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Wild Cherry Slab Coffee Table No.2

comments (4) July 27th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

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WILD CHERRY SLAB COFFEE TABLE No.2

This is my 3nd attempt at creating a modern slab coffee table.  Wanting to create a piece that combined the American Craft design style with the look of Mid Century Modern, my two influences for this piece were the live-edge works by George Nakashima for the top, and George Nelson's 1948 "Platform Bench" for the base.

** The table's final dimensions are:  48"L  x  24"W  x  15"H.

** Finish is hand-rubbed oil & wax - 5 coats of natural tung oil wet sanded up to 1200-grit, followed by 2 coats of clear Liberon Black Bison paste wax.

The Wild Cherry slab for this piece was hand-picked out of a felled tree in Tennessee, and the Cherry for the base & Bolivian Rosewood for the 4 butterfly inlays came from a local hardwood supplier, here, in Houston.

Mortise/tenon joinery was used in building the table - no screws, bolts, or other hardware - I also completed the work using only traditional hand tools.

Thank you for your interest and for taking a closer look at my work.  I'm constantly looking to improve as a woodworker, and would certainly welcome any comments or feedback you might have for me - on this piece or any one of my other gallery submissions here on FWW.

Additional photos on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SchefflerWorkedWood

 


Design or Plan used: My own design - Donald Scheffler II
posted in: Reader's Gallery, table, modern, cherry, inlay, tenon, oil, nakashima, slab, mid-century, Nelson, live edge, coffee, American, rosewood, Craft
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SchefflerWorkedWood SchefflerWorkedWood writes: @DonsBarnwood - Really appreciate the compliment. Thanks! You can check out the underside of the table on my Facebook page...there's a whole album dedicated to this table entitled "Coker Coffee Table (Sold)". Search the "Scheffler Worked Wood" page on FB or cut & paste the link below:

www.facebook.com/SchefflerWorkedWood/photos

Also, I do have other pieces posted, here, on Fine Woodworking for you to check out (www.finewoodworking.com/profile/SchefflerWorkedWood) -- and also on
Facebook (www.facebook.com/SchefflerWorkedWood)
& Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/SchefflerWorkedWood). Let me know if you have any thoughts. Take care.
Posted: 2:42 pm on April 28th

DonsBarnwood DonsBarnwood writes: This is a beautiful table. Any chance of seeing the underside of it? Do you have any other pieces posted? Thanks, Don.
Posted: 10:05 am on December 12th

SchefflerWorkedWood SchefflerWorkedWood writes: @shakersteve - Thanks for the compliment! The first two turned out well, but I've certainly improved with each piece (I believe), especially with the hand-cut inlays. The 1st was a simple Eastern Red Cedar slab w/ MCM steel hairpin legs - the 2nd, another Cherry slab set on a Nakashima-style base w/ Maple inlay (it's also in the FW "readers gallery"). You can check out my Facebook page for photos. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scheffler-Worked-Wood-Furniture-Design/178725915525930?sk=wall
Posted: 3:35 pm on July 28th

shakersteve shakersteve writes: Beautiful presentation of a great slab of cherry. How did your first two attempts at a slab table turn out?
Posted: 12:16 pm on July 28th

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