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This coffee table was designed by my boss Grant Wyl;ychuk for the ODI Gallery. I built 14 of them over a two week period. It was tecnically an easy build, but instaling the Blu-motion Blum drawer slides upsidedown to the fixed drawer proved very challenging. First of all the slides are not designed to work upside down and second of all i am not an engineer and i do not have the ability to re-engineer the slides. Any ways i made it work after many hours of trial and error. I love working with the Bamboo board it’s 23% denser than maple and is very durable.
-- Jono, Vancouver, jonthejoinerduncan@hotmail.com
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MsDebbieP
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#1 posted 1936 days ago
the wood is gorgeous. The piece – SWEET! and the slide – oh yah, hidden storage. Love it (especially since you don’t have to move anything to get at it!)
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Scott Bryan
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#2 posted 1936 days ago
This is a very unusual piece. I can imagine the problems you had with the slides. I know it can be a difficult sometimes with open cabinetry to get them installed correctly so I am sure this presented it own set of challenges for you to overcome.
I like the bamboo material. It is gorgeous.
How are you finishing these tables?
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Robb
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#3 posted 1936 days ago
Ah, I should’ve looked at this one first! Great work, I like the “moving the tabletop aside to get to the drawer” concept.
-- Robb
wildbill903
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#4 posted 1936 days ago
Beautiful work. The piece really accentuates (spelling?) the bamboo grain, and begs to be opened.
coho
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#5 posted 1936 days ago
Thank you for all the welcomes. I thought I would let you all know that I have been given the chance to take down an old barn. The wood is ruff cut timber, I think its fir. but its nice will make some great furniture.
CharlieM1958
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#6 posted 1936 days ago
Cool design, and nice job on the construction!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
jockmike2
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#7 posted 1935 days ago
Beautiful piece, Love the look. mike
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rikkor
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#8 posted 1935 days ago
That is a ‘drop-dead gorgeous’ table. I like the interesting take on the drawer.
ShannonRogers
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#9 posted 1935 days ago
This is really cool. I love the design, it is unique and the bamboo is really beautiful. I second the request above, how did you finish it. Also, what was the final solution to get the slide to work?
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jeanmarc
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#10 posted 1885 days ago
Beautiful piece
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mdf
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#11 posted 1856 days ago
Very nice!
darryl
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#12 posted 1856 days ago
that is a really cool design. I like it.
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