Garrett Hack's Huntboard

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I completed this huntboard in 2008, based on Garrett Hack's fine piece.  I eliminated the banding, knife hinges and the piping along the door panels, but otherwise stayed pretty true to his plans.  It was the most complicated project I had tackled up to that point -- and still may be.  His design is a neo-classic, as evidenced by the great number of venues it appears in Fine Woodworking sites and elsewhere.  It's nice to see others have copied his wonderful work.

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bpiekney writes: Sorry for the long delay in responding (and assuming you are still interested). I used high-end brass butt hinges on this sideboard, mainly because I was afraid of trying knife hinges at that point. I have since done two other projects with knife hinges though, my latest piece, a small cabinet in eucalyptus and the Krenov-inspired cabinet shown at my site. They take more work and careful execution, but are worth the effort!

Cheers, Bill
Posted: 1:00 pm on January 10th

bholman writes: Very nice. I am torn between knife hinges and butt hinges.
What drove your decision and what kind of hinge did you end up using? I cannot tell from the pics.
Posted: 8:30 pm on December 13th

hallquistgreg writes: Beautiful piece bpiekney! You did a wonderful job on it.

I am on the tail end of a huntboard build in which I use Hack's drawings for reference for the joinery and general proportions.
I am using an intensely figured fiddleback walnut flitch, so I kept some of the details simple so as not to detract from the figure of the wood.

I agree - this is one complicated piece, and it took me 6 weeks of weekends to get to where I am now - essentially ready for final sanding and finish.

I happened upon this post as I am looking for hardware to use - brass I think given the oil finish on the walnut.

I will post the piece when it's done.
Posted: 11:43 am on October 30th

guitarman48 writes: I bet you're proud of that one . Nicely done.
Posted: 1:00 pm on December 25th

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