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Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Apr 10, 2012 - 01:32pm PT

Reilly, I have all sorts of accumulated treasures from the 18 years I have spent in my current studio. I am about to make a coffee table for my daughter, who is moving out to Denver in a couple months with virtually no furniture of her own. My choices are native black cherry, or solid plum pudding mahogany which cost me about $35 bd/ft. As much as I would love to use the plum pudding, I will probably go with the cherry as it is less heavy in appearance, more "youthful," and will be easier for her to match when she starts buying accompanying pieces. It will have a glass top with a lined drawer underneath so that she can display her shells and treasured stones collected from two trips to Alaska. Which wood should I use? I dunno, A'll aska...

Norwegian, the original Millenium Box did have a key mounted behind glass, but the one in the photo was a near copy made for ex-NH Governor and former White House Chief of Staff John Sununu. I made it slightly different to keep the singleness of purpose of the original intact. I have had a ton of work from Republican politicos over the years, Dems, not so much. Fortunately they didn't inquire as to my personal leanings, and we each followed the "don't ask, don't tell" edict.

"give a fvck could i if
you steal all my treasure.
have it. my substance
is adaptable. my fame
is framed in the claim
that wellness is mine to create."

I am going to put a cloth lining in the bottom of the town's capsule, and I am tempted to hide your beautiful prose, with your permission, underneath it for future generations to uncover. Thanks for recognizing one aspect of the hidden symbolism built into the piece to encourage discussion and curiosity among the worthy.

Norwegian

Trad climber

Placerville, California

Apr 10, 2012 - 07:34pm PT

thanks edge,i have honor
at the thought of hitching
a ride upon that piece.
you cut exceptional work.

one other time
a girl asked me if
she could write my
name in the seam of
her panties.

somewhere, out there,
my echo is
roughing up she's soft
inner thighs.

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Apr 12, 2012 - 05:14pm PT

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Apr 12, 2012 - 05:22pm PT

Hey, Brandon, yer knott 'sposed to use yer thermos to drive the boards
together with! Nice werk, as usual, bra!

Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Apr 12, 2012 - 08:04pm PT

Brandon, nice work lining up all the nail heads. Did you have to predrill?

tiki-jer

Trad climber

fresno/clovis

Apr 12, 2012 - 09:19pm PT

A current project getting ready to ship to Arizona. Both are approx. 15-16 ft. tall.
Inside dimension of T-Rex is 14 ft. wide,
while The Mine is approx. 12 ft. wide.
The Cow Skull will get red LED lights installed in the Eye Sockets.
Pictures of install to follow.

john hansen

climber

Apr 13, 2012 - 12:05am PT

Really great work from everyone. I can't compete with the craft's men ship of you guys. Some how I seem to end up building school's. It is good to know that hundreds if not thousands of kids thru the years will go to class in the buildings we have built.

Amazing how a side walk and some curbs and a little landscaping can really bring a project together. 40 weeks into a 52 week grind to finish two buildings for a new school. 20,000 sq ft. I am the project superintendent.

It is fun, what you can do when you have 25 or 30 guys working on a project every day.

It is all about logistics, keeping the army fed.
Actually starting to believe we can meet our June 22 deadline.

Building "B"

sempervirens

climber

Apr 13, 2012 - 12:27am PT

John H., Are you considering native vegetation for the landscaping around the school? It cost's more and takes more work to get established but once it's established it's usually very low maintainance. Good for lessons in ecology, biology, science too.

john hansen

climber

Apr 13, 2012 - 02:10am PT

Hey Semper. They just brought in the trees today. they are all native. ohia,Koa, and some others. they will also be using other native plants for ground cover. The school is a Hawaiian language immersion school so they are really in to it. they have the students propagating all the plants.

Aloha

sempervirens

climber

Apr 13, 2012 - 10:55am PT

Now that is a cool school.

phylp

Trad climber

Millbrae, CA

Apr 13, 2012 - 11:04am PT

I love all these recent posts - from a cat perch to a beautiful building and everything in between.

Gorgeous work in one of the all time great threads.

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Apr 13, 2012 - 05:27pm PT

Edge, I find that the square cut nails turn less with the grain when you install them on the bias. That plus the fact that any wiggle is less noticeable than if they are installed paralell or perpendicular to the grain. If any get ornery, I pull them and ream out a hole for them. Otherwise, its all just hand pounding.

BTW, you have some outstanding work on your website. Cutting some of those inlays must be nerve wracking, given the medium you're working with.

Reeotch

Trad climber

Kayenta, AZ

Apr 13, 2012 - 07:32pm PT

Gorgeous work in one of the all time great threads.

Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Apr 14, 2012 - 11:13am PT

Brandon, how did you find my website? I didn't think I had linked it here anywhere.

The inlays are typically 1/16" or thicker, so not too bad to work with. The challenge comes when laying up heavily figured 1/32" thick veneers, which is like taping together potato chips. Either way you need sharp tools, good eyesight, and beau coup patience.

Brandon-

climber

The Granite State.

Apr 14, 2012 - 12:56pm PT

I guessed that you had a website and googled.

Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Apr 16, 2012 - 03:08pm PT

This weekend I made a 23" powwow drum in western red cedar and elk rawhide; it just finished drying and sounds amazing. I also made a cedar stand for it, and the first coat of spar varnish is drying now.

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

Apr 16, 2012 - 03:35pm PT

Cool! Is it bent or stave-jointed? Are you familiar with the Tlingit bent
boxes? Those are quite impressive given the tools they were made with.

Gal

Trad climber

a semi lucid consciousness

Apr 16, 2012 - 03:56pm PT

You know how people wish they possessed certain talents, such as singing well, or playing an instrument beautifully... well this thread brings out my "I wish I could"... I wish I could build!!!! You all are awesome-I'm always VERY impressed! I hope in my next life...