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They all tell me that, but this guy is over the edge!
We started this project over a year ago with hopes it would be completed by last spring and at the rate things are going we'll be lucky if we make this spring! I'm not bitching, it's work, but it's time to move on!

We spent the first three months working on just the main level (down stairs is bigger)
Everything is made out of quarter sawn white oak with a lacquer and glaze finish.
(Why glaze over expensive wood?) I don't know!
The manufacturing of the cabinetry, arches, mantel and all the milling of all the moldings was our first priority.
It's nice to have all these items in place before we start the paneling.

The paneling was put together using a kreg jig. (I love this tool!)
It pulls all the joints super tight and you can handle the panels immediately. What more can you ask for!
For more on this job you can visit my other site under current projects. http://woodworkingtipsfrompop.com/

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Beautiful work!

Is this a house? Looks more like the public library.
 

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It looks great. I'm a fan of the Kreg jig as well. I know David comes on and searches every morning for Kreg…otherwise he has to tap his left foot 6 times before he can take a shower. Thanks for posting this…it's really very nice.
 

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I don't tap my foot but I'm a Kreg fan as well and not just the pocket hole parts. This is a great project. Really impressive. I hope you get it done by spring.
 

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Pretty spiffy. Wonder what this would look like if your customer had wanted to go full hog?
 

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Wow, beautiful! Very impressive!

It's amazing how many applications there are for pocket screws! It looks like you are using regular countersink phillips screws in the pocket holes. Does that work okay for you?

I could sure use a client or two with simple projects like this!
 

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Bryan,

I'm not seeing anything simple in that work. Great job! Terrific application of pocket screws as well.
 

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Holy canoli! THAT is a project. Amazing amount of work involved there, looks phenomenal. I like the Kreg, too, but only use it on casual projects. Not that there is anything wrong with it (there is not) but some of my work demands traditional joinery. I used the pocket hole method recently to build a dozen and a half frames for sound absorption panels in my home theater - it reduced the time demands by probably 70%.

This project of yours - wow.
 

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Very beautiful, True craftsmanship. I'd like to see it, after the furniture goes in. Are you building that also?
God bless
 

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Man that is some beautiful work….. That is a house that anyone would be proud to live in….or even just walk around in….. Beautiful !!
 

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Very impressive!
 

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amazing, jaw-dropping gorgeous.
Yes, I can see the "simple" in it.. ah… somewhere.. I know it's there…
Stunning.
 

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WOW!! It looks like an old Spanish Home of some wealthy count. Great job and very inspiring.
 

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Love it…. Nothing simple or low cost about that! I want to do my office over with panels on the walls.

Tom you better tell David to watch out with the foot tapping…that kinda thing could get you into trouble in a rest stop mens room.
 

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Time cosuming but beautiful. mike
 

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I've only been using a kreg jig for about three years now and life is so much easier with it, even when we run out of the kreg screws and have to use regular ones. (They work okay)

We use it for everything we can. Time is usually of the essence with most of our projects and the kreg jig gives us that little extra, so we're not always waiting on glue to dry before we can go onto the next step.

The butt joints in this picture are all held together by pocket screws

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Thank goodness, he didn't want to go full hog! I'd never get of there, and this guy is to cheap for me build his furniture!
 

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Keeping the price down seems to usually come out of my pocket…go figure. Good looking job.
 

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Wowsers! That's some impressive work!!
 

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Beautiful job and I'm with ya on the glaze thing! I hate using the stuff!
 

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The glazing makes it look like it's been there for years (rather than year, like you've been). Fabulous work. If that's really simple to the homeowner (shaker must be, like, way boring), what would detailed and intricate look like?
 
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