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the difference a little finish makes

Project by windofthewoods posted 887 days ago 1219 views 1 time favorited 21 comments Add to Favorites Watch

All the woods used are solid padauk, bubinga, cocobolo, black walnut, ambrosia maple, and mahogany. Sanding, sanding, always sanding and now that the dust has settled and some finish has been applied here we have it.

-- Ed, Calgary, Alberta, Canada


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woodspar

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posted 887 days ago

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

-- John

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Mario

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posted 887 days ago

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

-- Hope Never fails

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jockmike2

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posted 887 days ago

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

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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PanamaJack

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posted 887 days ago

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

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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WayneC

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posted 887 days ago

Very very nice. The handle is cool.

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

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CharlieM1958

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posted 887 days ago

Beautiful wood selection and execution.

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

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MsDebbieP

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posted 887 days ago

oh so beautiful!!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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USCJeff

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posted 887 days ago

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

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oscorner

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posted 887 days ago

Just as I suspected, BEAUTIFUL! Great job.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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mot

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posted 887 days ago

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)

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Aubster

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posted 887 days ago

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.

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fred

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posted 886 days ago

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.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 886 days ago

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

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furnitologist

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posted 886 days ago

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

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splinter41

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posted 884 days ago

nice scroll work…..what a nice project.

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dennis mitchell

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posted 865 days ago

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Don

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posted 861 days ago

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.hilsbiblechurch.org/

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David

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posted 861 days ago

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

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grovemadman

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posted 624 days ago

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

-- --Chuck

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Dusty56

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posted 478 days ago

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 : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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jeanmarc

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posted 460 days ago

Great job. Very good looking table.

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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