found another nice curly claro cutoff in the cellar from </div><div style="text-align: center;">which we were just able to get the four legs ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the cutoff in the back of these two became the table below .. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7P-g_Y4e6r3U_LH5OFGPw9tLOKVHH1mms_TAdt0_pBKauFQbUDjvvF8dpHH-8jRFhvmMLOPhqfhPbCp4cKVULhKVzjk6rr58YTgIvlT3JKSE-Joye7yrEqy8T9AfXpXbq091lwy6lWmU_rCwVNMke-BKSmDpFZIRN6Vvvx0cGFsxzqJeWA_wZ00DDQ/s1146/40%20x%2040%20claro%20table.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1146" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7P-g_Y4e6r3U_LH5OFGPw9tLOKVHH1mms_TAdt0_pBKauFQbUDjvvF8dpHH-8jRFhvmMLOPhqfhPbCp4cKVULhKVzjk6rr58YTgIvlT3JKSE-Joye7yrEqy8T9AfXpXbq091lwy6lWmU_rCwVNMke-BKSmDpFZIRN6Vvvx0cGFsxzqJeWA_wZ00DDQ/s320/40%20x%2040%20claro%20table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">+/- 38 wide x 40 long x 16 high claro walnut 'corner' table</div><div style="text-align: center;">we were going to cut a 30" round from it, but we decided</div><div style="text-align: center;">it might be a cool accent for the right situation.</div><div style="text-align: center;">the steel trapezoid base pieces came from a gallery table that </div><div style="text-align: center;">a client purchased, but requested that we make that table 'taller' ..<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCjHiwvxiXokKnEb2xQnvqkqvxEZixLlSL_VWTVVf4M5Cp4RyeZvmhwr0pmElUgrQcMDOFF565PRyhmD0Xyowj4xx07Dx6ojEo3ad64v6I44ib8YyTxBsU1PIk1RLGWxnXSOIhnC2wOqSgAaz9y9wLl4URNfz6O0ylyCr2DsO8kGjC-I-y3a2kG5SJg/s4032/IMG_6201.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCjHiwvxiXokKnEb2xQnvqkqvxEZixLlSL_VWTVVf4M5Cp4RyeZvmhwr0pmElUgrQcMDOFF565PRyhmD0Xyowj4xx07Dx6ojEo3ad64v6I44ib8YyTxBsU1PIk1RLGWxnXSOIhnC2wOqSgAaz9y9wLl4URNfz6O0ylyCr2DsO8kGjC-I-y3a2kG5SJg/s320/IMG_6201.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">a 'corner' application below ... the straight sides are +/- 22"</div><div style="text-align: center;">the lounge chairs are about 36" deep ... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloiCYWBjMDZaY6W9OWnRr9Z3VDSDU50I8tIUYWqMx468VAi-PSKEpU2AxTo1buPmS9agm6sCABtBbVBlSVcQUrRGFcM7vGmRA9D3ylZo0epDWROAGbRsVRmLw-25VcVFe6YlUPaf4yY046LAgNwlPVZJ6Yw2T_1cvg9V31OkS9_UConSItZSaqe2YjA/s1065/claro%20walnut%20corner%20table.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1065" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloiCYWBjMDZaY6W9OWnRr9Z3VDSDU50I8tIUYWqMx468VAi-PSKEpU2AxTo1buPmS9agm6sCABtBbVBlSVcQUrRGFcM7vGmRA9D3ylZo0epDWROAGbRsVRmLw-25VcVFe6YlUPaf4yY046LAgNwlPVZJ6Yw2T_1cvg9V31OkS9_UConSItZSaqe2YjA/s320/claro%20walnut%20corner%20table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>and below, i updated my 'paintings for sale'</div><div style="text-align: center;">at The Coffee Bar, junction of routes 7 and 9</div><div style="text-align: center;">in downtown Bennington ... lots of art for sale there!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<div style="text-align: center;">beautiful color and figure in the desk top</div>call or text for a price ... </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">all for now ... <br /></div></div></div></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-86202903043710358162023-01-18T06:20:00.001-08:002023-01-18T06:20:30.780-08:00A new set of ladderback chairs, and a trestle table to match<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p style="text-align: center;">I should start by introducing myself as Kit and Dan's nephew Kristian Moore</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">I have been working in the dorset custom furniture shop for the last four years and am excited to be writing my first blog post. Thank you Dan, for creating such a vast depository of custom furniture, art, and life!</p><p style="text-align: start;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">For this most recent custom order of ladderback chairs the clients requested a taller back with more space between backsplats. After a few design changes and reprogramming we started cutting out parts on the CNC.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OBQKzN-91NpJSWZoV-ijj7qj1925z7ey29o1V-N1KXqszU05hcpvZFagOgxiRIzLRVX9HyPTO5XkrKnMRQCg0Cacbur_Djip6ZINDMC29NHTf-DwtPqTyvE2DbJZ0is4AXxJTEfqD0cx7HTV1OMkxeowluEynmD-pxuBJuX6xvUNxix_imXqTULcLA/s1280/thumbnail_image0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OBQKzN-91NpJSWZoV-ijj7qj1925z7ey29o1V-N1KXqszU05hcpvZFagOgxiRIzLRVX9HyPTO5XkrKnMRQCg0Cacbur_Djip6ZINDMC29NHTf-DwtPqTyvE2DbJZ0is4AXxJTEfqD0cx7HTV1OMkxeowluEynmD-pxuBJuX6xvUNxix_imXqTULcLA/s320/thumbnail_image0.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our traditional ladderback on the left, and the new design on the right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwg745vcLUvNyZEMPkOpG84ehH8vgKZQzhPERmT9N6UjUHBTESVvP8izoYchkvOx4ITh-O2ZUOyXG4GpyaiZS4jddhJYE4wat3huZp2G_Luad5jI7zrNTzBqsgQvyAzYbYu1I1flpSN-X97dbwXIvxzYroPIrsxB1a8rjLHa7faCL8PBa6_kPA4uxwg/s1280/thumbnail_IMG_4117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwg745vcLUvNyZEMPkOpG84ehH8vgKZQzhPERmT9N6UjUHBTESVvP8izoYchkvOx4ITh-O2ZUOyXG4GpyaiZS4jddhJYE4wat3huZp2G_Luad5jI7zrNTzBqsgQvyAzYbYu1I1flpSN-X97dbwXIvxzYroPIrsxB1a8rjLHa7faCL8PBa6_kPA4uxwg/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4117.