Curly Maple Table

[Donnie Raines]

Well, here is the coffee table to match the slant leg tables I posted a few eeks back(http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=12141)

The top is all book matched from one board. I used Moser Brown water dye..that was "thinned" out for a softer color. For the top coat I used Pratt and Lambert #38 varnish....which I thinned out 75% varnish to 25% mineral spirits to make a wipeing varnish. The base is painted with a dark milk paint then coated with satin lacquer. All mortise and tenon jointery.

Thanks for looking!

[Jim Guy]

Wow Donnie - that is simply beautiful
The craftmanship and the wood.
Jim

[Michael Stafford]

Spectacular, Donnie, just spectacular. That gorgeous curly maple just floats on the black base. The base supports the top but does nothing to detract from that beautiful wood. The base is lovely too but it is hard to look past that curly maple. Thanks for sharing... :D

[Kevin Gerstenecker]

Only one word needed for that beauty Donnie.............AWESOME! :D

Thanks for sharing the table............................just AWESOME! ;)

[Scott Coffelt]

Looks great, sure love the curly maple.

[Steve Clardy]

Outstanding Donnie. Awesome match!! and ditto to all the above comments.:D

Steve

[Don Abele]

Donnie, that is a fantastic looking table. You said the top is book matched from 1 board. It looks like it's 4 boards wide and about an inch thick. So does that mean the original board was over 4 inches thick??? :eek: That's one heck of a slab of curly maple.

Again, beautiful piece.

Be well,

Doc

[Dick Parr]

Very nice Donnie!

[Mathew Nedeljko]

Looking really good there Donnie! Love the curly maple;)

[Chris Padilla]

Looks Tigger-rific! :D :D

[Greg Tatum]

So very, very beautiful, Donnie. How much dye does it take on a piece size?
Greg

[John Miliunas]

"Thanks for looking"??? No-o-o-o-o....Thank YOU for posting! That is simply gorgeous, Donnie! :D You have given that Maple a second life and done so in high style, with great care and craftsmanship. Well done, indeed! :cool:

[Jim Becker]

Yum-yum!! That's a tasty table, Donnie. Outstanding maple, too!

[Jason Tuinstra]

Donnie, that's some seriously nice looking eye candy!!! Great job on the finish. A+ on this one.

[Brad Schmid]

Beautiful piece of work Donnie!

Just curious, what method did you use to attach the top to the base?

Cheers,
Brad

[Bruce Page]

Stunning table Donnie! I’d be petrified to set anything on it!!

[Thomas Prondzinski]

Donnie,

WOW that's an awsome looking coffee table.

Tom

[Dave Right]

WOW ! What a top! Nice job Donnie.

[Tom LaRussa]

Well, here is the coffee table to match the slant leg tables I posted a few eeks back(http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=12141)

WOW!

That's beautiful.

Wish I knew where to get wood like that. :(

[David Hayes]

Thanks for posting the table, Donnie. The curly maple and its finish look wonderful.

Dave

[Donnie Raines]

Thanks guys!

Let me clarify the top. I had one 10/4 board that I resawed and book matched the center of the table from. Then, the two outside sections of the table top were matched from the same 10/4 board...which is why it looks almost seamless.

I mixed this batch of dye in one of those jars you get your grape jelly in. I filled it to the top and used about 1/4 of the jar...so not a lot of dye. The top was fasten useing figure 8's. I am a bit "giddy" about putting anything on top of it....I dont want to cover up the top.

Thanks again.