the difference a little finish makes

Hi nice work. Nice wood! It looks like you are making good use of your employee discount! :-)

-- John

that is awesome. Great choise and use of woods. Very nice.

-- Hope Never fails

Looks to have a southwest native american motiff. Quite beautiful with all the combinations of woods. Very unique design.. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

What a great combo, nice woodworking piece of art, Ed.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Very very nice. The handle is cool.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Beautiful wood selection and execution.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

oh so beautiful!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I’m normally not a fan of combining several species of wood, but you used them all very well. This is one of the better of the challenge pieces in my opinion. Many of them look very similar with a little personal flare, but I think the wood selection makes your’s somewhat unique.

PS. I would love to have all those species in stock at my shop! I have to mail order or drive 100 miles. Its a bit pricey for me!

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Just as I suspected, BEAUTIFUL! Great job.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Nice job! I’m with Jeff. I like uniformity, not contrast and multiple species mostly makes a nice piece look like crap. You’ve done a very tasteful combination of multiple species that has made me rethink my blanket dislike of that.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

You did a beautiful job of putting the different woods together in a way that works. Good job! You had to have put a lot of thought in it.

-- A man who moves mountains starts one stone at a time.

Great job. Very good looking table.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

A very attractive piece of furniture. I like the combination of woods.

Good Luck, from your neighbor in Minnesota.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Now that’s nice work….........you’ve taken the Thorsen side table and made a clean characature-like piece of the original and that’s not easy to do.

Excellent….........Neil

nice scroll work…..what a nice project.

Very nice work!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Ed, I looked at this a few weeks ago and didn’t comment then.

I came up on the new home page feature, so I took time to have a second look and also read your other post on this project.

I now realize why I like this table so much the first time yI viewed it – the drawer handle. I know that sounds strange, but hand made handles can be a project’s downfall. This handle is just terrific – quite sensuous, if that doesn’t sound too strange.

Very nice, Mate.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Ed -

I am getting caught up on comments (a never ending but fun thng to do!). I realized I missed this wonderful piece. This is a well done challenge entry – I like the way you have combined many species of wood. I also like your handle – a very distinct handmade piece of whimsy that fits the table. Excellent job!

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Nice choice of wood, finish and I love the style. It screams “use me”.

-- --Chuck

HELLO : ) DID YOU TAKE ANY PIX OF THAT BUBINGA TOP ???.......I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT AS IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE WOODS…THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS BEAUTY : )

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

Great job. Very good looking table.

-- jeanmarc manosque france