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back legs and mortices cut with the cnc</div><p style="text-align: start;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Every time I build chairs I am surprised by the amount of time they take! Lots of parts and pieces to mill, each piece with mortises of tenons to cut, and lots of sanding…</p><p style="text-align: start;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">Once assembled they get a once over before the staining begins. For this set of chairs the client wanted a near black finish, so we used three coats aniline dye, black, brown, and black again before having our neighbor Kevin spray a dull finish on everything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbqP0g_ttbX4HHFumqTmPXVyCwsgjPkAMrvHIvVc6jEhqkxFNw60uNdg4iANYJYChXQ_3fr36D-GZheWeqzYsaWBIU1AWND7tlEH4HVVcn2N9WBz9oedkmaXOq1LZo9Oj6lPgYD3FXZILOEXeDJc0rrBLffoiZewBgImvr0bDOecKueX6AsESC12gdw/s1280/thumbnail_IMG_4116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbqP0g_ttbX4HHFumqTmPXVyCwsgjPkAMrvHIvVc6jEhqkxFNw60uNdg4iANYJYChXQ_3fr36D-GZheWeqzYsaWBIU1AWND7tlEH4HVVcn2N9WBz9oedkmaXOq1LZo9Oj6lPgYD3FXZILOEXeDJc0rrBLffoiZewBgImvr0bDOecKueX6AsESC12gdw/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4116.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82wnpVzT8WQQ8ffSLwXLg7CuMqZcQVZLEwfTiFyId6AlugMuE-TJNsUkfouOeIjPTladdCjSHMaRdunb34mSfgkKx8UK80vtN6grBwe9Q_i85-81eKFMTPjF_Ym_Ae5T0xF2HKBcwovgCoZTGK3xgTPCjZVyrxEs-F-pJZL5bFI7cSB9xWMHdwE9VzQ/s1280/thumbnail_IMG_4129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82wnpVzT8WQQ8ffSLwXLg7CuMqZcQVZLEwfTiFyId6AlugMuE-TJNsUkfouOeIjPTladdCjSHMaRdunb34mSfgkKx8UK80vtN6grBwe9Q_i85-81eKFMTPjF_Ym_Ae5T0xF2HKBcwovgCoZTGK3xgTPCjZVyrxEs-F-pJZL5bFI7cSB9xWMHdwE9VzQ/s320/thumbnail_IMG_4129.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: start;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">For this project I gained some experience doing the upholstery. Using a ½” plywood seat blank I added three layers of batting for the cushion before applying this distressed cowhide. The upholstery was a new challenge for me and I’m very glad I took it on as it was gratifying to work with the leather, a new medium.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc61o36asi3Y0h9dmTm-1UaXzpf5nMT81IQ6EIcXHGnWxb5QZDGQjkUWggCAdeOEMW6Fjws1yeXQB-vl-Sp0QlMuKGpDI9uYCPianX35PxTSNlctK5S_ApoPWN2j1yDNOUGWRuwRHt_9gSopfN_OTD12eTST1JzlzYQ5GQS29wLJ4aneEMtiVgsFyVmw/s1200/thumbnail_IMG_5673.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1200" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc61o36asi3Y0h9dmTm-1UaXzpf5nMT81IQ6EIcXHGnWxb5QZDGQjkUWggCAdeOEMW6Fjws1yeXQB-vl-Sp0QlMuKGpDI9uYCPianX35PxTSNlctK5S_ApoPWN2j1yDNOUGWRuwRHt_9gSopfN_OTD12eTST1JzlzYQ5GQS29wLJ4aneEMtiVgsFyVmw/s320/thumbnail_IMG_5673.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdOtuR25LOotCI1s7DDOQOfgw95KPY0IlWaxGRS-y3oLxx0ZYzvVB581nttFBtaEV3jXuurjnHjR5_d-i3w8cGsBgMW93we8bb5BwEsLljWsEPJMg2IeGzBKViz2ux_UnWiK-xXR5W_0irQRcJPGvp414FGpHG6H2_2uX3A0D5FAn3ocbCAxSjJsXuw/s950/thumbnail_seat%20on%20chair%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="558" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdOtuR25LOotCI1s7DDOQOfgw95KPY0IlWaxGRS-y3oLxx0ZYzvVB581nttFBtaEV3jXuurjnHjR5_d-i3w8cGsBgMW93we8bb5BwEsLljWsEPJMg2IeGzBKViz2ux_UnWiK-xXR5W_0irQRcJPGvp414FGpHG6H2_2uX3A0D5FAn3ocbCAxSjJsXuw/s320/thumbnail_seat%20on%20chair%202.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: start;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">The table top was a beautiful set of variegated walnut from Irion lumber which we decided needed breadboard ends aesthetically and to ensure minimal movement over time as we were able to get the top out of a three board matching set. The Trestle base is very rugged yet appears light weight due to the two vertical legs on each end and two horizontal beams that mirror each other.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_5zPHfIiNzvLckxwkKkOS2RkDJGzti4yPdSFv4bb6rCRu9ltXWYaZPz3CZaeaEz5IkLmvd9HO9YVqSZycot5y2L2-7GUVf5BJxH5lVmz6QDDbSYDx_orRdOEM8SmOiJLgkbZS9gILNWfYtI3FmMPCVDRpcFizMC5ynj6vsm96Wa1EZC-zcbRjmyrWw/s1280/vairigated%20walnut%20top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs_5zPHfIiNzvLckxwkKkOS2RkDJGzti4yPdSFv4bb6rCRu9ltXWYaZPz3CZaeaEz5IkLmvd9HO9YVqSZycot5y2L2-7GUVf5BJxH5lVmz6QDDbSYDx_orRdOEM8SmOiJLgkbZS9gILNWfYtI3FmMPCVDRpcFizMC5ynj6vsm96Wa1EZC-zcbRjmyrWw/s320/vairigated%20walnut%20top.