Thread: master woodworkers guild?

I saw some work done by the above mentioned cabinet maker and I must say that it was perfect; Hard as I searched I couldn't find a single flaw, blemish, chipout, visible nail, ding, anything!
His Jarrah crafted pieces, although exorbitantly expensive, were absolutely beautiful.

I reckon this is an (almost) prime example of a master craftsman; someone who pays very careful attention to every detail, making sure everthing is absolutely perfect, someone who doesn't know the meaning of "close enough is good enough".

But as I mentioned - his pieces were *bleeping* expensive; well over the $1000 mark. The guy probably has to make the prices so high to make a living but I reckon a true master craftsman isn't in it for the moolah, but doing what he does just so he can see the finished result in all it's glory.
(Or the looks on the faces of the people who recieve the finished product, for those of us who can afford to give them away - sadly some things are just too expensive to give away)



And thats my rant

Funky C

My Uncle had a slipway where he repaired wooden boats. He worked 7 days most weeks from sun up till sun down. He never once advertised.

Word gets around if you are good at you trade.

I believe there is far too much "Them & Us" in this world, & you don't have to look too far to see what I am talking about. The thing I have found with my woodwork, is I have common ground with most people on this forum. I may not have the same skills as some & I may not be a master craftsman/person, but I believe that this forum is not a place to seperate us spliter fitters from you masters, but rather, a place to seek & share information.

If you want to be famous, start a TV show. I'll watch it.

JMO

Steve

Originally Posted by seriph1

I have met with a number (more than ten, less than thirty) of alleged cabinetmakers to see if they're interested in an alignment where I design high quality period style kitchens and they make them. it has been a year-long search..... haven't found anyone yet.

There might be more loot the modern way but there isn't the job satisfaction.

ps the old timers were joiner/cabinet makers.
the modern cabinet makers are sheetboard jockeys.

The Craftsman you need is a furniture maker - not a tradesman

PM me sample design of what you want.

Hi Bob - very aware of the difference, I just thought that kitchen makers would be interested in making kitchens of all styles and configurations. I obviously discovered that was not the case, which made sense in context. I have a furniture maker though he is simply so busy that, as a unit of one maker, has quoted completion times (12 weeks and more) beyond what's acceptable to my clients. I will post a pic in a moment, of the design styles I do.

thanks

Here are some pics of the Kitchen styles I am most interested in doing, along with a drawing set of my own.

Don't see any major problems with them,

what are your material specs?

Hi Steve,
Nice designs and photos.
The one with the large porcelain sink took me back to the time when we used to do draining boards in sycamore. (It didn't last long though, got swept away by the Formica revolution).
Cheers
Bill.

Steve/Seriph, the topic you introduced is interesting and I would like to contribute to the discussion, but we are really hijacking the thread. Maybe you could ask for this to be moved to a new thread?

Good suggestion Frank & Ernest - I will start a new thread (I guess that's the most practical thing to do...?) Apologies all. I will get to it in the a.m.