| Project by Jimthecarver | posted 680 days ago | 470 views | 1 time favorited | 9 comments |  |
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This was another progect that was spawned from boredom. Idle hands put to work, I started milling a piece of Olive burl that I found at our local firewood yard (love that place) and the colors were beautiful.
While I was there I also found some choice logs of Olive wood. The table top and frame is made mostly of Poplar, I decided to spice things up a bit and add some Ebony to the mix. As the table progressed I thought “hey why not add a space that could be useful without adding a drawer” so I added a bottom and Ta-Da! instant Hideatable. I used the Olive wood in the legs and to the frame of the table and used the burl on the top as well as Ebony to accent the burl. I hope to finish it soon.
Thanks for the view.
Jim
-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.
9 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 680 days ago
That’s gorgeous, Jim! How is the top constructed? Like a butcherblock?
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
MsDebbieP
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posted 680 days ago
Recipe:
1. a little boredom
2. a few pieces of wood
and there you go.. give a little stir and you have a fantastic “hidaable”
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
GaryK
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posted 680 days ago
NIce design and execution!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Chris
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posted 680 days ago
Beautiful Work Jim! I really like the design.
-- Chris
mrtrim
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posted 679 days ago
very cool table jim
Blake
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posted 679 days ago
I only see one problem, to be honest: Its a terrible place to hide anything important because someone would steel the whole table just because it’s so beautiful. (They might realize some time later that there was a hidden compartment.)
But seriously, great job and great design.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 679 days ago
Excellent, very well done.
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rikkor
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posted 679 days ago
Very nice. Pleasant surprise in pic 3 – the hidden compartment. Nice touch.
Grumpy
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posted 678 days ago
Great idea and design.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python