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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Edge,
That piece represents one hell of a lot of work!
What I cannot understand is that period furniture, up here in New England ,
is bringing no money at auction. Just last week 2 -18th century chest of drawers, in Ossipee, in nice shape, brought about $700. each. One reminded me of yours; although your piece is far more elaborate, in detail.
Most of the younger generation are not interested in buying, and the senior's are liquidating their collections.
Thanks Steve, I think that chest of drawers was about 350 hours. It sold for $8k, out of which the gallery took 40%. I made about $12/hour, but being my first major veneered piece, I figured that I was getting paid to learn. I'm much more efficient now, better at pricing, and can eliminate galleries and middlemen based on reputation and word of mouth.
The problem with antiques, even if they are in good condition, is that they don't always fit in modern houses. People who want the look are willing to pay to have furniture custom designed to fit their exact space and needs.
Cheers!
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WBraun
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steveA
That's not Warbler, it's Rick Reider .....
(Nice beams, .... hard work makes the man)
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steveA
Trad climber
Wolfeboro, NH
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Thanks Werner!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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away from the ground
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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A couple weeks ago, my buddy calls me in a panic. His roof had blown off his trailer. It's an old singlewide in a great place. His home. The recycled tin roof had completely been removed, pulling the furnace up through his old roof before detaching. By all rights a total loss.
It was said by someone, that at both ends of the economic spectrum lies a leisure class. He is the epitome of the lower end. Any cost was going to be a significant burden.
As circumstance would have it, I had a bunch of steel studs I had plans for. A greenhouse/garden garage. I loaded them up and headed to his place to assess the damage and begin framing rafters. No time for architects or detailed planning, the weather forecast was calling for heavy rain within a week.
What a wreck. The abode has seen squarer days. About 8" out to be exact over 60'. Within a day, we had the roof framed up and secured to the upper portion of the trailer via a steel rail, circumnavigating the dwelling like a hillbilly halo.
I ordered the minimum amount of steel and accoutrements to prevent the oncoming ingress of moisture. 3 day delay. We picked up the steel and hauled ass back to the mountains. The storm came. Over the next two miserable days we got the tin on and the furnace reinstalled. Full on rain/sleet/snow mix, 30 mph winds, 33 degree weather. I wanted to bail. Bad.
Today I went back to measure for fascia and soffit and install vents on the roof. Finally in the sun, I could see what an ugly but functional job was accomplished.
Glad the hard part is over.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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What I cannot understand is that period furniture, up here in New England ,
is bringing no money at auction. Just last week 2 -18th century chest of drawers, in Ossipee, in nice shape, brought about $700. each. One reminded me of yours; although your piece is far more elaborate, in detail.
Most of the younger generation are not interested in buying, and the senior's are liquidating their collections.
I see this all the time on "Antiques Roadshow Revisited", where they replay an appraisal they did on the show 15-20 years ago and then show if it has gone up or down over time.
Tastes change, styles go in and out of fashion, and then the value follows supply and demand.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Made a couple of knives recently
A leather cutting knife cut from a circular saw blade, with Mexican Cocobolo handle.
A hunting/skinning knife forged from a bar of O-1 tool steel, snakewood handle
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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Bar parts.
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Top crown is 7 piece. Next layer is 5 piece.
Fun stuff.
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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In the back is what we had to match.
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Finished product.
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away from the ground
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Looking nice and tight there Steve.
Edge, did you ebonize or stain those?
I've been burning railing parts the last few days myself. Made the mistake of using some wet cedar for a the newel post build up and it moved quite a bit when I torched it. First time with shou shugi ban, so I'm learning.
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Edge
Trad climber
Betwixt and Between Nederland & Boulder, CO
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F, it's just Home Depot 3x6 Doug fir knocked up with an angle grinder, aggressively wire brushed to raise the grain, and then slobbered with Minwax dark walnut, followed by 2 coats satin lacquer.
Steve, very nice trim work! The crispness of the edges speaks volumes...
Were you responsible for any of that curved work or was that existing? Either way, someone had some fun with that.
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Edge, the curved ceiling in background was existing. We removed a stage below ceiling and built small catering area with dumb waiter to main kitchen below. Built dividing wall to hide catering area. It was great fun. Thanks
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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This is the back of dividing wall. Lotsa storage!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Yeah, I'm making my mark in the landscaping world.
Dig it!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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Nice xeriscape Reilly...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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You know I'm all about the environment, RJ.
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