Armoire For My Sister

robliles

Rob
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37 years ago, my sister got married. I built her a king size cherry pencil post bed, two nightstands, a dresser and a mirror stand for the dresser. For her 37th wedding anniversary, she asked if I would build her an armoire to replace the one her husband had when they got married and continues to use today. I agreed and the result is attached. It is in a "shaker-ish" style like the original pieces I built and is made out of cherry with ash as the secondary wood. This has been a fun project to do with lock-down and social distancing and just staying at home until you go crazy. The only thing I have to figure out now is getting it to them. It is currently at home with me in Wadesboro, NC and they live in Lookout Mountain, TN. I can see a quick road trip in the near future.
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Graywolf

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Richard
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Beautiful! First cherry is one of my favorite woods, second it’s just a beautiful piece.
 

sawman101

Bruce Swanson
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Wonderful heirloom armoire Rob! I have an armoire that belonged to my paternal grandfather. My thoughts have been to build another similar to it--someday. It will be tough to match the craftsmanship in yours.
 

robliles

Rob
Corporate Member
Thank you for your kind comments. Martin, thank you for your comment about my "back yard". I am truly blessed with where I live. The land I live on has been in my family since the early 1800's and was farmed, cotton, beef cattle (when I was growing up), row crops and around 35 years ago pine trees. My house is in a valley that covers around 250 acres and the pond you see in the background is around 10 acres. I located my house about 1/2 mile from the nearest paved road and enjoy a great deal of privacy. The only downside of this utopia is the upkeep. It is a lot. The problem is that as I get older (67 right now) the upkeep gets more and more demanding. I know I have many years ahead of me and I will continue to love where I live for many years to come.
 

Bas

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Bas
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Beautiful work, and it'll only look better as the cherry ages.
 

Skymaster

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Jack
Thank you for your kind comments. Martin, thank you for your comment about my "back yard". I am truly blessed with where I live. The land I live on has been in my family since the early 1800's and was farmed, cotton, beef cattle (when I was growing up), row crops and around 35 years ago pine trees. My house is in a valley that covers around 250 acres and the pond you see in the background is around 10 acres. I located my house about 1/2 mile from the nearest paved road and enjoy a great deal of privacy. The only downside of this utopia is the upkeep. It is a lot. The problem is that as I get older (67 right now) the upkeep gets more and more demanding. I know I have many years ahead of me and I will continue to love where I live for many years to come.
DONT EVER MOVE You live in Heaven, find someone to help or landscape.
 

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