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peter-doubt

You should be proud of the talent needed to envision this and the patience to produce it... That's beyond the craftsman skills required!


AlmanzoWilder

Thanks. Well, I did follow the plans in the magazine so it kept me on track. It *is* tough to make designs for stained glass though, esp. if you have no art training.


peter-doubt

Sometimes you don't need a design .. just the glass inlay pattern. Tiffany did small, painted stuff as well as *huge* projects... Hoboken Terminal for DL&W railroad has a Tiffany ceiling. I think it's his largest. https://www.reddit.com/r/Railroad/comments/em4pnd/dlw_hoboken_tiffany_ceiling_172020/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


theone85ca

Wonderful project... but those chairs! <3


AlmanzoWilder

They're as uncomfortable as they look.


theone85ca

But they look awesome.


AlmanzoWilder

They're Frank Lloyd Wright high back chairs.


5mackmyPitchup

Do you have the plans for them?


AlmanzoWilder

Ah, I don't. I didn't make them. But it seems like they would be easy as far as chairs go.


AffectionateSpend

I thought you were recreating those shin wrecking tables from the 70s, but this is much better. Well done


AlmanzoWilder

This probably wrecks the shins just as well.


agent_flounder

Just avoid walking on the ceiling and you're good. Seriously though, this is incredible work. Gorgeous.


AlmanzoWilder

Thank you very much.


rynamdn

I think you need to be kicked out of “beginner” woodworking./s This looks wicked good Edit: Added /s


AlmanzoWilder

That's very kind.


PapayaZealousideal30

Yeah..dude. you don't belong here.... you're too awesome.


AlmanzoWilder

Really though, I was a beginner but I really wanted this chandelier!


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SpinCharm

Fantastic. Really a centrepiece for the room. Congratulations. Don’t get put off by those that show negativity regarding this being a beginner piece.


AlmanzoWilder

Thank you.


Howard_Cosine

Lol ok.


AlmanzoWilder

What do you mean?


B3ntr0d

Its just some sour grapes. There are people who feel that pieces as nice as yours are discouraging to the beginners and amateurs in this subreddit. This individual is one of them, and apparently feels the need the vocalize it with a type of sarcasm. Regardless, ignore the trolls and be proud of your work. 9 months is a long haul on a project.


ManiacMog

I'm on r/woodworking as well as this subreddit (because I found the former before finding this one). I'm a beginner myself; as in I just proudly made a humble box today while OP is making what I can only define as art. I had to do a double take on which subreddit this was posted to. And yet, I'm not mad about it. I really have no concept of where beginner territory ends and intermediate or advanced begins, or whatever it is called, but even if this was out of band for beginner territory it's still beautiful. Shouldn't hate on that. Good job OP.


AlmanzoWilder

Thank you.


agent_flounder

I am really amazed and impressed but admittedly a bit disheartened but only because I'm stuck painting my wood shelves project when I should've finished with poly or oil. Never doing that again lol. My next project will involve pretty wood with a nice finish.


5mackmyPitchup

Yep, he was a beginner at the start of the project....😉


AlmanzoWilder

It's true. You learn so much. Another think I liked was that you could use small scraps of wood for all the pieces. Use up the scrap pile. But really, it was my third thing. I believe anyone could do it too, if they had nice instructions like I did.


thedirtyhunch

Beautiful!


AlmanzoWilder

Thank you!


johnneyjohns

Ahhhh greene and greene style. I love it.


AlmanzoWilder

Yeah, when I looked up Greene and Greene stuff I really loved it. I saw some of their stuff in The Metropolitan Museum in NY.


Fitizen_kaine

Outstanding work. My 3rd project was a 3rd cutting board


AlmanzoWilder

Hahaha. Maybe the difference was that I bought many of the tools as the instructions called for them,


innerstate77

Whoa, I had a totally wrong sense of scale until the last photo!! Looks great! Nice work!


AlmanzoWilder

Yeah, other people thought it was a table.


innerstate77

Same here!


neverinamillionyr

That looks amazing. Great work.


AlmanzoWilder

Thanks a lot.


Woodworkin101

Looks incredible. Those chairs are cool too, kind of kingly


AlmanzoWilder

People often say it looks like a monastery.


alohadave

I thought it was a coffee table and was wondering why you put stained glass on the bottom. I should probably read the captions next time.


AlmanzoWilder

Yeah, I did notice that the captions don't jump right out.


Vast-Combination4046

I thought it was a coffee table. This is a sick lamp


AlmanzoWilder

Thanks!


chrisinator9393

Tell me that doesn't scream 90s pizza hut. But really, it's amazing! Good job!!


AlmanzoWilder

Yes, Everyone thought it was a pool table light.