I had some ambrosia wood countertops made. I was thinking I would just cover them up with some clear sealer. After reading around I think I need one of you professionals tell me what I need to do to make it look its best and last. Do I need to attach it to the cabinetry with a way it can move...
This is Ambrosia Maple and was reclaimed from a swamp in 2011 (but not by me). The blank started out as 2.25 X 17" X 20", and was cut to 15.5" diameter. In the last photo, you can see the blank, and there is about 3/8" clearance from the deck. The finished product is 14 5/8" diameter, and 1 7/8"...
Another project by my better half. This Intarsia Heron was a gift for her dad, to go with the Pelican and the Duck.
It is made of Yellowheart, Ambrosia Maple, Cherry, Maple, Ebony, and Walnut
This Intarsia Pelican was another joint venture. She did most of the work and was in a crunch for time at the end so I joined in. Here are pictures of it before and after finishing. We made it this year in June and it was supposed to be a birthday gift for her father, but was a monthish late...
Here is the second Intarsia project I did – and was made for my brother inlaw. I made the pattern in October of last year, started cutting on it in November, and completed it in December.
It was constructed of Ambrosia Maple, Holly for the wave crest, Ebony for the eyes, and Yellow Heart for...
This Intarsia Duck was a joint venture (My sweet lady, and myself worked together on this one), and it was the first go at the intarsia craft for both of us. Here are pictures of it before and after finishing (It is still wet in the picture, it is actually a satin finish). We made this last year...
This Intarsia Duck was a joint venture (My sweet lady, and myself worked together on this one), and it was the first go at the intarsia craft for both of us. Here are pictures of it before and after finishing (It is still wet in the picture, it is actually a satin finish). We made this last year...
I misplaced my bottle stopper chuck, so ended up with a cleaner workshop and this ambrosia maple bowl. Still can't find the bottle stopper chuck. FOUND IT! (wasn't in the workshop)
I need to cleanup the bottle and sand it a bunch more before finishing. I finally understand the value of a...
Thanks goes to Nate for coming over to help today. I had a maple tree dropped at my house a couple weeks ago and finally got it all cut up, almost every log was ambrosia.