Building nice wood

Gettin Er Done

Actually, the claro walnut table above is not quite done, but we did put a polishing coat over the final brush coat of finish today when we got back to the shop. That one will be finished up by the weekend. Will and I were in Grafton most of the day finishing up the This Old House project that we have been working on off and on for over a year. We had two missions today: the first was a small adjustment to the big tv cabinet to get one pair of the folding doors sliding smoothly into the cabinet when it was open. When we left it a month or two ago, it was on a couple of furniture pads and the tv and audio equipment had not yet been installed. Happily, all the stuff fit in nicely and the door adjustment went smoothly. We got a demo from the owner of a short segment of the Roy Orbison Black and White video and the surround sound really rocked !!!! It was close to feeling like a live performance .... The TV was not too shabby either ... Click the photos to enlarge them .
Figured cherry, curly maple panels and walnut moldings ... Getting started info on the construction of this cabinet at the link above ...
Looks good closed too ... another post on the construction of this cabinet here
The other cabinet in the family room was fine and the tunnel we created for the cable box installation worked slick .... This cabinet needed no adjustment ...
Post on this cabinet here ...
Our main mission today though was to install the shutters above in the family room across from the cabinet above. This project was a little nerve racking because it was added at the last minute and we had to construct and finish the shutters in the shop without checking them in the opening before we finished them ... Will was relieved when they fit like a pair of gloves and even complimented me on my hinge layout jig, which I forgot to take a picture of and did work slickly...
Pretty dark in here with the shutters closed ...
The lights were on in the fireplace cabinet (scroll down), and it had a nice glow ...
And the front door, which Im pretty sure is the original, looked happy to be back in place ...
Tthe cabinet we wrestled into place the last trip was full of stuff and looking like it was designed to be there from the start, which it wasnt ... Over all, its a great felling when you finish a large project with a client you have particularly enjoyed working with for an extended period of time .. I hope hes not completely finished though the house looks good, and Im sure hes ready for at least a deep breath ...
We even had time to stop for a late lunch at The Wood Fired Pizza Company where Peter Moore built the oven and Sam made the doors ... Yum ... All for now ....