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And here we are all finished with seat cushions attached. ready to be shipped</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-8274188982832357012023-01-08T18:55:00.005-08:002023-01-16T18:24:58.109-08:00a few more favorites<div style="text-align: center;">in my previous post i promised 'a few more favorites'</div><div style="text-align: center;">and here are 'a few more' ... with almost 1000 posts to choose from, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it gets a little tricky ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">click the pictures to enlarge them ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search?q=the+spaces+we+make+and+interior+design" target="_blank">interior design, and</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search?q=the+spaces+we+make+and+interior+design" target="_blank">'the spaces we make'</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsc_bh31ig-0t4wjDroS-GQCAfgM4RSbwr88XCpkQxXRS-iCfJwm530Wa1NpMxTLNT9wIQA_NepnmxA1crf7iTm3nmcmon6kxBpjJ_w-7IjJaOpxtWaJoeU6k43-Cr6pJA2x995XR3mxzFHHC6KwE9jJ3_0JvR7r8-6enm5ihNKDGUP2FV_RVGfi7LQ/s320/dining%20room%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBUOEJZA9g-XGVr_Mu9-YLIG9JwkeE0Fa2KQFc-fg-p21NJoQwwbCdgPUwlGBftPSaDEKKRvlgn_-ekWDGU8I2tDhsmgenrZxSNUKN0iWN7EHDCsPsO6wDFZtktu_xJmRXP6He3slxAHl9IYNZj5xAetX884NAoumUyEhFsbgXZ8z2lJw6Tgx-Nqvxg/s727/drawing%20is%20thinking.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="406" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBUOEJZA9g-XGVr_Mu9-YLIG9JwkeE0Fa2KQFc-fg-p21NJoQwwbCdgPUwlGBftPSaDEKKRvlgn_-ekWDGU8I2tDhsmgenrZxSNUKN0iWN7EHDCsPsO6wDFZtktu_xJmRXP6He3slxAHl9IYNZj5xAetX884NAoumUyEhFsbgXZ8z2lJw6Tgx-Nqvxg/s320/drawing%20is%20thinking.jpg" width="179" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is an excerpt from an article by ashley ericsmoen,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an australian based furniture designer/maker and professor of design ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i have been drawing for pleasure since i bought the book</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-Definitive/dp/1585429201/ref=asc_df_1585429201?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80745440604597&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584345016387271&psc=1" target="_blank">'drawing on the right side of the brain' </a>by betty edwards,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back when i had to learn how to present my ideas to </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">potential customers back in the late 70s. sadly, i made it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">through high school and college without ever having an art course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnkSaCZU0Poa7MWmXYxzLfKaASCoIU_LH4Rr_ncO8SJ9iZzP6kN8AmzblgZIQnXf2xWyn4f_eamsJtvgI_yyGsIs9ZUVh2FqmrxSOPl-H0jr9ISpPEsxf9JsGj7oDQPf-aYf7tcOOMBivsFJ0SAbRW_6gLWdNXYZHUBftN8aOnK0pS6B_ctpHHrVsAA/s839/drawings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnkSaCZU0Poa7MWmXYxzLfKaASCoIU_LH4Rr_ncO8SJ9iZzP6kN8AmzblgZIQnXf2xWyn4f_eamsJtvgI_yyGsIs9ZUVh2FqmrxSOPl-H0jr9ISpPEsxf9JsGj7oDQPf-aYf7tcOOMBivsFJ0SAbRW_6gLWdNXYZHUBftN8aOnK0pS6B_ctpHHrVsAA/s320/drawings.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there are two relevant posts at the link above and both are </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">discussions of the creative process</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and two articles recently in the new york times and the new yorker</div><div style="text-align: center;">on ideas and creativity</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/opinion/temple-grandin-visual-thinking-autism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" target="_blank">new york times</a> temple grandin .. visual thinking</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/16/how-should-we-think-about-our-different-styles-of-thinking?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Magazine_Daily_010923&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5d3e3d912a077c2b0f0cd5d4&cndid=58012745&hasha=f33c7dd431b197176c4f56b46bace09b&hashb=deac98c6734e9b2ebe2e28847bb7af6ed6748f99&hashc=6ae826d8520372f0166444fd74363ea5285fb3884dc513c08b63eb0d3113e42b&esrc=Auto_Subs&utm_term=TNY_Daily" target="_blank">new yorker</a> 'how should we think about thinking?'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2015/01/handwork-machine-work-does-it-matter.html" target="_blank">'handwork'? 'machine work'? cnc? does it matter?</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mybm3lGASvsb4NuhN-Y-t6VL7DYpZy0RBy1MEZBrqgvhwLPXTL1Z2LosujrBjfTdazuTt-25gQL4sn5ByrUciUyrXlnS1a06fJmQIWOccuflji9--_ADbcNCtIRjowAv2O405m4-xZm4QEohmW78MFfVkiltLxdwyxFFaQ7Sc-XCaJGyC0smMw2F0w/s750/machine%20vs%20handmade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="750" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mybm3lGASvsb4NuhN-Y-t6VL7DYpZy0RBy1MEZBrqgvhwLPXTL1Z2LosujrBjfTdazuTt-25gQL4sn5ByrUciUyrXlnS1a06fJmQIWOccuflji9--_ADbcNCtIRjowAv2O405m4-xZm4QEohmW78MFfVkiltLxdwyxFFaQ7Sc-XCaJGyC0smMw2F0w/s320/machine%20vs%20handmade.