Comments for Chris Holmes Cabinetmaker http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com BY WAY OF BEING A PORTFOLIO AND NEWSLETTER Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:29:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Jeff the Cat by Dee http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/jeff-the-cat/#comment-229 Dee Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:29:43 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-229 Love Eddy, what a big boy but how on earth does he manage to see!! Love Eddy, what a big boy but how on earth does he manage to see!!

]]> Comment on It’s all happening at once by chrisholmesblog http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/its-all-happening-at-once/#comment-175 chrisholmesblog Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:05:45 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-175 Thanks Ali. The Claud Butler is bit modern but with the campags is quite tempting! I will keep an eye on it. I've sold a couple of smaller pieces at the Greyfriars exhib. so have the delusion that I'm quite flush. regards chris Thanks Ali. The Claud Butler is bit modern but with the campags is quite tempting! I will keep an eye on it. I’ve sold a couple of smaller pieces at the Greyfriars exhib. so have the delusion that I’m quite flush.
regards
chris

]]> Comment on It’s all happening at once by Ali Easton http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/its-all-happening-at-once/#comment-174 Ali Easton Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:29:49 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-174 Hi Chris, was good to talk to you yesterday. Nice blog too. And always good to see some cycling anywhere on the web! Nice shot of Merckx in action. You mentioned your search for a classic Claude Butler frame. How about this one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/classic-road-bike-retro-racer-claud-butler-campagnolo_W0QQitemZ280402238828QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20090928?IMSfp=TL090928156002r30460 And if anyone else reads this comment then let me say Chris' Edinburgh Cabinet is a fantastic piece. I saw the finished article in the flesh yesterday at the SFMA exhibition in Greyfriars Kirk - very impressive. Cheers, Ali Easton. Hi Chris, was good to talk to you yesterday. Nice blog too.

And always good to see some cycling anywhere on the web! Nice shot of Merckx in action. You mentioned your search for a classic Claude Butler frame. How about this one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/classic-road-bike-retro-racer-claud-butler-campagnolo_W0QQitemZ280402238828QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20090928?IMSfp=TL090928156002r30460

And if anyone else reads this comment then let me say Chris’ Edinburgh Cabinet is a fantastic piece. I saw the finished article in the flesh yesterday at the SFMA exhibition in Greyfriars Kirk – very impressive.

Cheers,
Ali Easton.

]]> Comment on It’s all happening at once by Nigel Robinson http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/its-all-happening-at-once/#comment-171 Nigel Robinson Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:01:07 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=207#comment-171 Chris -- thanks for taking the time to open your doors on the weekend. My partner and I really enjoyed seeing your work and space. Regards, Nigel Chris — thanks for taking the time to open your doors on the weekend. My partner and I really enjoyed seeing your work and space.

Regards,

Nigel

]]> Comment on My Second Armoire by Derek Williamson http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/my-second-armoire/#comment-62 Derek Williamson Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:44:09 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-62 Happenstance, curiousity, some detective work and several dummy runs between the Gogar roundabout and the airport junction via Fort Goodwin, found me at Chris's lair during May 2007. Having completed my research, discussions about ancient SAAB 900s were secondary - the armoire was just the feature required to lift an otherwise ordinary modern living room. It was, however, a further year before I returned to Gogar to finalise the details and deviations from the original - not least being that the upper doors be finished in bevelled glass in order to display a collection of Edinburgh Crystal. Another crucial feature is a 1" diameter hole in the back to accommodate cabling for my Denon hi-fi; I hate visible stereo systems! Chris and Eddie (q.v.) delivered, with no little effort - it is very heavy, at the very end of January and boy, the wait was worth it. C'est Magnifique. Upon installation, I showed Chris my treasured collection of historical Edinburgh Tram books that were also destined for the armoire. I sensed a certain antipathy and coolness... dunno why... Many thanks, Chris Esther and Derek. Happenstance, curiousity, some detective work and several dummy runs between the Gogar roundabout and the airport junction via Fort Goodwin, found me at Chris’s lair during May 2007. Having completed my research, discussions about ancient SAAB 900s were secondary – the armoire was just the feature required to lift an otherwise ordinary modern living room.

It was, however, a further year before I returned to Gogar to finalise the details and deviations from the original – not least being that the upper doors be finished in bevelled glass in order to display a collection of Edinburgh Crystal. Another crucial feature is a 1″ diameter hole in the back to accommodate cabling for my Denon hi-fi; I hate visible stereo systems!

Chris and Eddie (q.v.) delivered, with no little effort – it is very heavy, at the very end of January and boy, the wait was worth it. C’est Magnifique.

Upon installation, I showed Chris my treasured collection of historical Edinburgh Tram books that were also destined for the armoire. I sensed a certain antipathy and coolness… dunno why…

Many thanks, Chris

Esther and Derek.

]]> Comment on Jeff the Cat by Frank Howie http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/jeff-the-cat/#comment-49 Frank Howie Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:34:11 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-49 Eddy should meet Myla some day soon. She's about his size at the moment... soon to 'overtake' her! Frank Eddy should meet Myla some day soon. She’s about his size at the moment… soon to ‘overtake’ her!
Frank

]]> Comment on Jeff the Cat by Diana http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/jeff-the-cat/#comment-43 Diana Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:22:37 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=122#comment-43 Jeff/Geoff the cat is a maginficent beast and I am glad he has proved to be such an effective pest control device. His mother is missing him. Jeff/Geoff the cat is a maginficent beast and I am glad he has proved to be such an effective pest control device. His mother is missing him.

]]> Comment on WORKSHOP and CONTACT DETAILS by Kenny http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/about/#comment-40 Kenny Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:09:45 +0000 #comment-40 Hi Chris Excellent blog. Well worth bookmarking. Kenny Hi Chris

Excellent blog. Well worth bookmarking.

Kenny

]]> Comment on Simon Scott at Open Eye Gallery by chrisholmesblog http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/simon-scott-at-open-eye-gallery/#comment-31 chrisholmesblog Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:58:33 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-31 Thanks Simon but I really meant for you to say a bit about your thinking behind the exhibition, the motivations that generated it.... Thanks Simon but I really meant for you to say a bit about your thinking behind the exhibition, the motivations that generated it….

]]> Comment on Simon Scott at Open Eye Gallery by simon scott http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/simon-scott-at-open-eye-gallery/#comment-30 simon scott Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:23 +0000 http://chrisholmesblog.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-30 Chris Holmes is a genius - and that's official. His work in mounting pieces for my show at The Open Eye Gallery was quite outstanding. Each object - from tailors' scissors to a lumpy broken fossil to a line of thermometers presented a challenge of note. The most remarkable thing about Chris - other than his vast rear end (pictured on the blog) is his great sensitivity towards wood and his ability to make it do what he wants. You are ,of course, subjected to a degree of genial huffing and puffing. But he more than delivers. A privilege to be able to work with him. Simon Scott Chris Holmes is a genius – and that’s official. His work in mounting pieces for my show at The Open Eye Gallery was quite outstanding. Each object – from tailors’ scissors to a lumpy broken fossil to a line of thermometers presented a challenge of note.

The most remarkable thing about Chris – other than his vast rear end (pictured on the blog) is his great sensitivity towards wood and his ability to make it do what he wants. You are ,of course, subjected to a degree of genial huffing and puffing. But he more than delivers. A privilege to be able to work with him.

Simon Scott

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