Maple table top

[Steve Jenkins]

I haven't been posting much but reading every day and wanted to show a pic of a coffee table top I just finished. It is 30x60 and is a 4 piece match of veneer. Steve

[Bob Marino]

Beautiful Steve,

What we have come to expect of you ;) . And the finish is?

Bob

[Bobby Hatfield]

I haven't been posting much but reading every day and wanted to show a pic of a coffee table top I just finished. It is 30x60 and is a 4 piece match of veneer. Steve

Wow ! Steve that is one beautiful tabletop. Where should a person start learning how to veneer furniture parts ? Bobby

[Roger Barga]

you did a great job. look forward to seeing more of your work.

roger

[Steve Jenkins]

The finish is a catalyzed lacquer.
Bobby, a good forum for veneering is vacupress.com. they have a good forum for questions. It isn't real active but any questions are answered in a timely manner and usually by Darryl Kiehl the owner.
Veneering can be done without a vacuum bag but is much easier with (for the most part).
Thanks for the compliments. Steve

[Tyler Howell]

Beautimus Just Pain Beautimus!

[Dick Parr]

Very, Very Nice Steve!

[Dave Avery]

Beautiful work Steve.

Couple of questions. It looks like you edge banded your substrate before the veneering process. True? Also, what did you use for a substrate? Thanks. Dave.

[Steve King]

Steve,
What a great looking table top!!!!
Where did the legs go :D
Steve

[Steve Jenkins]

Beautiful work Steve.

Couple of questions. It looks like you edge banded your substrate before the veneering process. True? Also, what did you use for a substrate? Thanks. Dave.

Actually I edgebanded after it was veneered. I used fiddleback white sycamore veneer for the edgeband and applied it with a band clamp and pva glue.I used it because I happened to have some and thought it would look good. It did.
the substrate is 1" mdf
The panels were some that I had already veneered. Sometimes I will lay-up veneer into panels if i know how I will use it. I will flip every other leaf so I am able to bookmatch them when I put them together. I'll do this if the veneer is especially fragile or prome to buckling, as this was.
I just had to cut them to size glue together and shape into the oval.
Steve

[Jim Becker]

Man, the quilting on that top is gorgious! Outstanding.

[Chris DiCiaccio]

I haven't been posting much but reading every day and wanted to show a pic of a coffee table top I just finished. It is 30x60 and is a 4 piece match of veneer. Steve

Steve, That is awesome, can't wait for the completion of the table.

[Steve Clardy]

Very striking table top. Looks like it's a Heirloom piece. Steve

[Jack Diemer]

Simply beautiful!!!

[Todd Burch]

Very nice Steve! I like the oval shape you chose too. What will you do for the base?

[James Carmichael]

I haven't been posting much but reading every day and wanted to show a pic of a coffee table top I just finished. It is 30x60 and is a 4 piece match of veneer. Steve

Beautiful, Steve.

I assume you are using a vaccum press?

[John Miliunas]

Steve, that is simply Beeeee-utiful! You've done a great job with the veneer. I need to get my butt in gear with my own press soon and your post is helping with that initiative! Thanks for the pic! :cool:

[Chris Padilla]

Damn, that is some nice figure and nicely layed out as well. Would love to see more of it and hear your thoughts for the base. A nice dark wood seems appropriate to me...walnut? :D

[Daniel Rabinovitz]

Steve
Absolutely beautiful!
Daniel :cool:

[Dennis Peacock]

Steve,

Very well done sir.....I guess I need to get a little deeper into veneering. ;)

[Christopher Stahl]

That is gorgeous!!! I love the quilted maple. Post pictures when it's finished, love to see how you finish this.

chris

[Jason Tuinstra]

Steve, excellent job. The figure is fantastic. With the others, I can't wait to see the finished product.