Figured purpleheart & walnut coffee table done!

[Robert Mayer]

Its finally done! After many problems trying to smooth the purpleheart it came out pretty nice. Its solid purpleheart top and drawer fronts & solid walnut base. The sides of the drawer are ebony. All mortise and tenon contruction except the drawer slides. The finish is arm r seal glossy with pumice stone dust worked into the finish first to seal the pores. The design was my own with dimensions taken from my old coffee table. The top is 24" x 48".

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[Gredo Goldenstein]

Absolutely Beautiful!

I hope the purpleheart project I am working on now turns out half as nice.

The G-Man

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Well done Robert! Those contrasting woods are gorgeous!

[Jim Tobias]

Robert,
Beautiful coffee table!! I can imagine that you have a few splinters in your hands and a few dull blades after working with the purpleheart. I like purpleheart also and have used it some(although not as big a project as yours). I also have not found/used any that has the figure like yours. I will, have to be on the lookout for some.
Anyway, nice table and wood. I'm sure you will enjoy looking across that one form the sofa.
I noticed a few nice looking pieces behind the table also.

Jim

[Mark Rios]

Very striking and very cool Robert. I notice the other pieces of furniture that you have used figured wood in as well. Very nice.

[Robert Mayer]

Robert,
Beautiful coffee table!! I can imagine that you have a few splinters in your hands and a few dull blades after working with the purpleheart. I like purpleheart also and have used it some(although not as big a project as yours). I also have not found/used any that has the figure like yours. I will, have to be on the lookout for some.
Anyway, nice table and wood. I'm sure you will enjoy looking across that one form the sofa.
I noticed a few nice looking pieces behind the table also.

Jim

The stuff was very hard and the figure tears out really easy. I had to get a cabinet shop to run it through the wide belt sander a few times.

[Jim Becker]

Yalza! That's some pretty incredible looking wood, Robert. I was just skim-planing some PH and I can't imagine the amount of work you must have done to get that table so great...hard stuff and very ornery. I like the design of your table...it really turned out wonderfully.

[Ron Robinson]

Wow! That top is incredible. Well designed and well executed.

Ron Robinson

[Scott Thornton]

Where did you find that PurpleHeart? How thick is the top?

Thanks.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Wow, you got to be real proud of that!! :eek:

I think you NEXT project should be a bunch of coaster so no one sets a hot or cold drink on that loverly top! ;) :D

Super work, thanks for sharing!!

Cheers!

[Robert Mayer]

Where did you find that PurpleHeart? How thick is the top?

Thanks.

I got it at a local sawmill in spavinaw, ok. That was all they had left. I have one piece left, 8" wide and about 4ft long. I wont tell that i paid $20 for 2 8ft long pieces of it.

The top is just under an inch thick, its really heavy as you can imagine.

[Mike Canaris]

That is awsome...truly something different...the contrast are amazing, nice work.

[Vaughn McMillan]

That's some amazing wood, Robert. I've seen and used quite a bit of purpleheart, but never any with that kind of figure. Great job.
... I wont tell that i paid $20 for 2 8ft long pieces of it...

Don't MAKE me come out to Oklahoma to slap you around. :D That's a steal if ever there was.

- Vaughn

[Doug Shepard]

That sure turned out nice. I really like the ebony on the edges. That sure popped the contrast between the woods. Awesome job.

[Steve Wargo]

Looks great. The top turned out very nicely. Solid ebony drawer sides? Glad I got to see it in the cunstruction phase.Nice job

[Roger Everett]

Looking really good Robert. I've always liked Purpleheart with Walnut and other darker woods, makes for a good contrasting match.
Roger

[Corey Hallagan]

Beautiful Robert! That curly purple heart along with the figured walnut is just gorgeous! Very nice!

Corey

[Gail O'Rourke]

Really nice project. I am always amazed when I see purpleheart - that it's that purple in person. beautiful grain.

Great job.

[Mark Pruitt]

Is that a big screen TV in the background? Who would want to watch TV when they can look at that beautiful table instead? Awesome job!!!
Mark

[Seth Poorman]

Hey Robert
OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!
I wish I had the chance to buy purpleheart like that ! :rolleyes:

[Dan Oliphant]

Wow!!!!

Well done Sir.

[Ron Blaise]

Now that is a beautiful table Robert. Well done!
Ron

[Jake Helmboldt]

I don't know what to be more impressed with; the price of the wood, the figure of the wood, or the project outcome. Combine all three and I'd say you got one heck of project gloat there. Nicely done (on all counts).

JH

[Frank Fusco]

A stunner. Beautiful. Hope it retains the color. Sometimes p'heart will and sometimes it will go brown.

[Peter Stahl]

Excellent Job Robert!

[Neil Clemmons]

Really well done Robert. I love the contrast. Excellent eye and amazing execution.

Neil

[Robert Mayer]

Looks great. The top turned out very nicely. Solid ebony drawer sides? Glad I got to see it in the cunstruction phase.Nice job

Without your idea of using the pumice to fill the pores it would not have turned out near as smooth on the top.

Thanks for all the nice comments...

[Rich Torino]

Robert,
that is one great looking table..
I use a lot of purple heart but have never seen figured Purple heart before....

[Martin Lutz]

Wow! Great job working theat purple heart and I love the contrast.

[Zahid Naqvi]

splendid, the top turned out really nice.