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comments (5) July 16th, 2009 in The Gallery     
blueberry1 blueberry1, member
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lacewood finsihed with a French polish applied shellac, covered by 3/8 Starfire glass.
Wenge finished with a water based top coat to maintain the lighter brown tones.  Ive had trouble with oil based finishes greying out those lighter tones that I really like.
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Lacewood top coved on table saw.  Wenge sides, African mahogany legs.


Design or Plan used: My Own Design - Pete Jones, Denver Colorado
posted in: The Gallery, modern, mahogany, desk, glass
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Comments (5)

Douce Douce writes: Extraordinary.
Posted: 6:53 pm on August 6th

blueberry1 blueberry1 writes: I searched for a picture of the jig, as I used to have one, but I can't find it. It is nothing fancy. I used a beefy telescoping pole from a paint roller set that was cobbled to a garage door wheel. This hung from a 2x4 that was hung a few feet above the table saw and aligned with the blade. I then tethered the telescoping pole in 4 directions to provide stability. After each cove, I would then slide the jig down the 2x4 and re-tether.
Posted: 11:40 am on July 22nd

Jurgen01 Jurgen01 writes: This is really cool. The materials and the design are just terrific.

BTW: I'd like to see a photo of the jig you used to cove-carve the top.

Good work!
Posted: 8:55 pm on July 20th

blueberry1 blueberry1 writes: The sculpted top is a circular cove cut on the table saw. To do this cut on a rectangular piece I built an upside down lazy susan like jig that allowed me to raise and lower the piece above the blade and rotate the piece from a stable pivot point.
Posted: 5:48 pm on July 16th

mokusakusensei mokusakusensei writes: Interesting top. How did you sculpt the waves?
Posted: 2:45 pm on July 16th

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