Hi everyone!
I haven't been on the Forum in a while -- been busy trying to get my table ready to take to the Wood Works Show in Tampa. Yesterday (Friday, November 18) was the first day of the show, so I arrived early to deliver my table for judging. The Judges included Lee Grindinger, Don Weber, Harry Memelink and Geoffrey Noden. If I left out someone, I apologize. The judges liked my table enough to award me First Prize for it!
The base a frame for the top are claro walnut. Veneers on the top are wenge, tiger maple and bubinga. The underside of the top panel is covered with a four-panel match of cherry veneer. The column is slightly tapered inward from bottom to top and consists of eight pieces that are book-matched to retain good grain match. The apron was formed in my vacuum press with 1/8" thick claro walnut strips matched end-grain to end-grain for grain flow. The medallions mimic the pattern of the top. The feet are book-matched claro walnut with a 1/8" piece of wenge sandwiched between them.
Pre-catalyzed lacquer was used for the finish. I built up the finish with a couple of coats of clear gloss and top-coated it with satin. The top panel is rubbed out to be glassy smoothe, while the remainder of the table retains a more natural wood feel.
Attached are four photos taken at the show.