Mahogany sofa table

[Prashun Patel]

I made this a couple of months ago. It's African Mahogany. Transtint, then BLO, then gloss alkyd varnish, then rubbed down w/ pastewax and 0000 wool. The top was grainfilled with rottenstone/BLO slurry.

Don't look too hard at the top, because I made a host of mistakes, including gouging the top when flushrouting the inlays, and a couple of wrinkles when varnishing. Some day I'll plane it down and redo it.

The joinery is basic (dowels via Dowelmax. Too easy).

It's a very basic piece.

[Brian Effinger]

Shawn, you may think it is a basic piece, with mistakes, but I think it is beautiful. Sometimes simple is the best way to go :)

Brian

[Dewey Torres]

African Mahogany is a great wood.

I would not have sweat the grain fill so much. I like the Dutchmans on the top... nice touch!

[scott spencer]

Beautiful wood, beautiful design, beautifully done. Love the butterfly inlays...outstanding job Shawn!

[John Keeton]

Shawn, the color turned out great, and I, too, really like the Dutchman butterflies on top - what wood are they? Appears to be darker (which I like.)

Overall, really well done - great balance and proportion.

[Dave Verstraete]

Shawn
Beautiful piece....love the butterflies! What type of wood are they?

[John Thompson]

Very nice piece, Shawn. If there are mistakes on top these old eyes don't see them in the picture. You know doesn't necessarily mean everyone else notices. I re-stipled a ceiling in my bedroom back in 1990 after a tree came to visit during an ice storm.

You cannont ever match a stipler exactly and it is apparent if you look closely and scrutinize. That was 19 years ago and nobody has noticed yet or if they have.. they haven't mentioned it.

Sarge..

[Prashun Patel]

Thanks, All. The inlays are from scrap cherry.

[Jim Becker]

Very nice work, Shawn!

[Roger Barlow]

Glad to see somebody is as hard on themselves as I am on myself. The table looks fantastic, don't sweat the "mistakes", they are character and nobody will notice them.

[Robert Meyer]

What a beautiful design and beautiful craftsmanship. You are too modest. You can be very proud of this piece.

[GERALD HARGROVE]

Shawn,
What I have picked up from the great group of people in this forum is that the charicter that is found in a hand krafted peice is what sets it aside from the cookie cutter junk that is being massed produced in every store you walk into. The table looks great.

[Ron Bott]

Well done! The design is simple, yet effective and the tone of the African Mahogany is beautiful. The drawer pulls however look like they don't go with the piece. What made you choose them?

[Jerome Hanby]

Ditto on the Dutchmans. Beautiful piece!

[JOHN BRODERICK]

I love that table, Well done

[Brad Wood]

thats real purdy.. nice job

[Mark Valsi]

excellent job in all aspects !! Keep up the good work. now try some GREENE AND GREENE !!

[Brent Ring]

a very effective piece that is beautiful - Simple is sometimes the best!

[Von Bickley]

Shawn,

Great looking table.......:)

[Jason Tuinstra]

Shawn, really nice looking table. I really like the rounded edge on the table top. It gives the piece a really nice look to it. And the finish turned out very nice as well. Thanks for showing it off.