Project Quintessence

[theseeker]

Gary,

I am somewhat at a loss for words. I must say that your woodworking alone is pure art and highly appreciated, at least from me. It is simply beautiful!

How about a special commission for me? A super computer in an armoire?

Rocky

[voigts]

Fantastic, superb, outstanding! a very well thought out design and a final finish to match!

Excellent finished product voigts.

Thank you very much, and thank you for your support.

Beautiful finished product, and great photos. You really did a nice job fitting everything in there, not to mention all the detail with the scroll work.

Thank you Sharon. My goal with the scrollwork was to make it an integrated part of the overall design. In other words, I didn't want it to be just a hood ornament. It sure took a LOT of work, but overall I'm pleased. I doubt I'll want to do anything quite that complex again though.

Voigts: hmm, something for daughter? How about something pseudo-wooden-laptop (but not mobile per se, just look-a-like) - as in bottom part with normal keyboard made in (+maybe some easy to access usb ports and dvd drive), and top part - wooden frame arround normal LCD screen and some mini itx pc behind it?
Though then again, your stuff looks good in our eyes with it's retro-ism, but will it fit for younger generation as well? :/ I somehow fail to imagine your works not wooden natural colored but in some bright artificial colors :/
Probably first you have to spy for your daughter tastes, especially related to current furniture in her room
Though then again maybe some embossed nice flower decoration patterns on surfaces might help.

She has a light colored wooden desk with an open tower area in the bottom, so I am going to be working around the setup of her desk. She has already mentioned some kind of simple flower accents as an idea.

Gary,

I am somewhat at a loss for words. I must say that your woodworking alone is pure art and highly appreciated, at least from me. It is simply beautiful!

How about a special commission for me? A super computer in an armoire?

Rocky

Thanks a lot. As for the super computer in an armoire, well, it could be a challenge fitting a Cray into an armoire. It would be quite interesting though to be able to plot missile trajectories while having your feet propped up.

[callen_1]

You finished it Mate! It turned out gorgeous .

The woodwork and overall finish is spot-on, even the grain in the front buttons looks like it lines up! That's what you call attention to detail.

Well done on another stellar build sir .

[voigts]

You finished it Mate! It turned out gorgeous .

The woodwork and overall finish is spot-on, even the grain in the front buttons looks like it lines up! That's what you call attention to detail.

Well done on another stellar build sir .

Thank you Callen. I used a left over piece of the front panel to make the buttons so that the grain would line up as closely as possible. I didn't want them to stand out which they would if I used dowel rod. I'm glad you noticed. Most people probably wouldn't even notice.

Are you going to be able to make any more progress on your build in the near future? You were working away at a good clip there, and then things kind of went cold.

[callen_1]

It was good idea/planning to save the same piece of wood . You put a lot of thought into this project .

I won't be working on my build any time soon.
For the past 6 months I've been working on the murderMod stuff full time with Charles.
It's been an awesome learning experience! I just wish we could get all the gear we've been working on out sooner...
So with everything that's going on, it doesn't look like i'll be finishing that project.

It was fun while it lasted though .

[hillywav]

just incredible

[voigts]

It was good idea/planning to save the same piece of wood . You put a lot of thought into this project .

I won't be working on my build any time soon.
For the past 6 months I've been working on the murderMod stuff full time with Charles.
It's been an awesome learning experience! I just wish we could get all the gear we've been working on out sooner...
So with everything that's going on, it doesn't look like i'll be finishing that project.

It was fun while it lasted though .

I didn't know you are working with Charles H. That must be a lot of fun. How did you manage to get into that?

just incredible

Thank you very much.

[callen_1]

I think I was just in the right place at the right time mate.

So do you have any design ideas for your daughter's case?? You should do a poll

[Alexandr0s]

*drools*

Love the case! So much intricate scrollwork :O.

And yeah, maybe a poll for your daughter's case would be awesome :P.

[voigts]

I think I was just in the right place at the right time mate.

So do you have any design ideas for your daughter's case?? You should do a poll

*drools*

Love the case! So much intricate scrollwork :O.