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTGXPz1WE-HrO2Syq4ZmSgy-yZ3WZ-VXC94AZhrbVfvzkFX5LtnBcIilqrxIs2uPmsSPqD7yZXVMyaEfktYZ4aNgbuTgClYuwbFeT8ievpFQrGVMWO3-QeAyGTchzvMFjNqqcmplDmNK3BpOE7dEoUih_SnossaxlrHSXKkwWLSXD2_Az4wI0q2wi_Q/s1150/reproduction%20federal%20card%20tables%20some%20cnc%20work.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1150" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTGXPz1WE-HrO2Syq4ZmSgy-yZ3WZ-VXC94AZhrbVfvzkFX5LtnBcIilqrxIs2uPmsSPqD7yZXVMyaEfktYZ4aNgbuTgClYuwbFeT8ievpFQrGVMWO3-QeAyGTchzvMFjNqqcmplDmNK3BpOE7dEoUih_SnossaxlrHSXKkwWLSXD2_Az4wI0q2wi_Q/s320/reproduction%20federal%20card%20tables%20some%20cnc%20work.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">some cnc work ... 1997, using a cnc at a friend's shop<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiD1O8xhwixMqbPSMnJFYSSiPR6zPLPX7W-N01iEPUD-X1SEEdY0VilFx8j0PwndlXpQF_fHf7_ODHp3VxHNjYddYnCZ0lbuCyK01FsV-eGppTVOo3qQHTlpbVVuJf2wT9VwN9BfaVTRuNS30-oMRnQRP6qb8mSgolPRpoDj5m8B0sXmyG42yFh2GZhw/s1150/art%20deco%20inspired%20pedestal%20table.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1150" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiD1O8xhwixMqbPSMnJFYSSiPR6zPLPX7W-N01iEPUD-X1SEEdY0VilFx8j0PwndlXpQF_fHf7_ODHp3VxHNjYddYnCZ0lbuCyK01FsV-eGppTVOo3qQHTlpbVVuJf2wT9VwN9BfaVTRuNS30-oMRnQRP6qb8mSgolPRpoDj5m8B0sXmyG42yFh2GZhw/s320/art%20deco%20inspired%20pedestal%20table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all 'handwork', no cnc ... 1993?<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a cnc router is 'just a tool' that lets us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">do things no one would likely pay us to do without it.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2009/03/tansu-stair-project.html" target="_blank">the tansu stairs .. both of them</a> <br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDQwczLObuGJsuFfv8b5famTMG2vD39tKlNTc6iAnDbbnVnIKyj4rRxsVII4njuWaXNx4_t5jXZrsGnWjtLh1EfjsJuwOLXp8YHlaLORq7FBRaekVmZI6wQDV1jChXs7vncFOWGXxHikmqwRngv4qTw1o9YYo9Ec9dca4tdgpmDw9f5KGA7oYyN3l-g/s1250/tansu%20stairs%20%231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1250" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDQwczLObuGJsuFfv8b5famTMG2vD39tKlNTc6iAnDbbnVnIKyj4rRxsVII4njuWaXNx4_t5jXZrsGnWjtLh1EfjsJuwOLXp8YHlaLORq7FBRaekVmZI6wQDV1jChXs7vncFOWGXxHikmqwRngv4qTw1o9YYo9Ec9dca4tdgpmDw9f5KGA7oYyN3l-g/s320/tansu%20stairs%20%231.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">these stairs went to california, along with about 15 lineal </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">feet of railings for the second floor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYWakbBUAgG-BjpocAL33YjDgVQfApHPoq-e5Db6TE--gKWgLK__a1XmiYmyLwKbKjT1-xersRwVSHscvg_Pdn11zoP3zMod9l6PALSrwjmkSniN_djuBg_GtEoSB7wr36lfMyD9YJzPfU0AwgRnXkOy9qFJIWCHaq1m4kWXki1xhpS2Z5QB5QmQIEw/s1200/stairs%20all%20pics.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1200" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYWakbBUAgG-BjpocAL33YjDgVQfApHPoq-e5Db6TE--gKWgLK__a1XmiYmyLwKbKjT1-xersRwVSHscvg_Pdn11zoP3zMod9l6PALSrwjmkSniN_djuBg_GtEoSB7wr36lfMyD9YJzPfU0AwgRnXkOy9qFJIWCHaq1m4kWXki1xhpS2Z5QB5QmQIEw/s320/stairs%20all%20pics.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>the photos the client sent that we used for the concept drawings;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the builder provided onsite measurements to create the shop drawings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX97NlXJEM7LtmcQ6epwkF40RBd_CDi6Asn3OaKJfgqe3CX-nx_34zawFjztGGTiln3iLKjYckf3RXy7EnDjFzaJqbF6LvUpMnMDwajUFahkBnwRtoVDrLGhJ3Tpp74hcyowP48x_BDJcz7QEKw4Kp4RgQJizP7lmqFeWV12khKABGmLi9rlNpi8u8w/s1000/tansu%20stairs%20original.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJX97NlXJEM7LtmcQ6epwkF40RBd_CDi6Asn3OaKJfgqe3CX-nx_34zawFjztGGTiln3iLKjYckf3RXy7EnDjFzaJqbF6LvUpMnMDwajUFahkBnwRtoVDrLGhJ3Tpp74hcyowP48x_BDJcz7QEKw4Kp4RgQJizP7lmqFeWV12khKABGmLi9rlNpi8u8w/s320/tansu%20stairs%20original.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the original tansu stairs, a local project we did in 1989 ... </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4fusc0_n-qAtFrfoguzqa-krNdC36U154t_TBX38p7tQTkRotSoUkrrAfwdwsaAz3eYsozpnArfgRfjn7kQSs4QnQhbt4chPS3TalHnAWtQ23d3fYUQITMnmEpC_tk1SKoi_mae99JgtR-pgYt-J88gR6yy2K4KaoAuCCYmYxU2qsmCpclqErohbrA/s1100/tansu%20stairs%20with%20railing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1100" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4fusc0_n-qAtFrfoguzqa-krNdC36U154t_TBX38p7tQTkRotSoUkrrAfwdwsaAz3eYsozpnArfgRfjn7kQSs4QnQhbt4chPS3TalHnAWtQ23d3fYUQITMnmEpC_tk1SKoi_mae99JgtR-pgYt-J88gR6yy2K4KaoAuCCYmYxU2qsmCpclqErohbrA/s320/tansu%20stairs%20with%20railing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">with<a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-railing-for-tansu-stair-cabinet.html" target="_blank"> the railings we added in 2014</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2013/12/sams-belt-buckles.