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I have been slowly accumulating tools through various auctions and what not and my girlfriend’s sister was visiting for a while selling some of her aboriginal paintings when I starting asking her all kinds of questions about starting your own business. I told her I was interested in making furniture with solid wood only using a clear finish to show the natural beauty of the wood and she told me to just do it. Don’t worry about the coulda, woulda, shoulda, and just make something and see if you can sell it. Once you make and sell enough people should eventually start asking you to make things for them. There is a big risk when starting your own business full time and there is no way you can possibly know everything or how it will turn out you just simply have to jump in and take the risk. That’s why not everybody does it. The legs are mahogany, the trim black walnut and the center piece ambrosia maple. I do not know anything about inlays or finish so anything you can tell me about that would be greatly appreciated but I painted the designs with acrylic and used 9 coats of varathane for the finish.
-- Ed, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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MsDebbieP
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posted 523 days ago
this is wonderful. I love the buffalo (?) outlines on the edges.
I’ll leave the technical support to other LJ
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Obi
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posted 522 days ago
I like it, I hate paint, but this was done in very good taste… maybe after you paint it on, you could use a carver’s knife or chisel (or both?) to remove the painted part?
I’ve recently decided to stay away from Anita Furniture… i.e. Anita Dresser, Anita Table, Anita Something, that I don’t own because I:
1) am too cheap to spend good money on Quality
2) am too broke to be able to buy cheap particle board furniture from Wal-Mart.
3) don’t really want to pay you what you’re worth, and hope I can get a beautiful piece of furniture, hand-crafted for next to nothing.
Ed, you are an artist. Just like someone who is creating a painting, only your canvas is made of wood. Don’t let anyone conform you into a mass producing particle board creating robot that sells crap for cash.
Michelangelo didn’t paint houses, Sherwin Williams and Kelly Moore did.
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Karson
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posted 522 days ago
Nice looking Ambrosia Maple on the top.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 522 days ago
I like your style! Good luck with the sales end. I’d look into doing some inlay work if I were you. I think it would high light your art.
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Chip
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posted 522 days ago
Beautiful work Ed. I love that wood! And I agree with Dennis. With your artistic ability, you really should take a shot at inlaying. Thanks for sharing.
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scottb
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posted 522 days ago
First table? What a way to start!
-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh
Dick Cain
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posted 522 days ago
A beautiful job of woodworking, & art combo.
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Louis Hill
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posted 522 days ago
great first table! what are the aproximate dimentions? i cant tell the size of it
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windofthewoods
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posted 522 days ago
The table is 4’ x 2’ x 16” and thanks for the comments and advise.
-- Ed, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
shack
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posted 522 days ago
very impressive.
-- JohnShackleford,North Carolina
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 522 days ago
Your off to a great start with a table like that. I just love ambrosia maple.
And Hey- Welcome to the club, I think you will like it here.
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Cathy Krumrei
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posted 522 days ago
Love the colors within the table. Very showy design too. Congratulations!
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oscorner
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posted 521 days ago
Nice strong table.
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jeanmarc
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Beautiful work
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