Redwood Burl table with Stone Inlay and pure Gold

That is amazing. thanks for sharing.

-- Hutch - North Dallas, Tx - Safety First

Awsome Table. One to be proud of. Is the gold used like grout with the stone?

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3

Incredible. Just great.

Wow! What does this thing weigh in at?

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Fantastic looking table! Great design.

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

Absolutely amazing! Your dedication to this piece is obvious. I’m curious – what is the stone?

Kerry

-- Alberta, Canada

Thanks for the comments…the Gold was first inlaid into the stone (lots of evenings, lots of wine)...then the stone is inlaid into the wood. I wanted it to look like gold in quartz, so I chose a white veined stone I found at one of the Gem and Mineral shows.
Total weight comes in around 700 pounds…

Joni

-- Joni Hamari, Cave Creek, Az www.CustomSculpture.com

Beautiful piece. Just curious. Did you use gold nuggets or leaf? I’ve done a little in my jewelry, just small nuggets. Looks like you would have to use quite a bit for it to stand out in a piece this size.

-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org - AnConn.com

Exquisite detail and design. You are a true master of your craft. Thank you for posting.

god Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Beautiful work! This wood is extremely hard to come by!!!! I have a few deals with the forestry service workers I know who are trying to help me secure more of it myself. My scraps are nowhere near this size. You are truly one one blessed few to legally posses this wood Joni! Once again the work is exquisite!

-- --Chuck

great look and design

-- making sawdust....

You’ll have to come out this way for vacation Charlie… I can take you to some trees that very few people have seen, as well as groves! I found a skull on one of the off trail excursions I took to find a certain tree once!!! The tree in my profile pic is the General Sherman Tree. the General is roughly 7 tractor trailors tall if you could stack them end to end. He dwarfs the statue of liberty! This girth of this tree is immense; without the branches and foliage the general is an astounding 52,508 CU.Ft of volume. The largest branch on this tree is just over 7’ dia. That’s much larger than your average douglas fir!! for more info and stats for all of the biggest trees go to my website at www.sequoiascope.com

-- --Chuck

Joni, only a person that can truly see the wood from a creation view can make a table like this.

-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota

Absolutely amazing Joni! The wood alone is a rare find. I like!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Stunning … simply stunning.

OK, so how exactly does one go about inlaying stone in wood? I understand the concept of wood inlays—set them a bit proud and then plane them down. But what kind of tool or blade do you need to use to flush the stone to the wood top?

-- Dublin, OH

Your inlay was designed and executed in such a fashion that it appears it was always in the tree like that and only discovered when it was milled. Beautiful!

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

Wow. Intense and beautiful. Thanks for showing us.

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Joni,

This is simple a beautiful table. The details are stunning.

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.

Wow – what else can be said about this one. Beautiful!

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Incredible table. A fantastic job. You have brought the wood back to life.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Awe-inspiring piece! You treated that very special piece of wood with the respect it deserves.

-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA

Wow Double Triple WOW …...That is beeee YUUUTiful yes…
great job ….
I will talk to SWMBO and see if we can get that for Thanksgiving ….

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

that is one amazing piece of work!
the grain in each piece is just stunning.

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