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this table is one of three pieces i'm making for the texas furniture makers show-the top is one board of quilted mahogany from the famous tree found in 1965,it's 37in.wide and 13ft.long the base is ribbon striped mahogany,the cross pieces are goncolo alves, the base knocks to five pieces for easy moving.
you can read about this wood (the top) in fine woodworking#54- 1985 sept.-oct. edition .
i will post pics of the other two pieces later.
thanks all
alex
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STUNNING, TO SAY THE LEAST
wow wow wow wwwwwwwwwooooooooooooooooowwwww !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MARK
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Very nice....Work of art....
Beautiful.... I would like to read the article about the tree.... does anybody have available? Is there a link?
That table is absolutely beautiful....
That is exquisite. A fine use of priceless wood. Heavenly
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Very nice use of a great piece of wood. Can't wait to see the next 2 items.
Adam
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Great work! It's a shame you used the wood for that, though. I'd have given you...oh, two or three bucks a foot for it.
And now for something completely different....
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WOW!!! What Bill said! That is a gorgeous piece of wood on a well designed base.Originally Posted by Bill Wyko
That is exquisite. A fine use of priceless wood. Heavenly
If you are looking for a place to put the table after the show, my office in our new home needs a desk. It would actually fit.
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Beautiful table, Edward. It will be the star of the show. I love the arch in the base. The finish?
Does the table have a future home yet?
Will you be making the chairs?
Cary
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cary-no the table does not have a home yet-the finish at this point is 14 coats of sprayed lacquer next will be at least 3 coats of catalyzed varnish-then it will be rubbed out with pumice and rottenstone-the finish is being sprayed on by sam blasco (,his shop is just across the alley from mine) sam sprays i sand-the end result will be a french polish look. the arch came about after i made the base -i first made it with the strecher a foot longer and found when i sit at the ends my ankles hit the through tenons so i cut 6"off each end but this made the center space between the the post that are holding the two cross pieces 12" longer-so i made the arch to balance that unevenness -the arch is cut from a 2"thick piece of goncolo it was 16"wide and 5' long.it took about a week before i could bring myself to cutting it-i had planned a hall table from that piece of goncolo for about 10 years.
i had planned chairs but now don't think i'll made them.
don bullock if you are serious about buying this table get in touch.
rounding off the sharp corners
alex
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That's really spectacular!
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Nice little table you got there. You ever try anything bigger?
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That is beautiful work on beautiful wood.
How did you cut the cove on the arched piece?
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That is certainly beautiful. I thought the top was outstanding and them you add the legs and WOW!
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Really is an honor to be part of this tree's story... Now if I could just keep Alex's whiskers out of the finish
For anyone who is more curious or would like many more detail pictures you can click on this link:
http://s115.photobucket.com/albums/n...ed%20Mahogany/
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