Side Tables

[PeteM]

Here's my latest attempt:

Walnut base, Maple top with curly redwood Gingko leaf inlay.
We have a Gingko tree in out yard and I traced a couple of the leaves for a pattern.

I put my new US made Nicholson Rasps to good use on the legs.

It was a fun project. I tried out a bunch of different inlay ideas before we picked the leaf so I'm getting a little better at free style inlays.


pete

 

[Joe Scharle]

Very nice :thumbs_up

Leaf insert looks to fit perfectly.

 

[lbtripp]

Pete,

Excellent craftsmanship. I really like the design, the use of walnut & maple together and especially the inlay. Great work. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Lyell

 

[McRabbet]

Swwww...eeeet!

 

[toolferone]

Pete, those came out great. They are nothing like the picture I put in my head after you told them about yesterday. The inlays are awesome.

 

[Canuck]

Talking about raising the bar around here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those tables certainly will draw some very positive feedback, for sure.

I love the shape of the legs and the inlay is just icing on the cake,

Very well done. (Sure wish I had the nerve to try something like this. maybe sometime when I am feeling adventurous..............:embarrassed

Thanks so much for sharing the pics.

Great work.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

Wayne

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Dang Pete, those are spectacular!!!!! :notworthy: Sure wish I'd taken the time to visit your shop when I was in Charlotte for The Woodworking Show. It would have been a much more productive visit. :wsmile:

Bill

 

[Sealeveler]

There's some beautiful craftsmanship there,legs are amazing.
Tony

 

[PeteM]

Thanks to everyone for the comments.

It really isn't a hard project to build and the inlays just take time and patience.

The hardest part was getting a design that both of us ( Me and LOML) could agree on! :wink:

pete

 

[Larry Rose]

Very nice piece of work:thumbs_up

 

[Shamrock]

I think you picked very nicely for the Ginko leaf inlay. (the best shape and the curly redwood is really nice)
The legs turned out nicely too, good shaping:icon_thum.

What finish did you use on everything?

 

[smallboat]

Pete-
Those are beautiful!

+1 on the finish question

 

[Bob Carreiro]

Nice legs. Good craftsmanship. Solid design.

Good job, Pete,
Bob

 

[PeteM]

Nothing fancy on the finish
The top got a light coat of BLO followed by 5 coats of General Arm-R-Seal and a top coat of Myland's wax.
The walnut I used for the base was a little bland so I applied a little MinWax Special Walnut under 3 coats of Arm-R-Seal.

pete