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Ribbon-stripe mahogany. I'd hoarded the single plank of mahogany for years until the right project came along. There is a dovetailed track under the front edge of the mantle-piece that takes sliding hooks- for the Christmas stockings, of course!" |
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Mahogany, figured eucalyptus, sapele, ash. This was a very complex installation, with clamshell doors, provisions for cooling the electronic components, and pilasters supporting the mantle-piece that open to store fireplace tools. |
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| Cherry. Design by City Studios. |
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| Maple. Some engineering was required to provide support for the cantilever mechanism that extends the plasma screen beyond the confines of the cabinet. Design by Barbara Westover. |
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| Sycamore. A simple configuration, but satisfying to build. Design by City Studios. |
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| Quartered ash, sapele. The joint between veneers on the drawer fronts was a one-shot operation: lay adjacent veneers one atop the other, take a deep breath, and knife through both layers in one smooth pass. Whew! Design by City Studios. |
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| Ifshin Violins, Berkeley, CA. Jay Ifshin let me pull stock from his "secret stash:" the most highly figured instrument-quality curly maple I'd ever seen." |
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