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I recently had a chance to go to Costa Rica for a couple weeks. I stayed out on a farm where they have an abundance of “junk wood” laying around. As a wood worker I was like a kid in a candy store, because most of this was exotic hardwood. They use Palon as fence posts! The thing that started this whole project was the table top. I found what I was told was a cross section of Cascarilla laying in the middle of this pile of scraps. Like most cross sectional pieces of wood this had a crack running to the heart. I recently saw a guy here on LJ’s who did “X” inlays, which inspired me to do one on this crack to prevent further separation. I found a short piece of teak laying in the driveway that I used for the base post. All the reddish colored wood is Palone(sp?).
-- Steve, Beaverton, OR sgriffin44@yahoo.com
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 160 days ago
Have you ever tried one or Norm’s dutchman inlays for cracks in wood they look great like a butterfly or bowtie inlay which binds the wood together and is extremely impressive?Alistair
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RobS
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posted 160 days ago
Kind cool, almost looks like a treasure island table, complete with the X marking the spot… And it has recieve feline approval, can’t ask for more, nice job.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Krisztian
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posted 160 days ago
Very well done. I also like the design.
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Sef
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posted 160 days ago
That’s a really cool table. How much of the top’s shape was you, and how much was already there? From the rings, it looks like all nature, but not sure.
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a1Jim
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posted 160 days ago
cool table neat design and great fix
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Steve Griffin
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posted 159 days ago
The table top was all nature. I just belt sanded it flat. It’s amazing to me how these trees grow.
-- Steve, Beaverton, OR sgriffin44@yahoo.com
Steve Griffin
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posted 159 days ago
I have done a “bowtie” inlay on a walnut bench that is still in progress. I thought I would try something new this time.
-- Steve, Beaverton, OR sgriffin44@yahoo.com
Greg
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posted 126 days ago
The natural design of the top is great. People sure cannot compete with the designs of nature.
-- Each and Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. Greg Little