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Exotic Wood Coffee Table

Table Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


Shown (not in order): Bubinga, Black Palm, Hormigo *************************, Ash, Lacewood, Padauk, Indian Laurel, Bloodwood/Satine, Yucatan Rosewood, Wenge, Bocote, Purpleheart, Bolivian Rosewood, Cocobolo, Yellowheart, Brazilian Cherry. I'll also add some Douglas Fir and Spruce.

The plan is to use these 18 different wood varieties to make a patchwork table top.

Wood Rectangle Interior design Art Floor


I cut the pieces for the table top and laid them out where I want them. I removed the 3 domestic woods and will use just the 15 exotic woods for the table top. The rest of the table (legs, etc.) will likely be Douglas Fir.
 

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Exotic Wood Coffee Table

Table Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


Shown (not in order): Bubinga, Black Palm, Hormigo *************************, Ash, Lacewood, Padauk, Indian Laurel, Bloodwood/Satine, Yucatan Rosewood, Wenge, Bocote, Purpleheart, Bolivian Rosewood, Cocobolo, Yellowheart, Brazilian Cherry. I'll also add some Douglas Fir and Spruce.

The plan is to use these 18 different wood varieties to make a patchwork table top.

Wood Rectangle Interior design Art Floor


I cut the pieces for the table top and laid them out where I want them. I removed the 3 domestic woods and will use just the 15 exotic woods for the table top. The rest of the table (legs, etc.) will likely be Douglas Fir.
Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor Art


I decided to frame it with Spruce. The rest of the table will also be Spruce.
 

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Exotic Wood Coffee Table

Table Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


Shown (not in order): Bubinga, Black Palm, Hormigo *************************, Ash, Lacewood, Padauk, Indian Laurel, Bloodwood/Satine, Yucatan Rosewood, Wenge, Bocote, Purpleheart, Bolivian Rosewood, Cocobolo, Yellowheart, Brazilian Cherry. I'll also add some Douglas Fir and Spruce.

The plan is to use these 18 different wood varieties to make a patchwork table top.

Wood Rectangle Interior design Art Floor


I cut the pieces for the table top and laid them out where I want them. I removed the 3 domestic woods and will use just the 15 exotic woods for the table top. The rest of the table (legs, etc.) will likely be Douglas Fir.
Furniture Table Wood Rectangle Flooring


A sneak peak. Getting closer. I'm proud of the legs; my first attempt at strong shapely legs, I think they turned out good. (It's nice having the right tools.)
 

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Exotic Wood Coffee Table

Table Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


Shown (not in order): Bubinga, Black Palm, Hormigo *************************, Ash, Lacewood, Padauk, Indian Laurel, Bloodwood/Satine, Yucatan Rosewood, Wenge, Bocote, Purpleheart, Bolivian Rosewood, Cocobolo, Yellowheart, Brazilian Cherry. I'll also add some Douglas Fir and Spruce.

The plan is to use these 18 different wood varieties to make a patchwork table top.

Wood Rectangle Interior design Art Floor


I cut the pieces for the table top and laid them out where I want them. I removed the 3 domestic woods and will use just the 15 exotic woods for the table top. The rest of the table (legs, etc.) will likely be Douglas Fir.
Table Rectangle Wood Coffee table Bench


Finished.
 

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Exotic Wood Coffee Table

Table Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


Shown (not in order): Bubinga, Black Palm, Hormigo *************************, Ash, Lacewood, Padauk, Indian Laurel, Bloodwood/Satine, Yucatan Rosewood, Wenge, Bocote, Purpleheart, Bolivian Rosewood, Cocobolo, Yellowheart, Brazilian Cherry. I'll also add some Douglas Fir and Spruce.

The plan is to use these 18 different wood varieties to make a patchwork table top.

Wood Rectangle Interior design Art Floor


I cut the pieces for the table top and laid them out where I want them. I removed the 3 domestic woods and will use just the 15 exotic woods for the table top. The rest of the table (legs, etc.) will likely be Douglas Fir.
amazing design i wish i was as lucky as you to get my hands on thoes woods
 

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Afghan Carpet Inspired

I liked the first patchwork coffee table that I made so much that I'm making another one. With improvements of course.

Start with a lot of different exotic woods. Thanks to www.exoticwoodsusa.com
Brown Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


I started with 2" thick blocks of wood and resawed them to 1" (so I have enough left over to make another table).

Make them look pretty (easy to do with this wood).
Wood Wooden block Rectangle Floor Flooring


This table was inspired in part by a carpet that I got in Afghanistan a few years ago…
Brown Rectangle Wood Art Flooring


The table top is complete and consists of 27 different kinds of wood. Finished with Teak oil. The outermost wood in the frame is Sapele which is what I plan to make the rest of the table with.
Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor


The legs and skirt are cut and I made a purpleheart accent strip to go just under the tabletop.
Bottle Wood Fire extinguisher Tap Cabinetry


Dry fit looks good, ready to assemble.
Wood Tool Hardwood Gas Flooring


Finally complete.
Wood Rectangle Amber Triangle Flooring


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Desk


Brown Rectangle Wood Natural material Flooring


Table Furniture Wood Rectangle Desk
 

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Afghan Carpet Inspired

I liked the first patchwork coffee table that I made so much that I'm making another one. With improvements of course.

Start with a lot of different exotic woods. Thanks to www.exoticwoodsusa.com
Brown Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


I started with 2" thick blocks of wood and resawed them to 1" (so I have enough left over to make another table).

Make them look pretty (easy to do with this wood).
Wood Wooden block Rectangle Floor Flooring


This table was inspired in part by a carpet that I got in Afghanistan a few years ago…
Brown Rectangle Wood Art Flooring


The table top is complete and consists of 27 different kinds of wood. Finished with Teak oil. The outermost wood in the frame is Sapele which is what I plan to make the rest of the table with.
Brown Rectangle Wood Flooring Floor


The legs and skirt are cut and I made a purpleheart accent strip to go just under the tabletop.
Bottle Wood Fire extinguisher Tap Cabinetry


Dry fit looks good, ready to assemble.
Wood Tool Hardwood Gas Flooring


Finally complete.
Wood Rectangle Amber Triangle Flooring


Furniture Table Wood Flooring Desk


Brown Rectangle Wood Natural material Flooring


Table Furniture Wood Rectangle Desk
Very nice. I have been saving nice offcuts with a vague notion of doing something like this. I just don't have all the right tools to make it happen yet.
 

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