Mahogany Hall Table

[Ralph Barhorst]

I finally completed my Hall Table. It is primarily made from Mahogany. The top and the shelf utilize a veneered panel of MDF with a mahogany frame. The veneer is curly bubinga. The accent wood is curly maple. The finish is 3 coats of wipe-on poly on top of 3 coats of clear shellac.

I downloaded a Sketchup copy of an office table from the net and modified it quite a bit for the hall table.

[Chris Tsutsui]

Nice table, I want to try my skills at something like that in the next couple of weeks though instead of curly bubinga I was going to use something like figured mahogany or cherry.

I have a few questions that would help out my project.

How did you make the small thin strips of wood that were the inlays?

How did you level the table top surface to flush the veneer, with the inlay and mahogany?

How did you glue the veneer to the MDF. Did you just use yellow glue and a roller and then a flat caul?

Thanks, and again nice job, that table has a ton of detail in it.

[GERALD HARGROVE]

Very nice, great exicution.

[Bill Arnold]

Great looking table, Ralph! I like everything about it.

I've had some curly bubinga veneer in my stash for years and want to build something similar one of these days.

[John Timberlake]

Great looking table. Love the waterfall bubinga with the mahogany. How long did it take you? Really looks nice under the wall hanging.

[Joe Mioux]

nice table. I like the wood combinations.

joe

[John Keeton]

Excellent result, Ralph. I love the bubinga, and, of course curly maple is a favorite of mine. Very unique design!

[John Thompson]

Excellemt build Ralph. The bubinga reaches out and grabs me.

[Eric Westerman]

Nicely done.

Eric
Greensboro NC
Woodworkers Store

[Guy Germaine]

Very nice combination, and great execution. Impressive.

[Ralph Barhorst]

Thanks Chris and everyone else for the nice comments.

How did you make the small thin strips of wood that were the inlays?
They weren't inlays. They are 1/4" x 3/4" strips of maple and mahogany that were glued to the mahogany frame parts. I then planed and sanded the pieces before gluing to the veneered MDF.

How did you level the table top surface to flush the veneer, with the inlay and mahogany?
I was very careful during the glueup. I actually glued each of the four pieces of the frame to the bubinga panel one at a time, making sure that each of the pieces was exactly the correct length. The panel and the frame pieces were glued while laying on a flat surface and clamped to the flat surface using cauls. This ensured that the surfaces were flush.

How did you glue the veneer to the MDF. Did you just use yellow glue and a roller and then a flat caul?
I used "Better Bond" cold press veneer adhesive. It is thicker than yellow glue and will not bleed through the veneer. I did use a roller with it. I used a pair of flat cauls with lots of clamps.

Good luck with your table Chris

[Mark Valsi]

Another BUCKEYE masterpiece !!

Good Job !!!

[Chris Tsutsui]

Thanks for answering my questions.

I was at my local hardwood supplier yesterday getting the maple for the legs and aprons. I predicted that they wouldn't have any curly/figured bubinga veneer and I was right... Thus I have to go with something a little more ordinary. heh

[Ryan Sparreboom]

Very very nice Ralph.
I saw it also on lumberjocks and marked it as my favorite. I built a mahogany and qs bubinga hall table recently as well. Yours is stunning.

Ryan