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  • tlt
    Established Member
    • Jan 2006
    • 125
    • Tucson, Arizona.
    • Delta 36-682
    #1

    Entertainment Center

    Hi guys,

    I finally finished the entertainment center I've been working on (and off) for the past 12 months...It is made out of birch ply and poplar, and stained "Sedona Red", although in real life it is a little darker than the pic. The design is my own, since all the plans I looked at were a lot more complicated than my current skillset...

    Halfway through the process, the TV changed, so the design had to be modified to fit (cubbies between the towers, and a straight shelf rather than a larger one with a back).

    I didn't really have anything to put in the tower on the right, so those are baseball cards you see there for now...the joys of being a bachelor I suppose

    After doing a project this big, I look forward to working on much smaller things where you can scrap the wood and start over on a goof...

    Thanks for looking,
    --tlt
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    • linear
      Senior Member
      • May 2004
      • 612
      • DeSoto, KS, USA.
      • Ryobi BT3100
      #2
      That sure looks great to me. I like the color quite a bit.
      --Rob

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        • Pappy
          The Full Monte
          • Dec 2002
          • 10453
          • San Marcos, TX, USA.
          • BT3000 (x2)
          #3
          From what I see if the plans were beyond your ablility/skill level, they must have been REALLY complicated. Nice work!
          Don, aka Pappy,

          Wise men talk because they have something to say,
          Fools because they have to say something.
          Plato

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            • Popeye
              Veteran Member
              • Mar 2003
              • 1848
              • Woodbine, Ga
              • Grizzly 1023SL
              #4
              Beautiful work, nice design. Ya done real good. Pat
              Woodworking is therapy.....some of us need more therapy than others. <ZERO>

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                • Duff
                  Established Member
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 164
                  • San Antonio, TX
                  • Enco 12" RT
                  #5
                  OHhhh... Thats SHARP! ! ! I like it!
                  Enco 12" RT table saw(with router table currently added to right wing), Central Machinary 6" jointer, Delta 16" (17-900) drill press, Ridgid 14" bandsaw, Jet bench top Mortising machine, Porter Cable 6901 series routers (2) and a wide variety of Ryobi 18v tools.

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                    • cgallery
                      Veteran Member
                      • Sep 2004
                      • 4503
                      • Milwaukee, WI
                      • BT3K
                      #6
                      That is fantastic. I too like the finish. And the overall design. Very well executed and worth the wait.

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                        • grits
                          Forum Newbie
                          • Jun 2006
                          • 42
                          • New Iberia, La.
                          • Ryobi BT3000
                          #7
                          Did you prep the poplar wood for the finish? I have never been able to get such a consistant color from poplar like you have. I started using it for paint grade because of that. Very beautiful work!
                          www.acadian-woodworks.com

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                            • nickg
                              Established Member
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 110
                              • Marietta, Georgia
                              • Ryobi BT3000
                              #8
                              Very nice!!! Nice design - you could get a design job at Ethan Allen!

                              I like the stain color. When I built my EC I didn't like any of available the 'stock' stain colors, so I wound up mixing my own. How did you attach the center 'bridge' section to the opposing towers?

                              Nick

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                                • Scottydont
                                  Veteran Member
                                  • Aug 2003
                                  • 2359
                                  • Edmonds, WA, USA.
                                  • Delta Industrial Hybrid
                                  #9
                                  Nice work. Most of my projects require "creative carpentry" too! I love the stain color.
                                  Scott
                                  "The Laminate Flooring Benchtop Guy"
                                  Edmonds WA

                                  No coffee, no worky!

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                                    • Kerf
                                      Established Member
                                      • Feb 2006
                                      • 138
                                      #10
                                      Beautiful work! I like the stain color a lot.
                                      Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that! -Rocky Balboa-

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                                        • bigstick509
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                                          • Dec 2004
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                                          • Macomb, MI, USA.
                                          • BT3100
                                          #11

                                          Mike

                                          "It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so." - Mark Twain

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                                            • John Hunter
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                                              • Dec 2004
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                                              • BT3000 & BT3100
                                              #12
                                              Very nice.
                                              John Hunter

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                                                • gettools
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                                                  • Sep 2006
                                                  • 161
                                                  • Fort Worth, Texas
                                                  • BT3100
                                                  #13
                                                  Great Job !!!!!!
                                                  Mark

                                                  A chip on the sholder is a sign of wood further up !!!!

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                                                    • lrogers
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                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 3853
                                                      • Mobile, AL. USA.
                                                      • BT3000
                                                      #14
                                                      I have to agree with all the others, very nice work.
                                                      Larry R. Rogers
                                                      The Samurai Wood Butcher
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                                                        • jhart
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                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                          • 1715
                                                          • Minneapolis, MN, USA.
                                                          • BT3100
                                                          #15
                                                          Looks like just plain nice work. You did good!!
                                                          Joe
                                                          "All things are difficult before they are easy"

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