What's the most difficult/complex project you've tackled? Pics please...

[Knottscott]

I'd love to see some pics of the most difficult or complex projects you've tackled so far. Feel free to add any comments/tutorials you'd care to include.

Difficult is relative to experience and several other contributing factors, so don't be shy if you haven't done anything elaborate.

[gad5264]

Here it is. The most difficult part of building it was all of the doors and dealing with my ex-wife....yes I built it for her after we were divorced.

[whitecobra]

That was awesome cabinetry!!!!

Here is mine IF I can get it to upload (not good with this computer stuff)

Dr D

[atgcpaul]

Mine has been this Greene and Greene inspired sideboard I built for a class. It
was mainly challenging because of its size (I designed it to fit in the back of
my small station wagon) and because I needed to plan, design, and finish it
in 3 months at school. Mostly solid mahogany and some mahogany plywood
and an Ipe top. It was my first time doing floating mortise and tenons with
the router. I wasn't very pleased with my choice of grain for the door and
drawer fronts, but in the past 1 1/2 years, the mahogany has darkened and
now I think it works much better.

Getting it in and out of the car for show and tell as well as transporting it to
the country fair were a major pain.

I think that entertainment unit looks great as well as that pie crust table top.

Paul

[Thom2]

1.) Custom Window for my Dad, built to accept his window A/C unit.



2.) Filler Cabinet?? Shelf?? whatever for above our over the range microwave. The existing cabinet was too tall and couldn't be cut down to look right. The construction on this was a piece of cake, but I had no idea what I was in for when it came time to making the finish match the rest of the kitchen. I think I stained, sanded and restained this piece probably a dozen times over the course of a 2 week period.

[Stan]

My first larger project after I bought my BT3100. The radius shelves and toekick about kicked my butt..... It's a corner shelf that my sister wanted to cover up an old flue that was no longer in use.

[Knottscott]

My most difficult was definitely the guitar....also the most rewarding. It was my first (and only) guitar, plus I don't play, so all the little subtleties were really foreign to me. Got to learn about the electronics side of things too.




2nd most difficult was the conference table. Nothing too complex...it was just too big for my tiny shop.

[Ken Massingale]

That's a tough one. Probably this chest of drawers since it was one of the first pieces of furniture I attempted. All Cherry, maple slides, no screws or brads.

[JR]

This is probably the most complicated, due in no small part to the wheels:

[Brian G]

Discussed in this thread.

[Jim Boyd]

Definately this 900+ piece bowl.

[gad5264]

Jim, that bowl is just fantastic.

[Black wallnut]

There have been so many that it is hard to choose just one but in tearms of difficulty I'm thinking my son's high chair is pretty close to the top of the list.



My Workdesk cabinet would have to be a real close second as it contained so many firsts for me. Most all of my projects are self designs and as such many have required streching my abilities.

[Hoakie]

Ugh, you guys make me sick. You all have done awesome work. I hope I can get even remotely close to building things as nice as you guys have.

[dale]

The most difficult thing I've tried was an end grain cutting board. That shouldn't have been my first try at anything bigger than a pen, and I shouldn't have tried the end grain thing without a planer.

Hey, nobody said it had to be a successful project, did they?