My brother brought up a couple slabs of rough walnut from PA. Wasn’t sure what to do with them but then I found this desk/table base being discarded. Painted it flat black(it was bright green) and added the light pine trim work. Also built the false drawer front. The top took alot of sanding at the carpenter’s shop to get each slab smoothed out as they were really warped. Then more sanding at home. Adding the thin strip of pine in the middle of the top seemed to pull everything together. Finish is 2 coats of raw linseed oil and one coat of Ruelle’s paste wax.
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Porchfish
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#1 posted 248 days ago
Absolutely beautiful marriage of found Art and new Beautiful Walnut top ! Nice job
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Nikki in VA
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#2 posted 247 days ago
You’re right , the lightness of the pine adds just the right amount of pop. And of course, walnut is beautiful. Very nice job of pulling these things together. Trade for the pine desk I’m setting at?
-- Nikki in Virginia
Dusty56
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#3 posted 247 days ago
Gorgeous grain in that top ! A real eye-catcher : )
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HorizontalMike
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#4 posted 169 days ago
Wow! What great use of contrasting color with the paint and inner seam separating the two book matched slabs! This table is really striking and definitely a keeper! Very well done!
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