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Book Shelf Made Of Walnut And English Brown Oak With Dogwood Blossom Marquetry Inlay.

$1,300

This cabinet is inspired by epic furniture designer Edward Barnes. The piece was made to be the focal point of the room. Much of the attention is drawn to the contrasting colors of wood, the slight curves of the feet, and the beautiful marquetry that adorns to the top of the shelf. This cabinet framing is solid American Walnut hardwood that has been mortise and tenoned for ultimate strength and durability. The hardwood is accented and slightly contrasted by the English Brown Oak veneer seen in the panels and the background of the top piece. Every piece was sanded by hand up to 180 grit sandpaper and then the solid wood was stained a light walnut color while the English Brown Oak was left to it's natural color. This piece was sealed with two coats of shellac, two coats of vinyl sealer, and two coats of conversion varnish which is protective against 30 different kinds of household acids and also is not susceptible to scratching. Features: -Solid American Walnut -Beautiful English Brown Oak Panels -Specially shaped feet to set it apart from the rest -Carefully chosen book matched veneer hand laid -Unique hand-cut and inlaid marquetry design -Hand sanded to a fine grit -Custom medium walnut stain -High performance Conversion Varnish Finish

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Jeff Nardoni Woodworking

Danville, IL
Member since: 2014
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I have worked with a cabinet company in my hometown for the last 10 years and wanted to take the skills that I learned in the basics of cabinetmaking and apply it to a more artful form of furniture making and fine box making. I love to make the pieces that people can say, "That was made for me and no one else." I continue to grow in educating myself on the best practices of what I do. I have fine attention to detail which is very important for working with wood. I am a highly experienced finisher as well which means it's not only built with precision and accuracy but finished with the most beautiful finishes available.

I'm an artist. I used to be afraid to say that because I never thought that I could live up to the expectations. I think all artist's struggle with that in some way. Here is my resolve: Out of an artist's creation an audience will see evidence of the artist's true perception of life. But what I began to realize is that this is not only true in what a person creates, but also in how he chooses to live. What this means to me is that we are all artists, everyone one of us, and we're all painting a picture that says something about who we are and what we truly believe. This ancient proverb states it best, "As man thinketh, so is he." We all have a choice to live lives of beauty or some skewed version of it that in the end leaves us wanting. True beauty has drawn me in and it's to him, the one who created us to create, that I dedicate my "life of art."

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