And yeah, maybe a poll for your daughter's case would be awesome :P.

Thank you. I'm not sure how I would go about doing a poll. The comp has to fit within certain dimensions to accomodate her desk, and I have to make something that will "look nice" to my wife. As I've mentioned before, the deal we have is that I can make anything I want to as long as it fits in our desks and "looks nice," which basically means she has to like it.

[Alexandr0s]

So how about instead of giving us designs, we give you suggestions for the style?
Something like this:
-Style:...
-Material:...
-Color:...
-Size:...
-etc...

Then you pick the one you like best. It's not really a poll, but you have some more freedom to play with, and we'll still feel like we contributed .

[voigts]

CPU Magazine

I got some tremendous news this week. I was referred to submit project Quintessence to CPU magazine for consideration, and it has been chosen to be on the cover and in a featured article! Needless to say, I am shocked, humbled, and stoked! I'm not sure of the exact publishing date, but I'll post back here once it is online.

[theseeker]

Congratulations and a well deserved honor!

[Alexandr0s]

Awesome, that's great to hear! Congratz .

[shazza]

That is fantastic news about the CPU cover, Gary - as everyone has said, it's well deserved and it's great to see you get the recognition you deserve.

[Alexandr0s]

Lol, just noticed this: This is one of the first cases I've seen so far where the actual case looks better than the render, nice job !

[voigts]

Congratulations and a well deserved honor!

Awesome, that's great to hear! Congratz .

That is fantastic news about the CPU cover, Gary - as everyone has said, it's well deserved and it's great to see you get the recognition you deserve.

Lol, just noticed this: This is one of the first cases I've seen so far where the actual case looks better than the render, nice job !

Thank you very much everyone. As to whether or not I "deserve" the recognition given some of the incredible mods I've seen going on is another story, but it is very rewarding to say the least.

[voigts]

She's live in CPU Magazine- Oh Yeah!

August issue of CPU Magazine

[shazza]

You beat me to it! Just saw the cover and article - very very nice. Good stuff!

[theseeker]

Quite an achievement!

[Waterlogged]

Thank you very much everyone. As to whether or not I "deserve" the recognition given some of the incredible mods I've seen going on is another story, but it is very rewarding to say the least.

Just shut up and enjoy the accolades . . .they're well deserved.

Congrats on the CPU cover and article.

[voigts]

You beat me to it! Just saw the cover and article - very very nice. Good stuff!

Thanks as always Sharon. I was (and still am) floored when I saw it on their website this morning.

Quite an achievement!

Thank you. I never thought I'd get chosen.

Just shut up and enjoy the accolades . . .they're well deserved.

Congrats on the CPU cover and article.

Thanks Waterlogged. I guess I better shut up before you try to slap me through the computer screen!

[CptDreadFlint]

Gary,

Pardon my late reply but something told me you'd get the well-deserved recognition from the start of this project.
I've truly enjoyed watching everything unfold. To see another one of your creations completed at this level of excellence made it all worth following.

Congrats and well-deserved!

[Alexandr0s]

Gary,

Pardon my late reply but something told me you'd get the well-deserved recognition from the start of this project.
I've truly enjoyed watching everything unfold. To see another one of your creations completed at this level of excellence made it all worth following.

Congrats and well-deserved!

Lol, Flint, you remind me of the Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Carribean: Allowed to go on land every ten years for a day after which you disappear into the depths .

But I definitely agree, it's on of the most detailed builds I know of .

[voigts]

Gary,

Pardon my late reply but something told me you'd get the well-deserved recognition from the start of this project.
I've truly enjoyed watching everything unfold. To see another one of your creations completed at this level of excellence made it all worth following.

Congrats and well-deserved!

thanks a lot for coming on board Cap. Its good to see your still coming around these waters from time to time.

Lol, Flint, you remind me of the Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Carribean: Allowed to go on land every ten years for a day after which you disappear into the depths .

But I definitely agree, it's on of the most detailed builds I know of .

He does remind me of Davey Jones in that regard. Pops in from time to time and then off to his rum. Its a shame we haven't seen him be able to get more work done on the fantastic mod he started.