Bookmatched figured walnut coffee table, framed in Bubinga.

that looks amazing

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Thanks!! Gimme that beer!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Great choose of wood layout. Very well done.

-- JJohn

The contrast of woods is good, but I love the grain pattern in the walnut, it really pulls your eyes in.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

WOW that is gorgeous, very nice body of work you have put together.

Thanks for the chance to se them.

-- Hope Never fails

Very nice indeed. I’d be very proud of that too!

Did you machine the top or use hand tools to work all the figured grain?

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Most beautiful! Your style is one I strive to match. Well done.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks

very pretty.

I love it. How did you finish it?

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Thanks guys!! Yes, when I saw this bookmatched pair on ebay, coffee table was the first thing to come to mind!! Jeff, you ask a very good question. This top was the hardest thing to get all the scratches, and imperfections out. The grain just goes EVERYWHERE!! Thank God for the cabinet scraper!! It seemed like everytime I thought I had it, and went to final sand with 220 grit, I would find another scratch. I think I went through all 4 of my burnished scapers until I got it right. Then I sanded it to 220 by hand. I tried to finish sand it with my finish sander, but it kept making scratches in the opposite grain direction. I decided to just do it by hand. This piece is also finished in Armor Seal.

-- Matt, Houston Texas

GORGEOUS WALNUT !!!

-- Dusty56@comcast.net

Matt,

This is simply beautiful. You did a gorgeous job on the finish. Nice wood selection as well.

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.

Thats a good looking table. You chose a nice piece of walnut, and I like the way you framed it.

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

Thanks for the details on the finishing Matt. I’m glad you were able to get it to the point you wanted to achieve with a scraper. Wow, all 4…. Nice work!

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Amazing crotch figure! Are you worried about those miters opening up given wood movement?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Very nice coffee table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Dorje, yes it concerns me. I guess if that happens, I’ll just have to live with it. I think they call that detail “character”. I really wish I had a vacuum press. I could’ve made 3 table tops like this one!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Matt – Or I guess you could call it – “patina” -

No kidding on the veneers – I see a press in your future!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

That is one seriously beautiful top Matt! Nice work….

-- Chris "I reject your reality and replace it with my own"