Natural Edge Coffee Table

This-is-a-beautiful-piece!Walnut-is-one-of-my-favorite-woods.

-- Terri, Rocky Mountain High Colorado!

Gorgeous piece, I love the sap wood you left on the walnut, many people don’t, to me it’s a natural part of the wood and gives it a good contrast. Great use of the railroad spikes and nice bowties. Overall a beautiful project that will last for generations, I hope you wrote something nice on the bottom for your daughter. It was recommended to me by a wonderful artist on LJ’s when I made my daughter’s hope chest. She loved it and her children will know where it came from and the love with which it was made. I envy your talent and the grace with which this was made. Amazing. Nakashima would have liked this very much.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

Amazing table. I need to try using those bowtie / dutchman joints someday… did you use a router template with a small radius bit, or hand cut, or some other method? The wedged through mortise and tenon attachments are quite impressive.

Beautiful bench! I’m sure your daughter will treasure it. The color and grain of the walnut is fantastic. Looking at your project makes me want to saw some walnut…

-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com

My favorite wood, and you did a beautiful job displaying it. Thank you.

-- Dale West Central Pa. Do it all, before last call.

Great looking table,the finish really looks great!!

-- Paul--- Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. — Scott Adams

That is really nice. Its projects like yours that get me thinking…........

Good form and balance, with a few echoes of Nakashima thrown in. Beautiful piece.

-- Robert - Visit my woodworking blog: http://littlegoodpieces.wordpress.com

Awesome job!! This a beautiful piece of furniture, nice design, nice finish and nice build.

-- Jack, Albuquerque

What a great gift idea, I am sure she will pass it on. I hope you have large tools.

-- Norman

The above authors said it all but I must add my compliments. This is a classy table. My favorite part is leaving the natural curve of the trunk in the finished project.
Thanks for posting,
BTKS

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Absolutly beautiful. How did you aquire all those slabs, did you purchase a log or have it cut down on your property.

-- One Time Tree Man

Very Nice !!!! Gotta Love the Walnut

-- Pat - Worker of Wood, Collector of Tools, Father of one

Really Nice, timber and design.

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Love the through tenons and butterflies! Lovely piece. :)

-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."