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    Federal Style Card Table

    I finished this mahogany Federal style card table last week. The cross banding is zebra wood, the stringing is holly and the medalions are from Rockler.

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    Outstanding work. That really came out nicely.

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    REAL NICE.


    Newb alert!
    So is the whole thing laminate? (I don't know anything about laminating, yet!) or do you inlay the laminated on some wood substrate?

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    Stunning! I love the Federal style--I think it is probably my favorite period furniture. I just don't have the WW'ing chops (yet) to pull it off.

    Are the feet ebony?

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    Great job! Can you tell us about the finish, and what you did to protect the inlay during the finishing process?

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    Beautiful table..... GREAT craftsmanship........
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    Excellent! Looks like some very detailed work - good style, good execution.

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    Larry, that's another WOW piece with beautiful detail craftsmanship.

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    Beautiful work Larry.

    Great attention to detail. Thanks for the post.

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    Absolutely stunning!! What a great job, love the inlay work and the legs are really nice. Outstanding!!
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    Eloquent as the style dicates.. you did an excellent job as the piece is beautiful...

    Sarge..

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    Nice work… are the feet ebony and did you create all the bandings from scratch?
    Dewey

    "Everything is better with Inlay or Marquetry!"


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Sobik View Post
    Great job! Can you tell us about the finish, and what you did to protect the inlay during the finishing process?
    Michael, I applied a stain coat of Minwax Red Mahogany and a couple of coats of thinned amber shelac before any inlay work or glue up. After the inlay work and glue up I finished with 3 coats of poly. The bottom of the legs is just gloss black paint. The banding around the skirt and the medalions are from Rockler. The holly stringing comes from a guy here in NC who makes it (inlaybanding.com). The project is not nearly as difficult as it looks.

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    You may not think it is that difficult, but I would say I would have some major learning curve on a project like that. Great work.

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    Excellent Job Larry!

    How about a couple pics of the table opened up?

    Mike
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