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FLWoodRat · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 09 5:06 am

Great video. I appreciate how these three guys recognize the skills and contributions of our woodworking forefathers and strive to perpetuate the design and construction of quality furniture as displayed through their work and the teaching of others.

Personally, I think that this is what our 207 Forum is all about. Learn, Do, Share and Teach.

Eli.. CONGRATULATIONS on your graduation for NBSS.

Greg... Keep Chopping lad. That sideboard is beautiful.

Tommy....Keep up the great job you do mentoring young talent and encouraging personal development.

Rat.

Planewoodworker · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 09 6:22 am

Just viewed #4 wow! graduated 76 myself, great to see the sharing of information and excitement of Americana. Love it more today, 32 years later.
Great pieces, great job THANKS!

FLWoodRat wrote:

Great video. I appreciate how these three guys recognize the skills and contributions of our woodworking forefathers and strive to perpetuate the design and construction of quality furniture as displayed through their work and the teaching of others.

Personally, I think that this is what our 207 Forum is all about. Learn, Do, Share and Teach.

Eli.. CONGRATULATIONS on your graduation for NBSS.

Greg... Keep Chopping lad. That sideboard is beautiful.

Tommy....Keep up the great job you do mentoring young talent and encouraging personal development.

Rat.

Jefferson · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 09 8:13 am

Oh hey, that was a really good episode Tommy.

Greg's sideboard was awesome, that's fine work there. As nice as the overall shape and appearance are, and as nice as the veneer work is, especially the tambour doors, those carved legs are what probably impressed me the most. I'm sure it wasn't easy to retain the cylindrical shape of the leg as the material was removed to expose the grape vines.

It was also interesting to get a brief peek at Eli's commode. But when do we get to see the other side? You know the engineering side that shows how the thing is actually constructed?

I was surprised to see that apparently the legs aren't attached at the moment?, and I couldn't see any evidence of how they attached. And what was up with the Seymour type leg Tommy was swinging around? Hmmmm, questions and mysteries.

Rick

swedishiron · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 09 8:31 am

Jefferson wrote:

Oh hey, that was a really good episode Tommy.

Greg's sideboard was awesome, that's fine work there. As nice as the overall shape and appearance are, and as nice as the veneer work is, especially the tambour doors, those carved legs are what probably impressed me the most. I'm sure it wasn't easy to retain the cylindrical shape of the leg as the material was removed to expose the grape vines.

It was also interesting to get a brief peek at Eli's commode. But when do we get to see the other side? You know the engineering side that shows how the thing is actually constructed?

I was surprised to see that apparently the legs aren't attached at the moment?, and I couldn't see any evidence of how they attached. And what was up with the Seymour type leg Tommy was swinging around? Hmmmm, questions and mysteries.

Rick

Way to go Tommy with the latest MLW episode.. now poor Rick won't be able to sleep for the foreseeable future! :roll:

I'm with you Rick, the new commode Eli is working looks pretty intriguing. I think he owes the forum an explanation and a bunch of pictures.. and a shot of the inside would be nice too.

That piece Greg made is outstanding.. if there were ever two 18th Century masters a woodworker would want to have inspire a new design it would be Samuel Mcintire and the Seymours. Well done, very tastefully done, from the brief photos it looks like a true masterpiece. Low relief carving is the bomb and really takes a piece to the next level.

Can't wait for the next installment of your show Tommy!

Jefferson · **Posted:** Fri Aug 21, 09 11:11 am

Yep, I think we're getting sandbagged!

Rick

Eli Cleveland · **Posted:** Sat Aug 22, 09 8:19 am

Hey, guys!

Thanks for the compliments and sorry about my absence. I've been moving out of the school and getting settled into Tommy's shop. I'm pretty set up, now, so I can get back to work on the commode. I'll get back into the play-by-play this weekend.

Isn't Greg's sideboard unreal? We're trying to get him in here with the photos. He's just finishing an awesome pie-crust, too.

Things are moving along at the shop and we're going to shoot an update soon. I'm really excited about all this new work and conversation on the website, too. Keep it up everyone!

Eli

Chems · **Joined:** Sun Oct 26, 08 1:19 pm **Posts:** 18

Just watched the show. Liked it, Tommy said about Upholstery and people to post it on the forum. Now its not NBSS quality but I just made my first something with upholstery:

Its Mortise and Tenon Draw Bored together. Very happy with it even though its just pine!

paulcomi · **Posted:** Sun Aug 23, 09 12:50 am

I give up! I friggin give up. There's too much talent around here.

Greg's project blew me away. The carving is gorgeous and the overall design is really tasteful. Why didn't you stick to carpentry!

NLamens · **Posted:** Tue Aug 25, 09 1:27 pm

Eli..........posted on lumberjocks..........upholstered goods are coming around again. Think of color and contemporary. Few left who are also framing for upholstry these days, it's a wide open niche to work.

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