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I built these for my wifes medical office. The woods used are Cherry, shop sawn rosewood veneer, mesquite and commercial maple veneer. Some details are:
Tapered legs from Cherry turning blanks, the coffee tables are 3 degrees of taper, the sofa table is 2 degrees. This gave the legs the same dimension at the floor.
Tops are double stacked 3/4 mdf. The cherry edge is stacked and routed for a rosewood insert. People think it is a nice detail, I needed something to hide the glue joint.
The mesquite stretchers have a rosewood detail I stack glued and contoured to fit.
I have received a lot of inspiration from the group, I need to post some photos of my New Fangled Work Bench. Many of you Lumber Jocks helped me with its construction, as well as this table.
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trifern
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#1 posted 1905 days ago
Very nice tables.The “floating top” is unique and I like the inlays. Did you make your own plans?
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Bill Butler
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#2 posted 1905 days ago
These are stunning. I really like the delicateness that seems to ooze, but can only imagine that they are rock solid.
motthunter
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#3 posted 1905 days ago
Great design. I like the lines. The color contrast is cool
-- making sawdust....
MTDocK
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#4 posted 1905 days ago
Wow! I’ve been looking around for designs for furniture for my own office and I really like the floating effect.
sonny
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#5 posted 1905 days ago
Great-looking tables(love the design) what did you use for the finish.
Marco Cecala
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#6 posted 1905 days ago
Thanks for the kind words. The finish is French Polish. They are my inspiration and my wifes design, she has a great eye and saves me from bad looking projects. The tops are solid, and heavy. The mdf provides good weight, and the hardwood edge gives it stability.
Scott Bryan
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#7 posted 1905 days ago
Marco,
These are gorgeous tables. The details for these tables are wonderful and set them in a class by themselves.
All that needs to be said is Wow.
Thanks for the post.
-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine
Lakey
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#8 posted 1905 days ago
Really nice work – good job on the finish.
-- "No Board Left Behind"
woodnut
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#9 posted 1905 days ago
I would just like to say that the tables are beautiful and great craftmanship.
-- F.Little
GaryK
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#10 posted 1905 days ago
Fantastic looking pieces! Great choice of wood and execution!
The legs are great.
-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
IowaWoodcrafter
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#11 posted 1905 days ago
Marco, these tables have inspired the rest of us! Fantastic job. I’ve only made arts & crafts style items to this point. Seeing stuff like this makes me want to try other types of projects.
-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter
kjwoodworking
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#12 posted 1905 days ago
Very impressive, your skills and your wife’s design imagination.
-- Kirk H. -- http://www.kjwoodworking.com
Dano
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#13 posted 1905 days ago
Very unique and inspirational. I think these are very artistic and your craftsmanship impeccable.
-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!
Chris
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#14 posted 1905 days ago
Simply beautiful work….
-- "Everything that is great and inspiring is created by the individual who labors in freedom" -- Albert Einstein
MsDebbieP
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#15 posted 1904 days ago
SWEET
These are stunning!! Gorgeous design and execution. Gorgeous
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
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