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comments (12) August 28th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery     
MichaelHenderson MichaelHenderson, member
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This is a chest inspired by the chests of John Townsend of Newport.  The primary wood is cherry with maple as a secondary wood.


Design or Plan used: My Own Design - I drew the plans after lots of research, especially "Master Craftsmen of Newport"
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cherilm cherilm writes: Mike, I was suprised to see your chest of drawers here, but actually not. I have been impressed from this piece ever since you made it and seeing it again is just inspiring me to keep going. I remember the carving class we had and you taught us all the simple shell. Your work is beautiful. And this time in pictures I saw the dovetails on the back of the feet, I am REALLY impressed. The only people that would ever see that are the movers, but you did it anyhow. Good luck and we'll see you around. Beautiful.
Posted: 3:17 pm on October 6th

John_Vondruska John_Vondruska writes: Mike,
Ellen and I are quite impressed. The comments of others are far more sophisticated respecting woodworking, and without them I am not sure I would have appreciated all that you have done! This is indeed a work of much skill and patience.
John
Posted: 10:25 am on October 4th

garyzim garyzim writes: Nice piece Mike, very very nice piece.
This is something most of us dream of building....
Posted: 11:19 pm on September 23rd

scootsp8 scootsp8 writes: Speechless!
Posted: 3:04 am on September 16th

dwwright dwwright writes: Mike,

That is a beautiful chest, very impressive!
Posted: 11:07 am on September 15th

Stu in Tokyo Stu in Tokyo writes: Mike, that is just simply fantastic!

It is so very cool to see this kind of quality work still being done, by hand, by skilled craftsmen like yourself.

Bravo!
Posted: 7:13 am on September 15th

J_White J_White writes: A great piece to work, Mike. Really impressive!
Posted: 5:09 pm on September 14th

kenwerner kenwerner writes: Impressive work. Well done, sir.
Posted: 2:20 pm on September 14th

Ruffnek Ruffnek writes: Mike,

The carving is outstanding as usual, the grain matching of the Cherry is near perfect and the craftsmanship is impeccable. This piece will only become more beautiful with age, too, as the Cherry darkens. Wonderful work.
Posted: 1:35 pm on September 14th

Vic Damone Vic Damone writes: Mr. Henderson, You should be proud of this piece. You've covered many aspects of fine wooding in your bureau and the carving alone is stunning. I'm very impressed that it's your design, well done.
Posted: 1:23 pm on September 14th

Roofer Roofer writes: Mike, the details on that chest are amazingly crisp. The carvings are beautiful. Extremely well done. Congratulations.
Posted: 12:55 pm on September 14th

Glenn Bradley Glenn Bradley writes: Mike, that chest is a thing of beauty. I have done very little carving but, enough to know the care involved in this. Quite striking. Congrats on a very appealing design and wonderful execution.
Posted: 12:41 pm on September 14th

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