rosewood / curly maple /purpleheart / lacewood #1: new starburst table

Incredible, as always!

Thanks
Kent

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Just dazzeling to the eyes. 8-)
Again…. Unbelievable work..
Thanks for making my girlfriend freak out… She just loves this… Me too

The outer rim florettes are uniform then it goes into this uniform /ununiform claidescope of eye jumping color. Your eyes keep moving. The table never rests. The pattern keeps moving.
Really well done

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

Pretty wild, David. Can’t wait to see it all.

-- Thos. Angle

Amazing David just gorgeous. How do you come up with these masterpieces? What do you mean by sled sanding?

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I wonder if this is artistic, or pyschadelic, or mathematic, but for sure it is well made and beautiful. For sure, it involves patience, patience and patience.

Can’t wait for the rest. “I” thank you for posting.

Best,

Serge

http://www.atelierdubricoleur.spaces.live.com

-- Learn from yesterday, work today and enjoy success tomorrow.

David, all I can say is wow!! This is going to be an interesting project to see when it is finalized.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

A real show stopper David, beautiful work. I can’t wait to see the finished project. I would also like to know what sled sanding is.

-- Mike, American in Norway

You are something else David!! Skill, Imagination, Vision, a Desire to explore and create- all of these and more are yours…and to top it off, you’re an all-around Really Great Guy! Awesome Work…
So what color are you going to paint it? <runs> :)

-- Mike in Manchester, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

David…what do you have to figure something like that that we dont have?
Great job what else can I say!!

-- --<<<<<< I will not stop until I get it right. >>>>>>--

Really nice work. can’t wait to see the tutorial pictures. Cheers/Wudbutcher

-- Big Steve

very nice table david…sure looks like a lot of work to me…..and it will be worth your effort..is this yours or a commision…...whatever it is…its been fun huh…..look forward to the finished product.

-- The Grizzone

wow David
This is one sweet table .Beautiful woods and most assuredly a master woodworkers work of art. spectacular and beautiful. Great work.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Here come da judge! Here come da judge!

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

Add another “wow.”

-- -- Neil

Im lost for words, wow, beautiful and any other gez louise term ya wanna use.

-- Randy, Fla http://www.kelleyscabinetsupply.com

Man alive!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Beautifull. Can’t wait for the finished project. Outstanding work as usual.

Keep it up.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

stunnig david that must of took some time to work out i’ll be watching this with great expectation of greatness of your craftmanship

-- cut it saw it scrap it

Really amazing!

-- Mike, VT

Blows my mind. Your creations are something else…..I’m still trying to figure it out and I’m looking at it already done. How do you do that. Awesome and can’t wait to see it finished. Thanks for giving us a sneak preview.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

David,
Between you and Larry… you guys are just incredible!
This is just beautiful!!!
Ellen

-- Ellen on Cape Cod

Hello David.. you mentioned the table in your message but I was not expecting such a wonderful piece, although I should have know that when you said table it would not be anything plain and simple.. Yet what you have done is stunning. I will wait for the finished table to express my WOW’s.. I still have your gift in the back of my mind and I think when I get back from Melbourne… it will become a reality in your honor.
Larry

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Your one of a kind, don,t ever change! Love the table!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

Uuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhh !!!
I got nothin’.
Amazing, awesome, absolutely fantastic.
I get the angles and lengths, that’s simple trig stuff….
But the curves !
Going to have to go back through the blogs on the curvy jiggy thingys.
You Rock : )

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

How about a couple more “super wow’s”................. just amazing David.
And you did “all” of this in only 8 hours??????? Talk about superman!!
You must be set up for automation or something!

Another super job and I can’t wait to see the completed project.

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

Don’t get down on yourself dustbunny the guy has been around. Besides your work is top of the line.

Nice job patron, phew.

-- Ain't better or worse than any other woodpecker in the woods.

David Beautiful. What a dazzling piece of work.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

beautiful friend, in one word beautiful

henrie

-- Greetings from the Netherlands.

NIce!

-- Max the "night janitor" at www.hardwoodclocks.com

You should teach classes! Another beauty.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

Great! Looking forward to the blog.

-- There's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.--Scott

Man, how do you guys do this stuff? Amazing!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Beautiful!

-- -- Brian, Seattle

Beautiful job David. Cool pattern. If you posted this anonymously, I’d be able to tell this is your work. Look forward to the blog! I’ve got to know what sled sanding is now also.

