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Chris & Morgan's Bubinga Adventure

comments (8) November 8th, 2008 in Reader's Gallery     
flairwoodworks flairwoodworks, member
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This was a joint project between myself and Morgan (AZMO).  I was responsible for carving the edge and smoothing the surfaces.  With the reversing grain, this translated to much sanding.  Together, we finished the table with three coats of an oil/varnish blend.  With the help of six men, we delivered the table to the client's back patio and installed it on the steel poweder-coated base.  Two horns at either end of the base tie the project to the African-themed back yard.  It took about one week to complete.


Design or Plan used: My own design
posted in: Reader's Gallery, table, modern, carving, steel, bubinga, oil/varnish
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flairwoodworks flairwoodworks writes:
zwoodchuck,

I am a hand tool fan and don't like sanding, but this table and the timeline we had to build it didn't leave me too many options. We sanded up to 320x. You can e-mail me directly if you have any more questions.

chris@flairwoodworks.com
Posted: 12:55 pm on March 26th

flairwoodworks flairwoodworks writes: danmark,

Sorry for the late reply - I don't get past Knots very often to the Gallery. The figure is known as "waterfall". So you are looking at waterfall bubinga.
Posted: 12:53 pm on March 26th

Sandtazam Sandtazam writes: Waterfall Bubinga is one of my favorite woods to work with. PM me for pictures of some veneer that'll knock your sox off. The Mngr of WWS showed me pics of this here in Tucson. It's absolutely beautiful.
Posted: 1:54 am on March 24th

zwoodchuck zwoodchuck writes: Absolutely beautiful table. I have a piece of the curly waterfall bubinga that looks a lot like your table and I am having a heck of a time getting the surface smooth due to the crazy grain and sanding alone doesn't seem to completely smooth it out. Did you use scrapers or planes? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
Posted: 12:16 am on March 11th

BuzzSawLisa BuzzSawLisa writes: What a work of art. I can look at that grain all day. Its like looking at light prisms & ripples in a clear lake.
I'm going to learn more about this gorgeous wood.
Thanks for sharing!!!
Posted: 2:12 am on November 26th

danmark danmark writes: Is that normal bubinga, or is it som special curly or flamed type?

Sure i a nice pice of wood!!
Posted: 6:51 pm on November 24th

ASK ASK writes: Chris,
OK you win. Your bubinga is nicer then my bubinga. Just posted the buffet.
ASK
Posted: 2:43 pm on November 22nd

bentlyj bentlyj writes: I would drool to have a pc of wood like that. Very Nice
I live in Las Vegas, NV....Wood not to good here.
Posted: 12:20 pm on November 10th

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