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2013/12/sams-belt-buckles.html" target="_blank">sam's belt buckles</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-9UGwFGRXUoH0zOd9Kj2S5CLod-i9XFOjrqzNm9XKgrz3Jhw0Ae_lsjeqy31ePPZFEHYVB2JzDkL7C-1795hi1TedIlj-Ipatu19inqBVx6Vv84e73wvYi3VdxT99VO4NJv_qjTKwe0TSY6rAydWZ5GAS-MTPDCfVkxbKVE4pb-xBNkmiwmPSczyWw/s1150/beltbuckles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1150" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-9UGwFGRXUoH0zOd9Kj2S5CLod-i9XFOjrqzNm9XKgrz3Jhw0Ae_lsjeqy31ePPZFEHYVB2JzDkL7C-1795hi1TedIlj-Ipatu19inqBVx6Vv84e73wvYi3VdxT99VO4NJv_qjTKwe0TSY6rAydWZ5GAS-MTPDCfVkxbKVE4pb-xBNkmiwmPSczyWw/s320/beltbuckles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3Kmxt7MV7nrKobZX6oALHmSuMoAHHdISD65DJtrgO0nDNQIuDjnStgrjRkYYOSP9ZUYoTT3svTzm8oN_1j2PVTw-9YjPenR87RRFTcUA5uFxv3TesXrE_MMlcLaKWygj1Zwu93op8PuqV5Hhf3TFuZySWX7GpSDTrOS2hRCpT2CdNhlOICu0e2z23Q/s1000/chainsaw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="1000" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3Kmxt7MV7nrKobZX6oALHmSuMoAHHdISD65DJtrgO0nDNQIuDjnStgrjRkYYOSP9ZUYoTT3svTzm8oN_1j2PVTw-9YjPenR87RRFTcUA5uFxv3TesXrE_MMlcLaKWygj1Zwu93op8PuqV5Hhf3TFuZySWX7GpSDTrOS2hRCpT2CdNhlOICu0e2z23Q/s320/chainsaw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pretty much anything you want on them ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search?q=railings&updated-max=2012-11-08T08:36:00-08:00&max-results=20&start=5&by-date=false" target="_blank">and if you need a railing of some sort, here's the place to go</a> ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and in case you missed it back in july, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there's my<a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/07/milestones.html" target="_blank"> 'old man project'</a>, still a work in progress ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there are 6 posts there that i still add to from time to time .. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">story of my 51.5 years of life in vermont, and a little bit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from before i stepped off the bus in arlington to visit my sister.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i had $6. in my pocket, and everything i owned in one hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHAb7PT-6QAJU9N9zd37m46-PaSaOeiZd5CmeZ6wsxJ_-lGbELr8WBOUsx0UshndLxGtD3F6Jfww2qivwwK_g0Z_0GOKNfPYMtpnWEphaG8GoprWcszHIkdF_Kn8yzXraktJt_qkXbCXGMeZKe6SR4VUO812glLJlISZAaZCfAipchqsJT30b6EQfCg/s646/tabula%20rasa%20mcphee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="611" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHAb7PT-6QAJU9N9zd37m46-PaSaOeiZd5CmeZ6wsxJ_-lGbELr8WBOUsx0UshndLxGtD3F6Jfww2qivwwK_g0Z_0GOKNfPYMtpnWEphaG8GoprWcszHIkdF_Kn8yzXraktJt_qkXbCXGMeZKe6SR4VUO812glLJlISZAaZCfAipchqsJT30b6EQfCg/s320/tabula%20rasa%20mcphee.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all for now ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-82333870041386410422023-01-07T12:46:00.003-08:002023-01-08T04:27:59.106-08:00a few of my favorite things ...<div style="text-align: center;"> conveniently listed on the home page of my blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">are, according to blogger, my 'popular posts' ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the one at the top of that list has been viewed </div><div style="text-align: center;">more than 35,000 times, which does make it 'popular',</div><div style="text-align: center;">at least in my book. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">below i list not my 'popular posts', but some of my 'favorite posts'.</div><div style="text-align: center;">ones that feature projects that i enjoyed writing about,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and/or feature projects that i am proud of.</div><div style="text-align: center;">here we go .... lots to read here ...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2013/02/all-pretty-pool-tables.html" target="_blank">'all the pretty pool tables'</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">at the time i was writing this post i was also reading</div><div style="text-align: center;">a cormac mccarthy book titled 'all the pretty horses'.</div><div style="text-align: center;">hence the post title, which explains what that post is about ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMURVFRj0vY_7sZBWYA9qEMXOJVLx_kgaHOclzv2BzJA5CbcFAiB5tEB9xSBb3jqsYiIgKu3BKj78WlyP0JFDtx_qmORLwA00M-lZ89gfUItcZjic8Mcf2VXceCL_THAj_cUNu4GHPCFF_g9Iyherii58IAaDag-NcKiJjs0zxLQ3zBgHDhm7pTkCLg/s1000/pool%20tables.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1000" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMURVFRj0vY_7sZBWYA9qEMXOJVLx_kgaHOclzv2BzJA5CbcFAiB5tEB9xSBb3jqsYiIgKu3BKj78WlyP0JFDtx_qmORLwA00M-lZ89gfUItcZjic8Mcf2VXceCL_THAj_cUNu4GHPCFF_g9Iyherii58IAaDag-NcKiJjs0zxLQ3zBgHDhm7pTkCLg/s320/pool%20tables.