Natural edge Maple coffee table

[Mike Marmon]

Hello;
I wanted to share a project that I just completed. It is a bookmatched burly, spalty maple coffee table with an ebonized cherry trestle base. Length is 41.5 inches , 28 inches at the widest and 17.5 inches tall. The finish is Waterlox, the ebonizing was done with Transtint black dye mixed with denatured alcohol, an effective but very messy process.

This was my first project working with large natural edge slabs. It is a lot of work but I love the way it turned out.

Thanks,
Mike

[Bruce Page]

Beautiful work Mike. It looks pretty stout, what does it weigh?

[Eduard Nemirovsky]

Very nice project!!

[Ted Calver]

I love it too Mike. Very stylish and creative. Good job!!

[John Thompson]

I'm not big into live edge personally Mike but this one is outstanding IMO. I love the book-match and the ebonized cherry bottom. That was a very creative design and use of woods..

Well done...

[Baxter Smith]

Very nice! Made me think of all the beautiful live edge tables I saw on the west coast when I was visiting my sister more than 25 years ago. When I went back to see where you were from I had to smile. She lived in Beaverton at the time. I brought back a big NE redwood slab in the back of my diesel rabbit. Finished the top but never made a base for it. It has spent the last 25 years in my attic.

[gary Zimmel]

Looks like all the hard work has paid off Mike.
Beautiful job on that table.

[Doug W Swanson]

Nice! Fits very well with the decor, too!

Doug

[Salem Ganzhorn]

Looks good. Spectacular piece of wood!

When I use transtint black I notice a purple tint to it. I was told that adding a black stain to the transtint will remove the purple and give you a deeper black then either the dye or the stain alone. This process has worked really well for me.

Best wishes,
Salem

[Van Huskey]

Man that is gorgeous.

[John Keeton]

Wonderful piece, Mike!!! The color of the slab, and the ebonized cherry really pick up on your other decor, and the rug. Beautiful burl, and the NE shape is very pleasing. I like the separated slabs, too. Kind of adds to the look - and easier, too!

[Brad Wood]

yes, very nice.

Curious about the design choice for not joining the two pieces

[Craig D Peltier]

Im usually not a fan of burl tables but the shape and the rest of it looks real nice. Good job.