My furniture threak, now with better photos.

SkinnyGoomba · Mar 19, 2011

I've recently built this console, it's of Black walnut and stainless steel, I've finished the wood with a wiping varnish and welded the stainless brackets to the stainless steel tubing with a TIG welding process.

Better photos of some older ones:

(that bookcase is on it's way to the trash bin soon)

(working on getting a picture developed.)

gomestar · Mar 19, 2011

My awkardly thorough memory means I remember most of the stuff you've built and posted in various threads the past, and it's all very impressive. But remove that damn desk topper thing w/ the hand rests, it covers up a genuinely beautiful piece of wood.

Great work though, I look forward to updates.

rnoldh · Mar 19, 2011

Very nice work. Simple and elegant.

I am guessing that the furniture making is a hobby and passion to you.

I seem to remember that you used to build cars ( or were involved in that ).

Do you find furniture building as satisfying?

SkinnyGoomba · Mar 19, 2011

Originally Posted by gomestar

My awkwardly thorough memory means I remember most of the stuff you've built and posted in various threads the past, and it's all very impressive. But remove that damn desk topper thing w/ the hand rests, it covers up a genuinely beautiful piece of wood. Great work though, I look forward to updates.
Thanks! I agree, that thing is a little bit of a disappointment, but it serves a purpose.

Originally Posted by rnoldh

Very nice work. Simple and elegant. I am guessing that the furniture making is a hobby and passion to you. I seem to remember that you used to build cars ( or were involved in that ). Do you find furniture building as satisfying?
Thanks Rnoldh, definitely a hobby and passion. I actually am enjoying this a bit more than cars, though i thoroughly enjoyed that at the time, since I feel like I can express myself an enjoy it on a more regular basis. One a piece is finished it's a moment in time, where the car was a progression of stages.

Peak and Pine · Mar 19, 2011

Unlike Gomestar, I've got a crap ass memory and can't even remember the first pic in this thread; however, the stuff I do recall looks really fine and I'm glad you posted this, tho maybe the accoutrements might be a wee too strategically placed if you know what I mean, but your work's really to be admired.

frenchy · Mar 19, 2011

love the bookcase,simple,elegant.
not crazy about the the desk though (sorry?) looks a bit cramped and has a "staples" vibe,although i can see teh functionality of it.
maybe apply the bookcase clean lines to the desk next time...
i dont build,but sell a lot of vintage furniture so i kinda know what im talking about (shrug)

Hombre Secreto · Mar 19, 2011

Interest in Dorian Gray and Philip Carlo books, eh? Any ammonia and duck tape lying around by chance?

Peak and Pine · Mar 19, 2011

Originally Posted by frenchy

love the bookcase,simple,elegant. not crazy about the the desk though (sorry?) looks a bit cramped and has a "staples" vibe,although i can see teh functionality of it. maybe apply the bookcase clean lines to the desk next time... i dont build,but sell a lot of vintage furniture so i kinda know what im talking about
There you go. There's the phrase all craftsman are longing for: it looks like it came from Staples. It doesn't by the way. And while the remark comes from someone who deals in vintage furniture and says he kinda knows what he's talking about, I don't deal in vintage furniture, but I've been into Staples and I kinda know what I'm talking about.

frenchy · Mar 19, 2011

ps is that a Brooks Brothers blazer on the chair?
i think i have the same one
edit never mind saw the logo in the other pic

frenchy · Mar 19, 2011

Originally Posted by Peak and Pine

There you go. There's the phrase all craftsman are longing for: it looks like it came from Staples.
It doesn't by the way. And while the remark comes from someone who deals in vintage furniture and says he kinda knows what he's talking about, I don't deal in vintage furniture, but I've been into Staples and I kinda know what I'm talking about.

chill out,i think he knows what ime talking about,i meant it looks bulky and yeah i get a staples vibe from it.
am i not allowed an opinion even if you disagree with it and to express it?
i did like the book case

SkinnyGoomba · Mar 19, 2011

Dude, staples?

Originally Posted by Peak and Pine

Unlike Gomestar, I've got a crap ass memory and can't even remember the first pic in this thread; however, the stuff I do recall looks really fine and I'm glad you posted this, tho maybe the accoutrements might be a wee too strategically placed if you know what I mean, but your work's really to be admired.

Thanks P&P!

Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto

Interest in Dorian Gray and Philip Carlo books, eh? Any ammonia and duck tape lying around by chance?

I plead the 5th.

mm84321 · Mar 19, 2011

SkinnyGoomba, I absolutely love that console you built. I usually don't traditionally think of pairing wood and metal together, but the tone of the black walnut compliments the stainless steel perfectly. Very nice job.

BrianVarick · Mar 19, 2011

Very very nice, I would absolutely love to have some very well made furniture in my house. That bookshelf looks awesome. You could definitely turn this into a business if you were so inclined.

xchen · Mar 19, 2011

Great stuff all around, SkinnyGoomba! Everything looks to be of the utmost quality. If we weren't on an internet forum I'd guess you to be Amish!

I'd loved to be able to build my own furniture. I especially like reclaimed wood, and stuff with a more industrial or rustic look. And that desk definitely doesn't look like it came from staples to me, other than being rectangular. Anyone who actually shops at staples would never think that.

Yooxaddict73 · Mar 19, 2011

Always nice to see someone is making things instead of buying them in the store.
Actually there are numerous craftsman (NH,VT,MA,PA,ME) who are making custom and reproduction furniture out of their homes or small workshops. The prices for their furniture are generally the same or less if compared to the high-end stores or antique shops.
I am making my third custom order atm, and I don't think I will ever buy anything from the retail furn. store again.
Once you experienced the pleasure of owning a real piece of furniture, made the old-fashioned way , there is no going back(sort of like with all good things in life).

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