-- Matt - Syracuse, NY

EzJack I didn’t mean I felt like I had nothin’, I meant I was having trouble coming up with a comment because I was speechless. I see that was a bit confusing.

Sled sanding- It’s what Santa’s elves do during the summer. LOL

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

there are sacrificial rails ,
to keep the sander from eating the work.
the ends are overlaping forwards and back to keep
a solid surface .
keep the sled clean every use , or it will bump the parts up .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

This reminds me of the easy bake oven I used to have. HeHe
Very ingenious ! I like how you think.

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

Stunning work my good man…thanks for sharing…Blkcerry

Wow, this is amazing. I’m definitely looking forward to the tutorial.

Oh well I’m amazed again . Can’t you just do something not amazing just once so I feel like I can catch up.
Just kidding bud seriously you do amazing work. looking forward to the rest of the story.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

thanks everyone !
you are the best .

i will say that if you are sanding ,
be sure and use a vacuum .

i have a new 2hp. vacuum setup ,
( $400.00 )
but because i had to buy water this week ,
the tubing is still in the store !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

David it looks BEAUTIFUL. What fantastic work.

I look forward to the tutorial on this one.

As well as the finished table.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

Brother, you are something else!

I agree with Ellen, your stuff and Larry’s are on a whole other level then most,

I save all your tutorials, because …some day…

-- Eric

Oh man, patron, you are one fun guy. Thank you.

-- Ain't better or worse than any other woodpecker in the woods.

I have a brilliant Idea! take the table to the show in Oz and steal the show from degoose!!!!!!

this is truly and totally wow.

is it for yourself? do you need a place to store it? i have heaps of space!

-- The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep...

Hey David,

....”OUTSTANDING”....

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Really outstanding work. Any chance you can blog about how to do this for us?
Thanks for sharing.

Very impressive!
Roger

-- Roger Gaborski, http://www.gaborski.com

Every posting you set a standard for others to aim at ( i for one will probably never reach) but the joy is in striving) I concur 100% with Betsy. You have so much to share and the distance to New Mexico is only as far as the nearest air port.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

i just added a new alternate ,
it is below top one .

which is your favorite ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

I love them both. Please don’t make me choose (unless you want to send me one of course). Both are absolutely fantastic. I expect you will be called to Italy soon to do some work on the Sistine Chapel. You are a great woodworker my friend. Besides your talent, I would also like to have your drum sander.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Twins
You proud man!
Hava cigar – no wait – hava 2

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

this stuff is like one of those kaleidescope ’s ,
that have a bunch of colored glass in them ,
turn it , and it keeps changing !

thanks for the cigar’s !
i’ll trade you one of them for an eraser ?
dumb about the import , huh ?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

David this is really striking – I like the first picture best, as the outer ring looks a bit like leaves while the second has a bolder strokes of contrast. That’s just my $0.02 but the fine detail of the first is more pleasing to my eyeballs.
Cheers

-- Its never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

Well you did it again!! A big WOW!! Only 8 hours total?.....it would take me that long just to get the first piece right.

If I had to chose…...I’d go for the first one.

-- Doug, New Mexico.......the only stupid question is one that is never asked!........don't fix it, if it ain't broke!

Oh, My! Way too complicated to comprehend. A masterpiece!

-- "But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6

So funny, I loaded this one on my blackberry this AM going to work and exclaimed “wow, wow, wow!!!” – then my boyfriend, who is not a lumberjock, says “oh, is it that guy with the cutting boards again?”

Then I tried to explain that no, this is the guy who was an inspiration to that guy with the cutting boards… and he just rolled his eyes.

Truly an inspiration.

Did any of those sacrificial rails (or the innard parts) gets chewed up? I am thinking of trying something like this for small parts that need planing.

if you want to plane them , i might sticky double tape them down ,
as the cutter-head us cutting in and up could lift the pieces good bye .
in the sander , the sanding action is across ,
so i put little stops behind them ,
so they wouldn’t get pushed back off.
the rails on the sanding sled is cause the sanding roller is rubber ,
and can grind the pointy ends .
in the planer that is not a problem ,
then you want the stops in front , as the feed rollers are pulling the work forward ,
and not necessarily the sled too .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

david what grit paper you use on the drum sander?

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

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-- david ,new mexico ,allheart