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Wrapped Table

Project by Kaleo posted 776 days ago 994 views 16 times favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I know it’s been along time since I last posted here. That’s because I have been extremely busy. But I just had some professional photos taken in preparation for our final graduation exhibition coming up in a little more than a month.

This table I call “Wrapped”. The top is Huon Pine and the frames are Peruvian Walnut. You can get the link to my online album at my other blog. I remembered that I never posted any good pictures of this project. The dovetails were hand cut, and the entire thing took me 8 hours to make and finish. The finish is a hand rubbed oil finish.

Thanks for looking.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com


18 comments so far

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MsDebbieP

14188 posts in 1060 days


posted 776 days ago

stunning.
Yes, indeed, you definitely have an identifiable style. This is definitely a “Kaleo”.

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

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roman

1125 posts in 793 days


posted 776 days ago

another fine piece of workmanship.

Love the lines, the crispness of the piece and the contrast of colours

curious…..............how many hours in it?

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

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Kaleo

200 posts in 1040 days


posted 776 days ago

This took table took 8 hours to make. I have this table along with a few others in mind for production. So to be able to make them fast means more money, I hope at least.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 862 days


posted 776 days ago

Another interesting piece, Kaleo. If the first one took 8 hours how long will the 25th one take? It is a very nice, modern looking table. I hope it sells for you.

-- Thos. Angle

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CharlieM1958

7696 posts in 1118 days


posted 775 days ago

Kaleo, the design is beautiful. But I have to ask…is it stable? Intuitively, it seems like it would tend to sway from side to side.

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

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SPalm

951 posts in 782 days


posted 775 days ago

That is beautiful. I love it. Excellent craftsmanship in the simple form. (Nice photos also.)

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

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Damian Penney

1030 posts in 891 days


posted 775 days ago

I love it too, wonderful piece and great photos (something I need to work on) How have you dealt with the wood movement of the top?

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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Kaleo

200 posts in 1040 days


posted 775 days ago

Charlie- It looks as though it would sway, but the frames are screwed into the top. Therefore the top of the table acts as it’s own stabilizing rail. The table is actually really solid, a lot more so than I imagined.

Damian- there is about a 2 mm gap on each side of the top. In between the top and the frames. The frames are screwed on and the screw heads sit in a slotted hole to allow the screws to move with the wood.

Thanks for all the kind words

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

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mot

4904 posts in 936 days


posted 775 days ago

Really unique piece, Kaleo. I really like it.

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

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Damian Penney

1030 posts in 891 days


posted 775 days ago

I see Kaleo, thanks, and good luck with the exhibition.

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

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PanamaJack

4447 posts in 977 days


posted 775 days ago

All I can think of is…Beautiful!

Well done Kaleo!!

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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scottb

3402 posts in 1227 days


posted 775 days ago

so light and elegant, If these are as stable as they don’t appear to be, you’ll sell some to very happy customers.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Kaleo

200 posts in 1040 days


posted 775 days ago

Thanks scottb- I actually really like the fact that things don’t appear stable but are. So hopefully I got that desired point across in this piece. lol

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

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ByronBlack

22 posts in 789 days


posted 775 days ago

Now that is one of the nicest tables i’ve seen for months, extremely nice design! 8 hours?? I could multiply that by ten and still not get something as good as that, I may steal/adapat the idea for a future sideboard if you don’t mind :)

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Don

2590 posts in 1077 days


posted 775 days ago

Kaleo, Mate – a very graceful design and as Debbie states, it definitely has the Kaleo signature. Congratulations on completing your course. What next?

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

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Kaleo

200 posts in 1040 days


posted 775 days ago

Byron, I don’t believe that you could steal the idea. You would definately put your own twist on the idea, which then would make it yours. I am flattered that you would use something that I made as inspiration for another pieces, thanks

Don- Well I’m not done quite yet. Still finishing up one last project that I hope to have done by next week and then it’s all down hill from there. What’s next? Well my wife is having our 2nd child and then we head back home to Washington D.C. to get a job and try and start a business.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

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Todd Thomas

4829 posts in 349 days


posted 313 days ago

Very nice table…..I like the nice and simple design….less is more in this case….great job

-- 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! †

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motthunter

2079 posts in 699 days


posted 313 days ago

I really like the clean lines and wood contrast.

-- making sawdust....

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