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2010/04/duck-inlays.html" target="_blank">the duck bed</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBESuz-cihFMd8GvnnAKw1z-nMNsQpBC4zqoKEzJdx-mfDgZpM0bueb0FEegaJAy4h3hF8iP2mqKiE82Hs_mLMiQerD2jgJZZ0VY1PFo24oItjf8PHdnbk0IwtC4USJIJ2f7-LD8m8vy_9pKD1x_EoQOyjqGIRVoSysl1pC6-2hQ6oVjSMzbYmdr3x8Q/s1156/the%20duck%20bed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1156" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBESuz-cihFMd8GvnnAKw1z-nMNsQpBC4zqoKEzJdx-mfDgZpM0bueb0FEegaJAy4h3hF8iP2mqKiE82Hs_mLMiQerD2jgJZZ0VY1PFo24oItjf8PHdnbk0IwtC4USJIJ2f7-LD8m8vy_9pKD1x_EoQOyjqGIRVoSysl1pC6-2hQ6oVjSMzbYmdr3x8Q/s320/the%20duck%20bed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i could go on and on about this one, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and in the duck bed link above, i do ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search?q=chance+to+be+a+hero" target="_blank">'chance to be a hero'</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSvHjVYYXZDOhLVTEkzHDRvPBZ6otezhn-kL3XFatFQrMVEo7NgWOyXYp8CHX0WuB07ZN3oFi2BGQcya8tRvdBdd8QSJfN8Gw8eJXKihW9f28kt08A_JB5EK3Hb0iDheU0Pgr4pO0v7qAyF-c7-5ziUZ7oKKHUoHIz9xAUwoL_14_zFE9LSjI35gPXw/s320/before%20and%20after%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="320" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSvHjVYYXZDOhLVTEkzHDRvPBZ6otezhn-kL3XFatFQrMVEo7NgWOyXYp8CHX0WuB07ZN3oFi2BGQcya8tRvdBdd8QSJfN8Gw8eJXKihW9f28kt08A_JB5EK3Hb0iDheU0Pgr4pO0v7qAyF-c7-5ziUZ7oKKHUoHIz9xAUwoL_14_zFE9LSjI35gPXw/s1600/before%20and%20after%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>this was a rather miraculous repair if i do say so myself ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we were able to get all the veneer pieces back to flat </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">without disturbing the original finish ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2010/11/libraries-we-have-built-over-years.html" target="_blank">some libraries we have built</a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TglZ6sXGkoWwfWIpNZ6rvTdM16n0ZRZZy5AE8zWkhH4fBIXDxJkQ069JPMcnekjrpneaxEz--UrMVGNyJXg8tB9nvGpy8sSikpd6rDQcrJ7kVdCl8h8jkNE2xP3a4ytvVPYbgFPJMDHhlop6ayUoUOzt4y-FYJK1yTLU6_0RJZSaplhLLqPUh7T5w/s1000/partner's%20dek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4TglZ6sXGkoWwfWIpNZ6rvTdM16n0ZRZZy5AE8zWkhH4fBIXDxJkQ069JPMcnekjrpneaxEz--UrMVGNyJXg8tB9nvGpy8sSikpd6rDQcrJ7kVdCl8h8jkNE2xP3a4ytvVPYbgFPJMDHhlop6ayUoUOzt4y-FYJK1yTLU6_0RJZSaplhLLqPUh7T5w/s320/partner's%20dek.jpg" width="269" /></a></div>at least 6 of them there ... one of them took</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nearly a year from cutting the trees to installing it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the upper east side in new york city ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some big projects there ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/search?q=all+claro+all+the+time" target="_blank">all claro, all the time</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirqUmgvTqyJxQjzmYQ6Gef9-yyLc86h6WnUAyzlU-n__INqFeVjurdrMaGorSofsXwHExMkiisILQES0Ax0r-FPs3euiwD50ElMBgs2y1qAu2jWXXCbBDi8cE4Dj6KY_sxlDVjh_dNUMf6JDu8jB7AJOrX4D-Jah6L1mK8wDQYjZSrNcUG9wSIHcEFw/s320/assisting%20mother%20nature.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="320" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirqUmgvTqyJxQjzmYQ6Gef9-yyLc86h6WnUAyzlU-n__INqFeVjurdrMaGorSofsXwHExMkiisILQES0Ax0r-FPs3euiwD50ElMBgs2y1qAu2jWXXCbBDi8cE4Dj6KY_sxlDVjh_dNUMf6JDu8jB7AJOrX4D-Jah6L1mK8wDQYjZSrNcUG9wSIHcEFw/s1600/assisting%20mother%20nature.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>about a dozen live edge tables in the blog post at that link</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOVn7mpUQeWolW5eSVsQM1BnuRSHOuy2ZSSesIAyLxg1MBL1gKrOLz7i1OaeCmrlg?key=bGlFNWxka0tYNmFiRloyYVVwS0FnTjFIWXBYNVlB" target="_blank">about 45 more at this link</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2022/02/algebra-geometry-math-in-workshop.html" target="_blank">algebra and geometry in the workplace</a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_oBYFDtT9OIWly-UxUTNOB9oCzAEjPfADiadck3vSGvqPqS_eFE8CVLEabshxowWnnppoFMBfNP8CAPeJcHNj_tNwe9AMaD2bk3JuHRqRQ4kat-iuTUQpkhWMpEVGJcsUdln73-xjnfFyT_fGi3Oea3syvB3Bo_jgNwWibrorUePxELt-VZDCxyrVQ/s1000/conical%20ceiling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1000" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_oBYFDtT9OIWly-UxUTNOB9oCzAEjPfADiadck3vSGvqPqS_eFE8CVLEabshxowWnnppoFMBfNP8CAPeJcHNj_tNwe9AMaD2bk3JuHRqRQ4kat-iuTUQpkhWMpEVGJcsUdln73-xjnfFyT_fGi3Oea3syvB3Bo_jgNwWibrorUePxELt-VZDCxyrVQ/s320/conical%20ceiling.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />a real, deep, head scratcher here ..