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This is a table I created this past fall…One of my favorites.
Created from Old Growth Redwood Burl, I have inlaid the surface with stone and pure gold.
This one did create it’s own challenges, it is a massive piece, coming in at 7 feet x 7 feet…Seats 8 to 12.
When I have exceptional wood to work with, I hate to cut it up, So this one I made as large as the wood would allow! We had milled the wood from a huge (20+ foot diameter) Redwood log…salvage wood out of California. The grain is amazing, solid curly…
The base is stunning in it’s own right…I made it from four consecutive slabs of Redwood burl, bookmatched around the base, and “capped” the corners with the same burl I made the top from. The skirt is made from the edge trimmings from the top slab, natural edges, to match the corner caps on the base…A lot of thought went into this piece…And some work too!
This piece is available for sale…email for info.
-- Joni Hamari, www.HamariDesign.com































28 comments so far
ChasHutch
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posted 588 days ago
That is amazing. thanks for sharing.
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TreeBones
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posted 588 days ago
Awsome Table. One to be proud of. Is the gold used like grout with the stone?
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Mjbada
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posted 588 days ago
Incredible. Just great.
CharlieM1958
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Wow! What does this thing weigh in at?
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
GaryK
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posted 588 days ago
Fantastic looking table! Great design.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Kerry
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posted 588 days ago
Absolutely amazing! Your dedication to this piece is obvious. I’m curious – what is the stone?
Kerry
-- Alberta, Canada
Joni Hamari
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posted 588 days ago
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, www.HamariDesign.com
RusticElements
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posted 588 days ago
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.
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ND2ELK
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posted 588 days ago
Exquisite detail and design. You are a true master of your craft. Thank you for posting.
god Bless
tom
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grovemadman
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posted 588 days ago
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
motthunter
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posted 588 days ago
great look and design
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grovemadman
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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
HallTree
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posted 588 days ago
Joni, only a person that can truly see the wood from a creation view can make a table like this.
-- Ron in Osseo, Minnesota
Dadoo
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posted 588 days ago
Absolutely amazing Joni! The wood alone is a rare find. I like!
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
CoreyLiepelt
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posted 588 days ago
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
trifern
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posted 588 days ago
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!
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Blake
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posted 587 days ago
Wow. Intense and beautiful. Thanks for showing us.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 587 days ago
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.
cajunpen
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posted 587 days ago
Wow – what else can be said about this one. Beautiful!
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Karson
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posted 585 days ago
Incredible table. A fantastic job. You have brought the wood back to life.
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Nils
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posted 584 days ago
Awe-inspiring piece! You treated that very special piece of wood with the respect it deserves.
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gator9t9
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posted 552 days ago
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 ….
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darryl
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posted 552 days ago
that is one amazing piece of work!
the grain in each piece is just stunning.
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mmh
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posted 339 days ago
Beautiful redwood. That’s a stunning piece of furniture too.
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Arnold
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nice
SCOTSMAN
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looks like the japanese dining table I made for my son in the dimension department .Small ,just of the floor, and heavy.well done Alistair
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mcoyfrog
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amazing
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nuttree
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What an amazing piece!!! Any guess to what something like this would cost to procure?? Anyone?
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