? For ya all. In your opinion what looks better the home made pulls or the factory ones. The wife and me are at odds as what I should put on it. O this is nothing new as after 40 years marriage still don't always see I to eye.
What did you do in your shop today?
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? For ya all. In your opinion what looks better the home made pulls or the factory ones. The wife and me are at odds as what I should put on it. O this is nothing new as after 40 years marriage still don't always see I to eye.
The factory pulls give it a more modern look and the home made pulls give it a more rustic look 
I would have to say it depends on where the desk will be and what the surrounding decor is. 
I would have to say it depends on where the desk will be and what the surrounding decor is. 
For me the homemade ones look better but if it were in my house it would be whichever ones she said. Just makes life easier IMO. Either way you did a fine job Steve! Tony
I always prefer homemade pulls. Yours look great to me.
As Lou stated up there, the factory handles give it a more refined/elegant look Steve.
The homemade handles are cool as can be, and might work with a normal rectangular or square drawer, or with some plainer lumber, but in my personal OCDizm opinion, for what that's worth, they just look way too busy with the angled lines of the drawers, curly woods, contrasting plugs and trim strips. And, it's honestly not the handles themselves, but the big black spots on each of the handle screaming "HEY LOOK AT ME!!" that detract there on my part.
The homemade handles are cool as can be, and might work with a normal rectangular or square drawer, or with some plainer lumber, but in my personal OCDizm opinion, for what that's worth, they just look way too busy with the angled lines of the drawers, curly woods, contrasting plugs and trim strips. And, it's honestly not the handles themselves, but the big black spots on each of the handle screaming "HEY LOOK AT ME!!" that detract there on my part.
All right just to let ya know the wife likes the home made ones best. I wasn't sure about them and I had the factory ones left over from a job I had done years ago. Now I'm still not sure what I'll do yet but we'll see if she wins out in the end like normal. lol
Worked on another urn and made a few credit card pens.
Quilted red gum eucalyptus
Camphor
Live oak sap wood
Quilted red gum eucalyptus
Camphor
Live oak sap wood
Nice work Lou. That camphor is nice looking stuff.
The otherwise of shop time, seeking the things you make. I'm sitting in 90 degree weather, no breeze, sweating my butt off. But at least I'm selling lots of stuff. Had to grab another case of 100 boxes for the pens late morning.
What sells best for you, Colin?
It's all over, this weekend I've sold 30 seam rippers, last show sold one. Sierra/Mesa over the long term probably the one I make and sell the most of....
Had to think this morning as I haven't used the jig in years. Did get it dialed in though 
Made a few stoppers today...actually finished off a few. Mid 90's in Florida this week so about an hour in my garage shop at a time is all I can stand. Lol You Florida guys have any idea what kind of wood is in the first photo? A buddy at work gave me some "cherry" a while back so now that's it's dry I at least wanted to give him something made from it. It's obviously not cherry. This is actually from an 8 in diameter root section. No smell and relatively soft.
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Nice stoppers Ray! Where do you get your kits from? Tony
Thanks Tony. Berea hardwoods. Actually purchased these a number of years ago. Back then they used the black o-rings but today they apparently come with some silicone o-rings...in my opinion they look much better in silicon.
Woodworkers warehouse has similar ones that are reasonably priced.
That's good to know. Lou, any idea what the wood is in the top picture?
Not sure...maybe jacaranda?
Not sure...maybe jacaranda?
My first thought was palm, but that changed to some type of oak. Or maybe Jacaranda?
But you say its from a root... umbrella tree?
Started a lamp shade for an order from a show. Norfolk Island Pine cut down a month ago in Boca Raton, Fl.
Should a seen the pile on the floor!
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Should a seen the pile on the floor!
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