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">create the supports for a conical ceiling ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here are the 'plans' from the architect</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Ensure Slope Matches Side Wall Angle for Conical Ceiling'</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #333333; color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">at 2 and 1/16th x 12</div>and there is always the onsite variable where</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the concrete wall on the right is maybe on 2 and 3/16ths x 12</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">instead of the required 2 and 1/16th x 12, which in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7' adds up! crazy stuff !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtoftcIofmy9A5OcPHB-3EQeZIjdfVJP7nH477tTxgZMiE6x4oZb5G3W3sitxT8J3thqESbEjQsiJGjsMftzqtxTwHz2ewLc_gScMF5emztOoDf-49-SHst_IAPKeZjHExg0rUSDlZfOhFcONPNicxVeAc9rqW4gkpZLvJ0P6kKZjlwRGWmQCM4S8Yg/s2016/conical%20ceiling%20model.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtoftcIofmy9A5OcPHB-3EQeZIjdfVJP7nH477tTxgZMiE6x4oZb5G3W3sitxT8J3thqESbEjQsiJGjsMftzqtxTwHz2ewLc_gScMF5emztOoDf-49-SHst_IAPKeZjHExg0rUSDlZfOhFcONPNicxVeAc9rqW4gkpZLvJ0P6kKZjlwRGWmQCM4S8Yg/s320/conical%20ceiling%20model.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />a 1/8th" to the foot scale model ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcJtNYmeMTu01kDCW58FEALtWHROX9XGTUtFqgjM_1LwSqsFm_ndvGuq-w70hrs9rzRg26eyJ31Duj3yjsuOyrOo7sBepWNqmj7EdJgAGW4uXtegtGPKC-xsAxvUDpfMW2eQWx_ODsHW4YC5vidFJP-oLci2m5M6vmMtgCL33C9C7EdfDwP4mKyvZpw/s1100/cad%20radius.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1100" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcJtNYmeMTu01kDCW58FEALtWHROX9XGTUtFqgjM_1LwSqsFm_ndvGuq-w70hrs9rzRg26eyJ31Duj3yjsuOyrOo7sBepWNqmj7EdJgAGW4uXtegtGPKC-xsAxvUDpfMW2eQWx_ODsHW4YC5vidFJP-oLci2m5M6vmMtgCL33C9C7EdfDwP4mKyvZpw/s320/cad%20radius.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and your basic algebra here ...<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and in 2010 we collaborated with a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">friend to build <a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2010/08/pictures-of-big-tables.html" target="_blank">two rather large conference tables</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1-e-ATBelSekLr15hD2W1UgMmwmuKXX383sRxJ2kuvglTOU2R09PjDH9PAAJeB-v47DoQDX8hm-RR-Hj1Blfw40TSfLfzzRlI75DH6IQOsgd52JOkDJhstxG_pTrIVrpTe72HthQtE2OXo7j1CseG_3eAUf41OFKMhshXivMB1bsmG_krt39lUCv4w/s900/20%20foot%20conference%20table.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="900" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1-e-ATBelSekLr15hD2W1UgMmwmuKXX383sRxJ2kuvglTOU2R09PjDH9PAAJeB-v47DoQDX8hm-RR-Hj1Blfw40TSfLfzzRlI75DH6IQOsgd52JOkDJhstxG_pTrIVrpTe72HthQtE2OXo7j1CseG_3eAUf41OFKMhshXivMB1bsmG_krt39lUCv4w/s320/20%20foot%20conference%20table.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>at 20' x 8', this is the 'small one' <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSalrx1Z-fnCsaFvmeMlZ2C70ao_sBzMiLKpg4AQ8Dzm-HrcZHsZygT4JzVnvCre_wX82lxg8bBGLMF59SVdGii5gbqgknjlBVJR0UIQfgtdnELB0L8By8Li_N1C2auQkKrrqLBRkFAShkFJ7IB6pjy7ReEP7myRlPpuqve2Ad0xvOPibnllKiCOv_vg/s900/large%20conference%20table%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="900" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSalrx1Z-fnCsaFvmeMlZ2C70ao_sBzMiLKpg4AQ8Dzm-HrcZHsZygT4JzVnvCre_wX82lxg8bBGLMF59SVdGii5gbqgknjlBVJR0UIQfgtdnELB0L8By8Li_N1C2auQkKrrqLBRkFAShkFJ7IB6pjy7ReEP7myRlPpuqve2Ad0xvOPibnllKiCOv_vg/s320/large%20conference%20table%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>'small' because this one is 26' x 9'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">about 2' of granite hangs out over the base pieces<br />we cnc'd and joined the knockdown parts, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we did the steel that supports the granite</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and did the wood borders around the granite pieces ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our friend steve did the finishing and onsite assembly. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfyi5JJl5mQCdw19am6AFwKtuNNcMGRKpwRTh1YGRtvASsXDpR3WQAwVCowQuoNux1DRbfKpmPoS8UN9xKjXk8z2pzAjuXr9SJEmf7KrhYHl-k-tYaa7a9cUhlFt-fycaRij8g9V36T2Kd-iIVOnPKdPkWUeAk4C88ev1GDTmpYPI105mONsJ6ztLiQ/s1175/steel%20supports.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="1175" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfyi5JJl5mQCdw19am6AFwKtuNNcMGRKpwRTh1YGRtvASsXDpR3WQAwVCowQuoNux1DRbfKpmPoS8UN9xKjXk8z2pzAjuXr9SJEmf7KrhYHl-k-tYaa7a9cUhlFt-fycaRij8g9V36T2Kd-iIVOnPKdPkWUeAk4C88ev1GDTmpYPI105mONsJ6ztLiQ/s320/steel%20supports.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i think this will do it for today ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">more 'favorites' to come sometime ...