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

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 14:33:00 +0000

Actually that’s a bit of a myth, especially with today’s flash drive media that we have in most devices that would go inside a cabinet like this. Here’s a PC World article on the topic:

http://www.pcworld.com/article.....myths.html

By: Selwyn Adelson

Selwyn Adelson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:47:57 +0000

It’s a great piece of furniture but I have one concern. Is it a good idea to put powerful rear earth magnets near sensitive electronic gear?

By: Hector

Hector — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:12:50 +0000

All I know now is you have mad skills. This is one project I will love to do. I have a feeling I will do well thanks to your excellent instructions and tips, How ever the fantastic tool collection you have at your disposal will take me a long time to duplicate. having those tools would make me feel like I’m in heaven.

Perfection at it’s best

Hector.

By: Justine

Justine — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:15:03 +0000

I’m just an observer but the concept is amazing! In time we’re gonna face more and more gadgets to store, together with the power supply. The wood used for the door makes the whole piece come to live.

I’d make a few adjustments, and the style doesn’t necessarily meet my taste, but that’s just my personal opinion.

So far it’s the best series I’ve seen from you.

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 Ã¢â‚¬â€œ 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?