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I finally got around to getting some decent pictures of the Vanity Table I built for my wife.
The field of the top is a very unique douglas fir that I aquired some time ago. The carcase is figured mahogany.
The design is original, I combined Federal Style elements that I liked into a new whole.
The legs and mirror uprights were turned on the lathe then I hand cut the reeds and flutes. Wasn’t nearly as much work as I was fearing!
I’ve added a third picture to show the “birds eye” fir. I was able to resaw this board into three 1/8” veneers. When I saw it, I knew that I wanted to build this type of table with it. Sometimes the wood tells you what it wants to become!
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15 comments so far
Dorje
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posted 415 days ago
Really superb work!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
Robb
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posted 415 days ago
Great job. I really like the inlay on the top. It almost looks like it’s 3-dimensional in the picture!
-- Robb
handi
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posted 415 days ago
Thanks for the warm comments. It is one of my favorite pieces.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 415 days ago
very nice, very elegant.
-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon
Bob Babcock
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posted 415 days ago
Beautiful….love that fir. What a gorgeous grain. Nice job setting it of with the banding as well. Your wife must love it.
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DAN
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posted 415 days ago
you do nice work
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handi
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posted 415 days ago
Thanks Guys. Nice to finally have pictures to post! LOL
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MsDebbieP
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posted 414 days ago
magnificent. Well done
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bigpops0259
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posted 411 days ago
Very Elegant. What more can I say.
-- Marty Ohio
mrtrim
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posted 360 days ago
sweet!
woulnt mine gettin my mitts on some of that fir ! great job
handi
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posted 360 days ago
mrtrim,
It is unique. I’ve never even heard of anything quite like it. I’ve shown samples to many very experienced people, and nobody I know has seem anything like it. I’m shocked that I managed to get my hands on it!
I’ve got a bit of it left, working on a few projects to use it on.
Ralph
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shaun
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posted 359 days ago
Beautiful work, love all the detail in it.
-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!
TomK
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posted 279 days ago
I love that figured Douglas Fir! Design is very unique too.
-- North Texas
Blake
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posted 279 days ago
Gorgeous work! I totally agree with you about the wood telling you what it wants to become.
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stanley2
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posted 222 days ago
I like it! I’m in Fir country and that is one pretty piece of wood used to great effect
-- Phil in British Columbia