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Les Hastings
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Bow Front Bar
This one was a head scratcher! Built out of #2 white oak. The front radius is 63 1/2" the two ends have a 13 1/2" radius. Radius moldings and radius twisted moldings that were hand scratched using the shaper knife in a jig. The big cove mold at the top is brick layed and then hand shaped. The rails and base were also brick layed and then skinned with 1/16" thick material. Around 350 build hours in this one.
I'd rather be covered in sawdust
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Wow Les
Not everyone could pull this off, but you do cool builds all the time,great job and beautiful to boot.
woodworking classes, custom furniture maker
Les,
Whatever the mind can conceive, Les Hastings can build!
You never cease to outdo yourself. Each time you show a new project, we always wonder “what will be next?”
Your workmanship is outstanding. Your client has to be thrilled.
L/W
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Benjamin Franklin
Wow is right. Really fine job!
Very impressive job . Had to take a lot of skill and precision .
Wheaties
That is some crazy skills!
Dave
That is another amazing feat of woodworking and one that would leave most mortal woodworkers wondering how you did it. I am a big fan of your work and this is another exceptional piece.
Beautiful job!
steve66
Wow ..was that ever a challenge. You sure did a fie job on all that curved trim. It is an amazing piece !!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
mind blown !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! most couldn't even do the moulding no less on a curve. this takes a true craftsman !
les, come back man, we need you !
les, come back man, we need you !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Same as I was thinking, even done straight it would have been some work, curved as it is. I don't wanna guess how much waste I would create, just trying to get something a 1/3 as nice. Beautiful work, and "head scratcher" hardly sums it up. :-)
This is extremely attractive Les, a work of art. It also gave me an idea for something else, thanks for posting.
.................. John D....................
Yeeks! ... its a double radius as well, I will have to pass on even thinking about attempting to try and replicate my version
It must have been tricky that's for sure
Amazing work!
It must have been tricky that's for sure
Amazing work!
Regards Rob
350 hours!!
That is an amazing work of art.
That is an amazing work of art.
Petey
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