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This is something I have been working on for several months. The base is an old piece of hemlock that had been in a mountain fire decade’s ago. If you look closely, you can see some of the charring on one end of the base. There are 3 inlay points on the top. Two are pretty small and are done with red sand and then around the leg that comes through the top, I used a mix of red/blue sand. Considering it’s my second attempt at inlays, I’m satisfied with them.
There is a lot of time in this piece and most of that was basically that I wasn’t sure exactly what to use as a top for the base. The walnut turned out to be just right for it and it, too, went through a few transformations before I got it just right.
The “footprint” of this piece measures 5’ long, 18’’ high, and 24’’ wide. The top has 3 coats of danish oil and 1 of pour-on-poly. It was sanded between each application and then buffed and buffed and buffed! The base has been pressure washed, sanded, brass-wire brushed, sanded some more and then air blown. I then saturated it with danish oil.
I agonized over this thing for months but the wait was worth it. I’m really pleased with it. Thanks for the looks/comments.
-- Use it up, Wear it out --------------- Make it do, Or do without!
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Dennis Hunter / Laura Merchant
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#1 posted 400 days ago
Very Cool project the table top is great looking
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gfadvm
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#2 posted 400 days ago
That is just one of the coolest tables I have ever seen! You did a REALLY nice job on the whole project. Not sure what “pour on poly” is? (but it looks great)
-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm
WILLIE
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#3 posted 400 days ago
Like it, some of these projects can be very time consuming.
peteg
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#4 posted 400 days ago
That looks a fabulous job to me, well done man, :))
Pete
-- Pete G: If you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got
redryder
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#5 posted 400 days ago
You did a great job. That top is a killer piece. You must have to bring in the whole family to move it….........
-- mike...............
JoeyG
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#6 posted 400 days ago
That’s a really cool table, great job!
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bowtie
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#7 posted 400 days ago
Very nice, It takes vision to make 2 pieces work in harmony. Great photos as well.
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Bob817
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#8 posted 399 days ago
That’s what I’d call a very nice piece of rustic furniture. How long did it take for the pour on poly to dry?
-- ~ Bob ~ Newton, N.H.
jaykaypur
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#9 posted 399 days ago
Bob817——I let it dry for 5 hours.
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Roger
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#10 posted 399 days ago
Wildly awesome!
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koog
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#11 posted 399 days ago
A beautiful project and piece of art.
patience rules…. great idea for a treasured piece
one you can be proud of
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blackcherry
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#12 posted 399 days ago
Rustic Sweetness very cool…BC
Steve Esterby
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#13 posted 399 days ago
This is cool. Way out of the box. I like it a lot!
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lew
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#14 posted 399 days ago
Absolutely Gorgeous!
-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!
jjw5858
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#15 posted 399 days ago
Great job on this! Love the color and overall rustic look.
-- "Make something you love tomorrow...and do it slowly" JLB
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