After many months of lurking and coveting all the great gloats others have shared, I believe I finally have one of my own. My brother and I recently became the proud owners of large amount of lumber. It took us three trailer loads and a day and a half to get it all moved and reorganized. Here's the first load, it's very large Walnut, Oak and Cherry slabs:
We got over 200 bf of Cherry, with most of being 16" wide and 6' long:
We got a butt-ton of Walnut (I'm estimating between 1000 and 2000 bf, but I'm not really sure):
In the following pic, the left side of the rack contains Cedar, Cypress and a couple of mystery woods; the middle is all Oak; and the right side is more Walnut, with a little Mahogany on top:
How much? $400 - is that gloat worthy?
Now for my first project from the wood. Actually, this is my first "flat" work (not counting the crappy little bookcase I built in HS). In fact, this project contained several firsts for me: first M and T, first inlay, first time using a scraper, and the list goes on...
This coffee table is solid Walnut with a Curly Maple inlay around the top stretcher. The piece was wet sanded with Danish Oil and received several coats of Wipe-On Poly. This Walnut has some great grain and curl:
Here's a side view. Some may disagree, but I really like the inclusion and the sap wood on the top:
And lastly, here's a close-up of the Curly Maple inlay:
Thanks for looking and your critiques and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Keith
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Stunning!
Congrats on the wood and that is a great looking table.
