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Hikmet C. Sakman, Victoria, BC, CAmember
Gender: Male
Contributions
Curly Madrone (Arbutus) Dining Table
This rare (to me) heavily curly figured arbutus boards came from our local wood recovery program that have been ran by our local guild - WWW.VIWG.COM - from a few years back, at least 4~5 years as I...
Burl Walnut Side Table
Top is edged with solid walnut, framing maple/ebony string inlay and bookmatched walnut burl veneers. The back and side panels are also veneered in burl. Pull on the door is turned ebony. Finished...
LV Coffee Table
I have had these large maple burl veneers for a long time and I knew they were going to be a table top. Well, their time has come after 12 years or so of waiting in the veneer shed. They sure are...
Rosewood & Maple Burl End Table
This was an exercise in design. The shape of the legs and how they are oriented in the base are just a little unconventional. maple burl was not big enough to radius to match to the leading...
Waterfall Bubinga Sofa-back Table
This table features gorgeous waterfall bubinga veneers, finely hand-cut half-blind dovetailed 3 cute drawers with bird's eye maple sides for contrast. This time, I did not go for the contrasting...
Wenge & Quilted Maple Entertainment Console
This wenge cabinet with quilted maple panels feature double tapered legs and sides, huge slab of wide wenge board, which has an eye just like Jupiter's red eye, on top and shimmering quilted maple...
Bubinga & Maple Credenza
This is from my wine cabinet series. This piece though made for the show of The Furniture Society Conference held at Victoria, BC., Canada, Frame is bubinga, door panels are maple...
Cherry & Rosewood Entertainment Console
Hi Everybody, This was going to be a simple entertainment console. Initially, bottom shelf was going to have ventilation slots, but later on I thought I can do better than that. Doors were...
Cherry & Spalted Curly Maple Console
These delicate looking legs were initally 3" square chunks of cherry. (After bandsawing these to shape, I ended up with 4 more legs for another table.) Twice two way and then four way bookmatched...
Mottled Purpleheart Console
Twisted legs with curly maple feet is the "feature" of this floating top console. 1/8" wide curly maple inlay along the edges, is actually beaded (1/8" radius). 31"x44"x18" (h x w x d ) Varnish...
A&C Console Table
The most unique feature of this table is the lap dovetailed stretchers into the legs. Side walnut spindles are also joined with sliding dovetails to the lower and upper side stretchers, which are...
G&G Inspired Dining Table
This piece was rather an exercise in design. Woods are qs white oak and wenge. Center spindles are sawn to shape 12/4 stock, carrying the weight of 44"x108" top which is cradled by a similar...
Arts & Crafts Armoire/Entertainment Cabinet
This cabinet features through angled mortise & tenon as well as lap and sliding dovetail joinery for its tapered frame. All of the panels are resawn from a 12/4 thick curly quartersawn oak...
Macassar Ebony Credenza
Macassar ebony veneers on appleply as well as in solid form. Entire inside is veneered with bird's eye maple. Handles feature abalone accents. Legs and aprons are solid walnut, end grain...
Liquor/Display Cabinet
This is a multi purpose cabinet. It'll display some fine crystals, hold fine silver cutlery, wine and liquor bottles. Frame is bubinga from a single piece of 8/4 stock sized 1-1/2'x17'. Only...
Cherry Sideboard
Cherry sideboard w/rosewood trim and handles. Side and door panels are crotch cherry. I've modified the classic arts & crafts features in this piece as I usually do. Handles are clearly Japanese...














Recent comments
Re: Wenge & Quilted Maple End Tables
I don't know why I can't see this post listed under my page in this site, yet it exists as seen here.
posted: 1:05 pm on June 23rdRe: Burl Walnut Side Table
This was so frustrating to post. It took me 7 times to re-write the post as it was deleting it and asking me to write something. Anybody else is experiencing this non-sense?
posted: 6:46 pm on June 20thRe: Cherry & Rosewood Entertainment Console
Thanks dwd,
posted: 4:40 am on April 23rdYes, you're right. It was cut and mitered, but each side at a different angle. Since following the grain was the "must" thing to do, it was a tedious operation with all that geometry.
Chico...
Re: Black Walnut and Figured Maple side table
Hmmm.... Design, but especially the figured maple seems awfully familiar..... ;-)
posted: 7:43 pm on April 10thNicely done!
Chico...