After I posted some pictures on another thread, I thought maybe this project needed its own thread. This was made from maple slab wood from a WoodMizer Portable mill operation of a friend of mine. He would call me If he was sawing some logs of interest and I would come out and scrounge through the slab pile before he cut them up for fire wood. In return I would make him some things from lumber he furnished.

This particular piece I made for myself . The logs were western maple logs that were 20-"-24" in diameter and had seasoned for 2 years in his yard.

I didn't have any drawings,but had seen some of these Hi Boys in some of the magazine articles, so made a variation of one. I also incorporated some hidden compartments into the design.

Herb

 

1 hour ago, Dadio said:

I thought maybe this project needed its own thread

no maybe about it...

thanks...

That's really spectacular, from the wood to craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing this.

 

Steve

Edited November 5, 20169 yr by Fred W. Hargis, Jr

sorry, duplicate...guess we don't have a delete button.

Edited November 5, 20169 yr by Fred W. Hargis, Jr

That really warrants two giraffes Fred, that is a super-d-duper piece Herb!!!

Cal

Excellent Herb.  I like the attention to detail like the grain match on the small drawers.

Absolutely gorgeous. Just outstanding.

Herb, you just classed up the joint! Great project and wonderful work! So since this came from a log, you had to resaw each of those components down to the final thickness, just the prep for this project is mind boggling!

Thanks so much for sharing this Herb, beautiful, absolutely awesome! I love, love love, the design at the bottom at the skirt, I love those lines, thank you again for posting your inspiring project, this really pushes some of us to do more with their hands, including myself, great job sir.

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That is beyond what works can say!

Herb that even beats the cat's meow. What was the finish, it looks very transparent?

27 minutes ago, Gerald said:

Herb that even beats the cat's meow. What was the finish, it looks very transparent?

It is a water based poly urethane, to minimizes the yellowing.

 

Thanks for everyone's  compliments, I never get tired of looking at the beautiful grain.

Herb

40 minutes ago, Dadio said:

It is a water based poly urethane, to minimizes the yellowing.

 

Thanks for everyone's  compliments, I never get tired of looking at the beautiful grain.

Herb

no kidding...beyond stunning

Museum heirloom piece here Herb...after seeing this I'm burning any of my work as scrap.

Please create a Gallery post for this for everyone to see & share! Thanks!

BTW...didn't even know you knew the Queen...assume she approved?

 

Beeeeautiful...the grain, the detail, the workmanship...OUTSTANDING...belongs in a museum...

 

Thanks for sharing...

What everyone else said X 2

  Herb your pieces are a pleasure to look at. Great workmanship.

That is a BEAUTIFUL piece of work!

OUTSTANDING craftsmanship. The wood is fantastic, never seen anything like it. just wow. 

On 11/5/2016 at 6:10 AM, HandyDan said:

Excellent Herb.  I like the attention to detail like the grain match on the small drawers.

Yes, Dan, that really adds to the the effect.

The ends were made from 5 narrow boards matched the best I could and glued together.

The legs were made from more of a straight grained material as there was a lot of hand detail work making them and I didn't want to fight the tearout of the swirly grain,  besides not having pieces the right dimension to make them without gluing up blanks. It took about 4 hour to make each a leg.

The front pieces and the sides are doweled and glued together.

The drawers slide on runners, which work quite well.