blueoak island

First time i ever heard of Bue Oak..Very nice island. Hope the wife doesn’t see it..or i’ll be building one.

-- If at first you don't succeed...Buy another tool !!

Great looking island, never heard of Blue Oak before.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Rob,

Oh man, that is a beauty-beauty!

You must tell us about Blue Oak, and “this is a kit…” ??

Looks very stylish and has a indiviidualistic look about it—and built to last two lifetimes.

Peter

Pretty much most of the wood I mill and sell is “different”. I read somewhere that the last commercial use of blue oak was by the conquering Spanish that made wine barrels from it . I build kits for all sorts of customers that then finish and market the pieces themselves to augment their own business.

Wow!

-- Still clinging to my guns and religion.

Wonderful combination of colors!

-- James - What's your excuse this time??

Did you carve the end panels as well ? Super table : )

-- 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 .

great looking project….love the top….never heard of Blue Oak b 4

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

absolutely beautiful Rob.

-- Childress Woodworks

My mother would just love one of these. Maybe one day I’ll resaw one of their hundreds of oaks (they live out in the deep woods in S. Jersey), dry it, and make one for her. In all my research of wood species this past year, I’d heard of blue oak, but I’ve not yet seen anything built of it. Was it one of the fire/bug/mudslide/wind damaged ones you get? Is the deeper color just heartwood, or some kind of attack on the wood?

It looks amazing. Great work!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Thanks for the comments . It is a higher altitude oak around here , a closed cell oak , and extremely hard . The deeper colors are natural and range from purples to blacks to chocolate with little wisps of yellow here and there . Terrific table material – all fire kill .

WOW!!! I love this…....very nice piece of work!!

Robin Renee’

AKA…...........Woodchic

-- Robin Renee'

Rob what can I say that the others have not already? WOW! fantastic job!

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Wow Rob
This is one cool Island plus most special wood.Super work

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

+A fantastic table. Love the colors and grain of the blue Oak.

Great, Great.

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

Absolutely gorgeous piece!!!
The Blue Oak ( I have never heard of it either ) is just stunning…....what I wouldn’t give to have a hunk of that!!

The whole table is a work of art, the wood combination, the carving, the style…....everything !!!!
Thanks for sharing Rob

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

look at the color and grain in that wood!!!! Can you UPS me some of that lumber??? :0)
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Nice to have connected with you on LJ.

-- Twisted T's Creations

Sweet! I love the top.

-- Dennis Zongker

I love this! It is perfect!

-- Martina, Houston, TX

Very nice. beautiful.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

Very nice island. I love seeing different types wood made into beautfull pieces of furinture.
WOW NICE

-- Stanley, North Georgia

What a great look,awesome!

-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----

WOW WOW WOW>

-- hap, gunbarrel city tx.

Stunning, absolutely beautiful work.

-- Dave, Ohio,www.rusticforest.com

Thank you for the compliments—