Comments for sawd.us ...and other things I make

Comment on Design help - request for comments… by Torch02

Torch02 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:18:13 +0000

I think you’ll be fine with the curve not extending to the sides. But if you wanted to extend it, you could have the “top” of the curve start at the front, curving down at a similar rate as the front curve, so that it finishes lower when it hits the back leg.

That would make it look like the curve was bent around the entire frame, instead of just repeated on the sides. Also, I think it might add the weight that Kari is looking for in the piece.

Comment on Design help - request for comments… by Adam King

Adam King — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:26:04 +0000

Wow. I love the top of the legs. The opposite step on each side is a great attention to detail.

Curious? What would happen if you dropped that step down the leg a bit so it’s inline with the bottom rails of the piece?

Then you could run a small chamfer on the rails that meets the small step/chamfer on the legs.

Gorgeous work, man.

Comment on Design help - request for comments… by Cory

Cory — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:26:00 +0000

Hi All, good comments.

Kari, the lightness used to bother me but at that time I played with it a little and I’m fine with it. The problem is the curve - fixing the middle being too light without the ends being too thick.

Torch02 - you’ve found one of the things thats bothered me - the top. That was one of the things I planned to re-engineer after building the rest so I can play with it full-scale. I think the breadboards will go away, and it might be a subtler version of that curve.

On drawer pulls, I think something simple, about 3-4″ long in the middle of the drawers, that follows the bottom curve.

The other thing that’s bothered me is curving the front without curving the sides - can I get away with that? Unfortunately if I do that it exposes the underneath drawer slides.

Comment on Design help - request for comments… by Torch02

Torch02 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:01:50 +0000

A couple of ideas for you:

- The breadboard ends don’t seem wide enough (left to right) for the total width of the top.
- Maybe it’s the perspective of the sketch, but something is a little off with the drawer finger joints. Maybe make the middle finger (no pun intended) a little larger across all the drawers?
- The legs are interesting. I’ve never seen a design like that before, so I’m curious how it will turn out in the material.
- If you wanted to do something a little different with the top, you could take the curved cloud lift from beneath the drawers and echo it on the front edge of the top.

Any ideas on what kind of drawer pulls you want to use?

Comment on Design help - request for comments… by Kari Hultman

Kari Hultman — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:38:35 +0000

Hi Cory, I know nothing about furniture design so feel free to ignore my comment. I like the Green and Green details and the overall design is cool. I’m just wondering if what you’re hedging on is the “lightness” of the piece. Wonder what it would look like with a little more heft: thicker, shorter legs; a little bit wider apron; and shorter table top. Could be I just like chunky furniture, I don’t know…

Comment on Design help - request for comments… by Mark

Mark — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:28:19 +0000

Fantastic. It’s a great reflection on Greene and Greene. Very impressive.

Comment on The Workbench Project by Jake

Jake — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:46:04 +0000

That is one nice labor of love. How many men and small boys does it take to move it?

Comment on Project: Small Dining Table by Lee Laird

Lee Laird — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:22:06 +0000

I think the top is beautiful.

Have you ever thought about redoing the base, and then just moving the top from one base to the new one? Just a thought since you comment on the flexing issue. I like the look of the table and never would have known there was any problem if you hadn’t disclosed it.

Regards,

Lee

Comment on The Workbench Project by Lee Laird

Lee Laird — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:15:05 +0000

Great looking bench. You done yourself proud. I like the looks of the dovetails and the execution of the vises is wonderful. Great job!

Thanks for sharing your website address. I’ll visit the other pics of the bench likely tomorrow.

Regards,

Comment on The Workbench Project by Doc

Doc — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:48:55 +0000

WOW WOW WOW WOW~
Love the workbench! When I retire…….maybe I can get busy again.
How long did it take you to make it? ?
Keep up the good work!
Doc