Another piece done for a customer

[skiz2331]

Here is a maple veneered table a customer asked me to build. Had about 250lbs of removable "ballast" in the base. Farmed out the brushed stainless in the middle.

 

[Henry W]

Wow - nicely done!

 

[skiz2331]

Wow - nicely done!

Thank you!

 

[Dee2]

Write a How-to article for the Resources forum, please?

 

[skiz2331]

Write a How-to article for the Resources forum, please?

Didn't take any pics of the actual construction. In fact, it was the customer's daughter that took the finish pics for me. LOL

 

[bob vaughan]

Wow. That just established your Bona Fides on a multitude of levels.

 

[skiz2331]

Wow. That just established your Bona Fides on a multitude of levels.

Bona Fides? I'm going to assume I am misunderstanding.

 

[Dee2]

Didn't take any pics of the actual construction. In fact, it was the customer's daughter that took the finish pics for me. LOL

Pictures are good but not absolutely necessary. Sketches work, too. LoL

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Very nice, Mike. How are the leaves supported when open?

The "Bona Fides" comment from Bob was a compliment.

bo·na fi·des: evidence of one's qualifications or achievements

 

[skiz2331]

Very nice, Mike. How are the leaves supported when open?

The "Bona Fides" comment from Bob was a compliment.

bo·na fi·des: evidence of one's qualifications or achievements

Wasn't sure if it was sarcasm. thanks. I think you can see in one of the pics a black support. They are capped "U" shapes with two 100# Accuride slides inside. Just pull them out before opening a leaf.

 

[skiz2331]

Wasn't sure if it was sarcasm. thanks. I think you can see in one of the pics a black support. They are capped "U" shapes with two 100# Accuride slides inside. Just pull them out before opening a leaf.

Here's a better pic

 

[JNCarr]

GREAT looking table! Classy style. Well done!

 

[skiz2331]

Thanks! Not really my design though. I only engineered it from a picture that the customer found in a Scandinavian furniture companie's literature.

 

[Henry W]

Thanks! Not really my design though. I only engineered it from a picture that the customer found in a Scandinavian furniture companie's literature.

(A bit diversionary, but oh well......)
And if you could custom make it to their specs, without charging more than a 'factory made piece' then you aren't charging enough. (I'm not asking what you charge at all - that's entirely your business)

I just know when people ask me to make something like they saw '..... somewhere' , my answer is that I will need to charge more than the price they saw '..somewhere' (because I am doing a one off and likely custmoizing it., and I am not a factory).

I'm no business expert, but if we take all our costs into account (which I was never good at), I expect you will agree.

 

[skiz2331]

I didn't have any price to go off of. It was just from a custom furniture company's gallery. I did well on it though.

 

[drw]

Very "classy" looking table....both modern and elegant! Thanks for posting.

 

[NYTransplant]

Wow! That's beautiful. Even if it's not your own design, you executed it brilliantly.

 

[Wilsoncb]

Really nice work. Thanks for posting it’s inspiring to see high level work done locally.

 

[gamiller3rd]

Very nice work. Would you mind sharing the dimensions?

 

[skiz2331]

Thanks, I did that some time ago. Let me look for the old CAD file and if I can locate it, I'll send some dimensioned drawings.