Birdseye maple and cherry....(pics)

[Steve]

I built this for a friend, a birdseye maple and cherry piece of furniture for their home to display albums and other stuff.

A close up of the woods contrast in specie and color.

Don't those birdseyes just dazzle?

 

[mtnhomechick]

That's really beautiful. Bet you paid a fortune for the wood.

Before we moved here and had to scale down we had a birdseye maple antique bedroom set. It was gorgeous. Was dh's grandmas and we inherited it.

Your piece has such good workmanship.

Thanks for sharing that.

Mary

 

[Henrietta23]

Gorgeous! I have that hanging lamp only in blue. I think I need a piece like that to compliment it!!

 

[ChickenToes]

My dad used to make gun stocks out of birdseye maple and cherry. Beautiful stuff!

 

[Steve]

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Well Mary, you know your wood. Highly figured birdseye maple is somewhere (if you can even find it like this) around 8-10 times more expensive than oak or cherry.

The guy I built it for ( a Christmas present to his wife) logged off and milled the rough maple for me....I just had to do the final planing, sanding etc......and of course build the cabinet.

I'm glad I didn't have to buy the wood.

 

[redoak]

Very nice piece and really like the contrast in wood colors. The birdseye maple has me drooling

 

[mtnhomechick]

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Well Mary, you know your wood. Highly figured birdseye maple is somewhere (if you can even find it like this) around 8-10 times more expensive than oak or cherry.

The guy I built it for ( a Christmas present to his wife) logged off and milled the rough maple for me....I just had to do the final planing, sanding etc......and of course build the cabinet.

I'm glad I didn't have to buy the wood.

Great. Definitely more cost effective.

 

[Buster]

Wow Steve, that's beautiful woodwork.

I got this hunting place.....

 

[MissPrissy]

When are you and JUdy coming for a weeks visit?

I'll make sure I have plenty of wood. Bring your tools.

 

[chickiebaby]

My word. That is absolutely beautiful, Steve.