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This table is made of birdseye maple, cherry, and walnut. It was a real challenge to make. (aren’t they all?) I made a form for the curved panel and used a vacuum press to glue the veneer to a substrate of 1/8” MDF over 3/8” bending ply. The walnut spacers don’t penetrate the legs. I drilled through them and countersunk and chiseled the square shape of the spacer on the outside of the legs. I then inset an endgrain square of walnut to make it look like it went all the way through. Clear as mud? You can see more of my work at my website, alancarterstudio.com.
-- Alan Carter, www.alancarterstudio.com
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13 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 145 days ago
Very nice looking table. Clear as crystal.
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MVWOODWORKS
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posted 145 days ago
Beautiful work. Your choice of woods really compliment each other.
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 145 days ago
wow that is beautiful. I love that suspended panel and the color of the woods. great job!
Blake
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posted 145 days ago
Really nice. Interesting process as well.
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Scott Bryan
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Alan,
This is a beautiful table. You did a nice job with respect to the design and construction of the table. Nice choice of woods too.
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pashley
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posted 145 days ago
Nice. Your design?
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CharlieM1958
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Gorgeous piece!
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trifern
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posted 145 days ago
Beautiful piece. I would like to see more angles. More pictures please.
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arcarius
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That is a very cool design. It is a one-of-a-kind.
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Bradford
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All of your work is inspiring. That table is really something.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
Alan
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posted 145 days ago
To all who responded with kind words, thank you. I’ll post more projects soon.
-- Alan Carter, www.alancarterstudio.com
motthunter
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posted 144 days ago
what a great sense of style
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woodgrain411
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awesome
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