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Demilune table for our entryway.
Hickory for the bent lamination and legs, the top is veneered with walnut, the rose is curly maple and sapele. Finished with some homebrew wiping varnish.
The sapele stands out much better against the walnut than my photos show.
A few build pictures are here .
Thanks for looking.
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I am not a fan of a lot of pieces with mixed species of wood--way to "in your face" for my tastes. The different woods used in this piece are just perfect. Well done. Ken
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Nice work John
Lotta clamps
Did you just follow the rose outline to cut in with a knife, veneer saw? Free hand, following a straight edge? Seems like there are a lot of ways to skin that cat. I have never done an inlay except for a straight line edge with a shallow router setup. Inquiring mind
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Yup. Different woods for different colors in an inlay or artwork, not to emphasize construction components.
Nice job.
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Very, very nice.
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Nice! Love it all. The hickory, sapele, maple, walnut. Well done, young man!
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Vewwy vewwy nice.
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Very nice. I am selling my shop off and going to take up knitting
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Thank you for all the kind words.
SteveN - I made the rose first using a 22.5 degree wedge as a cutting guide. There are 12 walnut sections at 15 degrees to fit around the rose and then I glued the whole thing to the top as one piece. I tried my best to keep the walnut grain in each piece flowing towards the center point. I edged the top in pieces that line up with the walnut sections to keep with the wedge look. The top turned out well, but not as smooth as I'd like. I don't have a vacuum press and I don't think I got enough pressure evenly across the surface. I can feel a few ripples in the walnut.
And yes, a lotta clamps. I even used a strap down the middle to really cinch it down. The bending form I used is a design from Wood magazine. I practiced a few times clamping it. I also soaked down the laminations and clamped it wet for a few days. That made it a lot easier to clamp together when I glued it since each piece had a good bit of curve to it. There wasn't nearly as much spring back as I was expecting, so I was happy with that. There is very little outward stress on the rear legs.
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Thanks, Curt
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