Comments on: 69- Gadget Station (Pt. 12)

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:44:45 +0000

Thanks Peter. The stiles were slightly darker than the rails. But its one of those differences that seems to be less and less obvious as you coat it with finish, and then put it into normal household lighting. A well-lit shop tends to exaggerate everything, which is awesome for finding flaws like that. But in this case, I didn’t notice it until I was well into the project and there was no way in heck I was going back. :)

The spalting certainly seems like it would weaken a piece of wood or at least establish a likely breaking point. So I would probably never use it for something structural. But as a relatively thin panel, with finish on it, I imagine it will be very stable and will last as long as any other wood panel. I’ll let you know in 20 years. :)

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:11:18 +0000

Hi Marc,

Great piece… wow! Gorgeous. Two questions:
1) Do my eyes deceive me, or are the outer stiles darker in color than the rails? If so, how did you achieve this? (Because it looks great)

2) Does spalting do anything negative to wood over, say, 5, 10, or 20 years? I.e. will it change, split, etc. etc.?

- newb

By: Robby

Robby — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:15:01 +0000

Hey Derek,

Check out the gear. I got some really nice Woodwhisperer pencils…
I keep them sharp at all times, makes life a lot easier when you have to be precise.

http://thewoodwhisperer.com/pr.....il-5-pack/

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:14:20 +0000

Hey Marc,
The gadget station is gorgeous. But even better than that, nice choice of tshirt! Right now I’m wearing a repro Empire Strikes Back T – gotta love being able to wear that kind of stuff to work :). Great job again!

Drew

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:03:05 +0000

Hard to tell Kyle. I didn’t really track my hours and they would have been totally skewed. $3000 is just a very rough estimate based on my gut.

And yes Chuck I do sign my work. Usually I do this in an area that is somewhat hidden, but easy to find if you are looking for it. This unit was signed on the back of the bottom shelf. You will see in the upcoming video with Leo exactly where it was signed.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:28:13 +0000

Marc,

Beautiful work on the station. Do you sign your projects? If so, what does your, “mark,” ( no pun intended) look like and how do you decide where to sign?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:57:27 +0000

wow $3000! if you were still making to sell… is something you would make more than once and try to sell a few or is that not really a reproduction piece? and would that have been a good margin for you?

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:42:10 +0000

Ready for this? NOTHING! We gave it to Leo for free. Small price to pay for allowing Nicole to meet one of her idols. :)

How much would I have charged? I would say over $3000. Doesn’t mean someone would ever buy it. ;)

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:31:56 +0000

Very well done. I curious to know what you charged for this piece? Or price range?

By: Mike Lingenfelter

Mike Lingenfelter — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:49:19 +0000

Marc,

I just finished the last episode and wow this a fun series! I hope you have more series like this planned. I especially like the time you spent on design. Once a woodworker gains a good set of skills, design is the next obstacle. There is so little out there on the design process, It’s nice to see how someone else does it. I really miss Wood Works, it was the first show that tried to show the design process. Carry David’s legacy forward :).

Mike