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-27714569589582111752023-01-03T16:30:00.001-08:002023-01-03T16:49:40.705-08:00all the best for 2023 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8YmPmAjl3JQEK_c-6WUUFkgD--CAFLJbIASFOii7qinaB3oaIDKMeC8JgvGdtn1AKwrLY0Mv8TXmZ9UG67xHR0A33tdT4H9DnoEZ7sj6VjSRFApHPWS0iCqMhJsBuxAb9_V_ZmdJEL2G9LHhe0v1xZKy_z5dH28bgaYY1M5kcHjHudf8JoduIDLXGA/s1224/sunrise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1224" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8YmPmAjl3JQEK_c-6WUUFkgD--CAFLJbIASFOii7qinaB3oaIDKMeC8JgvGdtn1AKwrLY0Mv8TXmZ9UG67xHR0A33tdT4H9DnoEZ7sj6VjSRFApHPWS0iCqMhJsBuxAb9_V_ZmdJEL2G9LHhe0v1xZKy_z5dH28bgaYY1M5kcHjHudf8JoduIDLXGA/s320/sunrise.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy new year all !!</div><div style="text-align: center;">after 15 years of writing this blog, </div><div style="text-align: center;">i am a little short on new things to say about </div><div style="text-align: center;">the past, and about 2023, except to wish you all the best.</div><div style="text-align: center;">we had a great 2022 and i hope you did too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-year.html" target="_blank">here's what i said back in 2016 and again 2010</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">some of my favorite quotes are there ... like the one below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbkuZ2bkJLpsEE54V09-REaLxYqCxanWhRzutOTv4DJrXKc3KAvlMGuMDzBQuynvc3gNLKUO3FCtOOrxCCckKoEszEJi9Sx1hfuhm_HVeYGqTdJgjCcoePUqZdrgsg_4Jcxs1Px3Da8h66TU5UPdt8Xh27cqwsVNRH5IqF-FoSQ6oSLjQSOtPVoRQAQ/s864/exaltation%20of%20mess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="635" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitbkuZ2bkJLpsEE54V09-REaLxYqCxanWhRzutOTv4DJrXKc3KAvlMGuMDzBQuynvc3gNLKUO3FCtOOrxCCckKoEszEJi9Sx1hfuhm_HVeYGqTdJgjCcoePUqZdrgsg_4Jcxs1Px3Da8h66TU5UPdt8Xh27cqwsVNRH5IqF-FoSQ6oSLjQSOtPVoRQAQ/s320/exaltation%20of%20mess.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and others like that ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and ok ... new year, new slide show</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmto9X2YspftY1mG1LWgUnb8xTF4haNJHnpbZND2Grk0btOc5-y_FU_mPaxUPAsPcV_yxAhGmempfrnuGf95QaeNNDqmhhRyGOqFEfvBjzHrcCcgXQtahT3_SxwGntR4x9BmwiinUviccXFB2TGBUs3q84TJ8Fm-BgGDOw6DhzpLHp6Wg3hrvmKv-2yQ/s831/SLIDE%20SHOW%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="766" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmto9X2YspftY1mG1LWgUnb8xTF4haNJHnpbZND2Grk0btOc5-y_FU_mPaxUPAsPcV_yxAhGmempfrnuGf95QaeNNDqmhhRyGOqFEfvBjzHrcCcgXQtahT3_SxwGntR4x9BmwiinUviccXFB2TGBUs3q84TJ8Fm-BgGDOw6DhzpLHp6Wg3hrvmKv-2yQ/s320/SLIDE%20SHOW%202022.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/p/slide-shows.html" target="_blank">here is a link to the page where you will find it</a>, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">down toward the bottom of it there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'work from 2022'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i let myself get a little carried away, adding some </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pet photos, historic items, music videos, golf and weather stuff, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">making it a bit of a lengthy one ... you can click through pretty quickly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42 years of our previous work there too. literally <i>thousands </i>of photos ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">if you are looking for more info on any of the photos,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> you may see a link with the photo, and though it won't work, it will </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tell you the month in 2022 that i wrote a blog post about it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which should make it pretty easy to find ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJYz2JY54DR_3hHRAzipIk8Lw-b4ZstpXpP5bivigw1bPcBoZOAYXH0q-ojBpdv3WWTuB-ceIO0CL7l6db7ACsGy3YJ1Mgldd8IkY4YJ2CQyW6zJ8Ufkgsw2Bmjq8j5eh28c7oj_rZGMRKxO1u4f-BaXNWqKPl8ZLYCech43ydSR7d_8P5skP2UE_gw/s844/archive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="388" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJYz2JY54DR_3hHRAzipIk8Lw-b4ZstpXpP5bivigw1bPcBoZOAYXH0q-ojBpdv3WWTuB-ceIO0CL7l6db7ACsGy3YJ1Mgldd8IkY4YJ2CQyW6zJ8Ufkgsw2Bmjq8j5eh28c7oj_rZGMRKxO1u4f-BaXNWqKPl8ZLYCech43ydSR7d_8P5skP2UE_gw/s320/archive.jpg" width="147" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAQd8CpbOgoiSA8cbR6psndsjJzulcvnwIUn6d1-xD5jw_bMCQ8oMuKKsLPh_tlduT4ovJJEPnG0aUf4e5FpuleTUIoXHNU4_pUDBKeoJQlYLYgMBaWNeRlQ18EO8uTcuV-lx-X8-kNQqbjsAW665_-nx2_H66-Q3DlB8cVCDxkceKPFXI7Elw8KSOA/s1224/mackerel%20sky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1224" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAQd8CpbOgoiSA8cbR6psndsjJzulcvnwIUn6d1-xD5jw_bMCQ8oMuKKsLPh_tlduT4ovJJEPnG0aUf4e5FpuleTUIoXHNU4_pUDBKeoJQlYLYgMBaWNeRlQ18EO8uTcuV-lx-X8-kNQqbjsAW665_-nx2_H66-Q3DlB8cVCDxkceKPFXI7Elw8KSOA/s320/mackerel%20sky.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">onward !</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Dorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.com0