Master T, great job on the piece and the podcasts. Al is the man! It cracks me up when you fuss at poor Rach when she's running the camera. Does she even like you?

Tell me more about the process of milling your work pieces out of a huge 6"x24"x20' slab of mahogany. (or however big that giant thing was) It's impressive and I would like to know the thought process and details behind the milling.

Good Bourbon makes things easy down here in Kentucky!

John

Thanks for the apreciation John. Believe me, they edit out like 80% of the barking and fussing Tommy does. But to answer you first question, I like him quite a lot ... he cracks me up too.

Rach

hey whats up john ....who knows why chicks put up with us.....but this 1 does....t chisel ...dont hate me cause i'm beautiful!!!....ha...anyway the process in choosing the proper wood for a specific spot on a project is pretty tough to describe in a short paragraph ...i think it took almost a day of looking at that slab before i cut into it ...i took a hand plane to it in spots to see whats what...on this project i was looking for drastic grain figure so the wood i chose for the central spots like the drawers lid and writing surface and upper door stiles and rails...i wanted the entire front of the bombe to be from the same board...but on a big board like that its not a gaurentee it will all behave the same .....so i chaulk it all out .then start cutting...and rechaulking so i didnt loose site on what was what....i resawed allot of it too ....and i did the same with the sides of each case... i made sure the wood and grain patterns were in sync so when i put it together it all blends well and i dont have to depend on stains to make it look the same.......like i said it takes allot to pick the look of my work....i remember i built a very simple kitchen table for myself ..like 5 years ago. it is made from air dried walnut ..and it took me like all day to put the 5 boards together .....meaning it would be difficult for you to see where i glued it all together.....but thats me......i really enjoy placing boards together so it looks like it should...but anyway...its too much info but i hoped it helped....there are rules to try to adhere to on specific componets to projects that are very important but thats wat too much to get into...if you are building a piece and want to knoe specifics..that would hepl....o.k man talk to you later...rach needs another talking too.....i like my drink on my left side at 20 degrees from my elbow....NOT 21....hahah..i am brutal...