Braggin board

[Lud]

Nice lookin' chair ,Reid.  The contrast between the slab surfaces and the stick frame is nice.    How's the weight and balance?  A problem with some of the things we make is we forget smaller folk have to shove things around too.

Good pics on this thread to all.  Had a chance to come sniffing on the Forum and what a sweet taste of saw dust.  I've been horridly busy,  haven't run the saw in months. Looking forward to retiring at the end of the year  so I can check in regular again.!

[metalspinner]

Beautiful chair, Reid.

Is it one of a set?  Was it commissioned ?  A part of a larger dining set?

[Ironwood]

Lud,

 There is a balance between strength and use, it is a compromise.

 Metalspinner,

 It is a "one off" collectors piece, although there may be an upcoming order for two. It is a design I came up with several years ago and I finally built it. I have several shows this fall and wanted it for the events.

               Reid

[Jeff]

Reid, I don't think I know anyone personally that could afford to buy that chair for what I feel its worth. I love it.

[Ironwood]

Thanks for the compliment.  There in lies the challenge.

 I have been very blessed to have found people who appriciate AND can afford the skills it takes to build something like that. I never forget that, EVERY day! AND mine are not the most expensive in the market place I am in.

                    Reid

[TexasTimbers]

Very nice Reid. I bet it's hard to be humble when you have that much talent. I wouldn't know.

[WDH]

Reid, that is very original and organic.  Like a fine cut diamond, that is one for the ages.  I love it .

[Ironwood]

Just wanted to share this here (it's also on the other ' most unique wood you milled" thread)  This is blistered eastern soft maple. I also describe this as water mark for obvious reasons.
                      Reid

[flip]

In that piece, if someone could not appreciate the design, beauty of the wood or the vision it took to create the chair, they do not deserve to own it.  It is a one-off functional piece of artwork. 

Bravo Reid!!

[jpgreen]

I wish we had wood like that back here. Outsanding!   

[Larry]

Reid, it looks like you have came across another treasure stash.  I’m sure with your talent and skills you will turn that wood into something quite nice.

I think a lot of us saw figured wood but fail to recognize it.  I know for sure I have made that mistake in the past.  Last week I was helping a new sawyer with problems...he had sawn curly walnut that morning and didn’t notice the figure.

[Ironwood]

JPGreen,
 
 Beautiful wood abounds in every nook and cranny, you just have to know where to find it and let folks know what yer looking for. Some extreme norhtern climates it may get tough (tundra can effect tree growth ), but it is around.


Larry,

 Thanks, I just love interesting stuff. I am working on a bed right now that is made from 1880's true wrought iron hand rails from part of a church in the lower Hill District in Pittsburgh, it came from Church of the Epiphany. They "had" to knock part of it over for a new HOCKEY arena. Cool wood/ iron makes no difference to me. This iron has no welds, it is all riveted, collared, or tenoned, even the flat bar angled intersections are half lapped (can not really get his quality anywhere these days ). REALLY neat stuff. The first two pics  I am fitting it, the others are before cutting it up. It ws a little unnerving cutting these up, 100+ years old, I view it as somewhat of a responsibility (treating them right) .