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A veneering extravaganza

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John Fry

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This intricate project is a veneered, inlaid, banded, and beaded set consisting of a coffee table and two end tables. The visible woods are curly maple, boire, Peruvian walnut, anigre, figured anigre, and wenge. The secondary woods are mahogany and poplar.

You can see the construction details on my blog by clicking here.

-- John, Chisel and Bit Custom Crafted Furniture, www.chiselandbit.com


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GaryK

8274 posts in 394 days


posted 100 days ago

Like I said in your construction post, Great job!

How much time to you figure you have into them?

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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pappyjohn

138 posts in 119 days


posted 100 days ago

These Tables are utterly gorgeous, no other way to descibe them. Love how you’ve matched the grains meeting in the corners. I’m like Gary, how many weeks do you have in Creating the Master Pieces. Did you ever get to a point where there was no end in sight. U-Lumber Jocks are simply Amazing, I trully am delighted in having the oppurtunity in viewing Awesome Creations. Thanks your brother in woodworking John

-- Your Brother in WoodWorking John, Pittsburgh , PA.

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Roper

219 posts in 119 days


posted 100 days ago

omg, that is the most beautiful set of tables i’ve ever seen.you got the gift gary,nice work.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

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John Fry

65 posts in 106 days


posted 100 days ago

Thanks guys,

I didn’t really log hours spent on these tables because they were not a “commissioned” project. Actually I built them on a dare by a graduating student from an interior design school. So they were built over the course of about 10 months, if I remember correctly. I would bring it out in between paying commissioned projects and then put it away when I was sick of it. ;-) Or had to get on with the next piece.

I was probably in the 300 plus hour range.

-- John, Chisel and Bit Custom Crafted Furniture, www.chiselandbit.com

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motthunter

1033 posts in 205 days


posted 100 days ago

stunning pieces

-- making sawdust....

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FlWoodRat

224 posts in 315 days


posted 100 days ago

WOW. WOW… WOW. Those pieces are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

-- Even the best of men relish a little spice every now and then... HG Somers, circa 1905

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Scott Bryan

8049 posts in 228 days


posted 100 days ago

John,

These are simply stunning projects. I can well understand why you needed an occasional break in the routine when putting these together. But the end result was well worth the effort.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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trifern

2320 posts in 173 days


posted 100 days ago

Wow, nice job. I admire you for your patience to pull off all the intricate work involved.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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Thos. Angle

3243 posts in 368 days


posted 99 days ago

Exceptional in concept, design and execution. A great example of veneer work and how beautiful it can be.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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dennis mitchell

2826 posts in 720 days


posted 99 days ago

Very nice. It reminds me of the way we use to build furniture, before time became so “valuable”. Great craftsmanship.

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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WoodRivWW

31 posts in 116 days


posted 99 days ago

So that’s what perfect miters look like! I sure hope I can do that some day. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.

-- Hailey, ID

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wpreman

180 posts in 118 days


posted 99 days ago

Wow, that is fantastic!

-- Bill, Florida

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Dick Cain

4417 posts in 705 days


posted 99 days ago

Exquisite looking tables!

It must have taken many hours loving labor to complete these.

-- Dick Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Jon3

240 posts in 511 days


posted 99 days ago

Very nice!

When I only saw the first photo, I thought “I hope he made 2 at once to save time!”

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BobR

132 posts in 391 days


posted 99 days ago

Beautiful work. You have made something that is really different.

-- Bob

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Duckarrowtypes

41 posts in 310 days


posted 99 days ago

WOW! Awesome! What, no burl? Or is the amboyna burl used as the drawer liner? LOL!

-- Custom Daguerreotypes from your images and more: www.shinyphotos.com

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Karson

12002 posts in 806 days


posted 95 days ago

Beautiful veneering job. Great construction.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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jeanmarc

580 posts in 122 days


posted 84 days ago

VERY BEAUTIFUL DESIGN OF WORK D Artist congratulation

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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FRITZ

29 posts in 5 days


posted 4 days ago

UNBELIEVABLE WORK THANKS FOR SHARING
RON

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