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Hi,
I started this table as my first real project in a woodworking class. The table is mostly made out of beech.
To make it a little bit out of the ordinary I used some pieces of beech that showed growing stains and cracks. To me that's what wood normally looks like. Not all people are fashionmodels, it's the same with wood and that's makes up for a part of its beauty.
To make it more special and difficult I added the inlays of Jatoba (a South-American type of wood, I used FSC-Certified wood). When I finished the table I thought that I'd better had used walnut instead of Jatoba. Walnut, just as beech, grows around here, that would have made the table 'local'. All the junctions of the Jatoba are sawn in a 45 degree angle, one or two-sided depending on where the strip is laid in.
In the middle of the table's top, there's a bigger piece of beech, as a whole, surrounded by a strip of Jabota. It's a piece out of the centre of the tree. I'm curious whether it will hold or not because the centre of the tree never gives as stable pieces as do the outer parts of the tree. We'll see! The centre piece shows a lot of cracks, remains of starting branches, even an area where the fibres of the wood aren't in line with the rest of the piece, which is not all that usual for beech.
I finished off the table using Danish Oil. If you don't know what kind of oil that is, you will find plenty of info on the net. It gives the table a light satin gloss. It also contrasts the colours in the wood.
Tell me what you think. If you have tips or ideas you're ever so welcome to post them. If you have questions, I'll gladly answer them!
Koen
I started this table as my first real project in a woodworking class. The table is mostly made out of beech.
To make it a little bit out of the ordinary I used some pieces of beech that showed growing stains and cracks. To me that's what wood normally looks like. Not all people are fashionmodels, it's the same with wood and that's makes up for a part of its beauty.
To make it more special and difficult I added the inlays of Jatoba (a South-American type of wood, I used FSC-Certified wood). When I finished the table I thought that I'd better had used walnut instead of Jatoba. Walnut, just as beech, grows around here, that would have made the table 'local'. All the junctions of the Jatoba are sawn in a 45 degree angle, one or two-sided depending on where the strip is laid in.
In the middle of the table's top, there's a bigger piece of beech, as a whole, surrounded by a strip of Jabota. It's a piece out of the centre of the tree. I'm curious whether it will hold or not because the centre of the tree never gives as stable pieces as do the outer parts of the tree. We'll see! The centre piece shows a lot of cracks, remains of starting branches, even an area where the fibres of the wood aren't in line with the rest of the piece, which is not all that usual for beech.
I finished off the table using Danish Oil. If you don't know what kind of oil that is, you will find plenty of info on the net. It gives the table a light satin gloss. It also contrasts the colours in the wood.
Tell me what you think. If you have tips or ideas you're ever so welcome to post them. If you have questions, I'll gladly answer them!
Koen