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Asian-Inspired Hall Table w/ Inlay

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Asian-Inspired Hall Table w/ Inlay Asian-Inspired Hall Table w/ Inlay Asian-Inspired Hall Table w/ Inlay Click the pictures to enlarge them

Woods used: Jatoba, Wenge, Figured Maple, steel dowels, and numerous woods for decorative inlay.
Finish: wiping varnish over shellac sealer coat.

This Contemporary Asian-Inspired Hall Table was constructed with Japanese architecture in mind. The figured maple top sits proud of its frame and is surrounded by wenge trim. A floral inlay adorns the top of the piece as well. The drawer front is cut from the front apron and also sits proud of the surface. The drawer front features a hand-carved pull which is attached with two steel dowels. Perhaps the most outspoken feature of the table is the compound-curved legs that gracefully slope away from the table.

This table was originally designed for a class I taught at a woodworking school, so I wanted to include numerous fine woodworking techniques that would challenge the students: veneering, bandsawing/hand-sculpting compound curved legs, splined miters, mortise and tenon joinery, and cutting a drawer front from a table apron for grain continuity, just to name a few.

-- For free video tutorials and other cool woodworking stuff, check out http://www.TheWoodWhisperer.com


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cabinetman

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posted 622 days ago

Marc

Nice table. done well. I like the dowels and rabbet detail on the drawer.

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Obi

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posted 622 days ago

Well, it looks as though the bar has been raised.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 622 days ago

Beautiful, you can not only teach it, but you can do it. ”Your the Man”

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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bigpops0259

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posted 622 days ago

NICE PIECE . GREAT WORK

-- Marty Ohio

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MsDebbieP

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posted 621 days ago

again, “art” !!!
beautiful, beautiful, art

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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scottb

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posted 621 days ago

Niiiiiiice!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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darryl

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posted 621 days ago

Marc (that’s with a “C”) I like the dowel joinery used in the drawer. With so much attention made to dovetail joints these days, I’m curious to what brought the decision to using this method.

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

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Obi

2152 posts in 718 days


posted 621 days ago

So where do you get all this exotic wood from? It isn’t fair to the rest of us, when we’re stuck with Oak, maple and Walnut.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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thewoodwhisperer

173 posts in 665 days


posted 621 days ago

Well, Darryl with a “D”, you basically just pointed out the exact reason. I used metal dowels simply because there is such a strong focus on dovetails. I, for one, believe that dovetails are a bit over-done. There are so many ways to construct a drawer that is sufficiently strong for their purpose and will look just as interesting as a set of dovetails. My drawer is just one example.

The way I see it, a Ferrari is a really cool car and quite a status symbol, right? But what happens if everyone all of a sudden has a Ferrari? I see dovetails in the same way. Dovetails look good and can be challenging. But when everyone makes them, they sort of lose their appeal. With a few exceptions, if you’ve seen one dovetail, you’ve seen ‘em all.

So instead of trying to come up with ways to make new and crazy dovetails, I like to come up with ways to make beautiful and strong joints that are also unconventional.

Marc

-- For free video tutorials and other cool woodworking stuff, check out http://www.TheWoodWhisperer.com

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thewoodwhisperer

173 posts in 665 days


posted 621 days ago

Well, lets see….Woodworker’s Source and Chandler Hardwoods. Who knew such beautiful exotics were available in the desert. :)

-- For free video tutorials and other cool woodworking stuff, check out http://www.TheWoodWhisperer.com

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scottb

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posted 621 days ago

Appropriate choice of joinery then, particularly with this asian inspired table – as they pull off mixing old and modern elements so well.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Don

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posted 621 days ago

This is serious woodworking, Marc. thanks for sharing it with us.

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

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Dick, & Barb Cain

5044 posts in 781 days


posted 621 days ago

The dowel joinery looks real nice.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Blake

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posted 234 days ago

I would still drive a Ferrari if I could. But this is beautiful, and I like the joinery in the drawer. I also really like the “flair” of the legs. Gorgeous.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.theeasellife.com

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rikkor

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posted 233 days ago

I am glad this came out of the archives. Great workmanship on an inspired design, Marc.

-- Maplewood, MN

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 215 days ago

now that is cool. its a work of art. thats the one in the beginning of the Wood Whisperer too isn’t it. great job.

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jeanmarc

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posted 58 days ago

Nice table.great work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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