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Mike, I can't meaningfully add to the superlatives already voiced. To say "you do nice work" is quite an understatement. I would imagine that you find it satisfying, or you wouldn't do it, or do it so well. I hope that your loved ones appreciate the beauty that you bring into their lives.

Great project, beautiful room, astonishing craftsmanship. It should be in a magazine.

I think it is safe to say that your skills and aesthetic are the envy of many of us. Thank you for again sharing an inspiring glimpse into your lovely home.

Again, absolutely beautiful Mike!!

Well, you did say that when you were looking at non-DIY options the lows were $5000 and highs $11,000. For $800 of material, even the low price seems like it'd work out pretty well for ya.

Awesome work!

Bren R.

Awesome work, Mike! As a fellow woodworker, I can appreciate the effort that goes into something like that. If you rounded over all 4 edges of all 1300 of those slats, that works out to about 1 3/4 miles of routing. I can't even imagine how much time you spent sanding and finishing all of them.
Before you go quitting your day job, think about how many hours you invested in this project. When I make anything elaborate, it usually works out to about $5/hr. I'd have to work 40 hours a day to make any money at it! A wise friend once told me that if I made my living at woodworking, it would become a job. I'd hate to have the joy taken out of making things out of wood.

WOW! I just caught with this post.
Very good work! No wonder you needed to pack all your CDs on a computer to make room!

He is a very wise friend indeed! That is the exact reason I never pursued cooking as a profession, even though a number of people encouraged me.

OK, another me too post. But I can't not post. That is unbelievable. Congrats.

Want to see those old 50 bottle fridges cheap?!?! Though I suspect the shipping to TX would cost then just breaking down and buying one.

Congrats again!
Rich

Considering we had a company (Genuwine Cellars) who just happened to be locally based in Winnipeg, come to setup our cellar, i can relate some idea of costs.
Our ~720 bottle cellar racking took them a solid 10h day to setup and cost in the range of $2700.
Add the cooling unit, which is almost identical to mdrew's (another $800) plus a custom made, solid walnut door (~$2k) that i finished myself (company wanted $500 to stain and urethane the door and i said, "uh, no thanks, i can manage").

The door before they built our racking, they came back from an install in northern New York. Racking for 10,000 bottles and the guy wanted them back to do more.

I apologize for not posting on this...between the frozen pipes yesterday and being gone all day today.....

I'm no vinophile, but your craftsmanship makes me want to be! Beautiful work!

Any chance of posting photos of your workshop? You know, woodworking porn and all that.....