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Låg Coffee Table
Coffee table of Gonçalo Alves and Macacauba inlaid with Macassar Ebony, Cocobolo, Macacauba and Gonçalo Alves.Base joined with pinned bridal joints and wedged through tenons. Splined top. Pure Tung...
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Incredible table tricks the eye
3 commentsTrompe l'oeil is French for "fool the eye," and that is exactly what FWW author Craig Thibodeau has done with his best piece to date, an Art Deco-style table with incredible marquetry and secret compartments.
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Side Table
This is a bedroom side table I made for my son. The Base is cherry. I used my collection of veneers to make the design on top. I used Michael Dunbar's design and added the top design myself.
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Firehouse Table
4 commentsI was asked to restore the dining table for the Great Falls, VA Volunteer Fire Dept. as part of the grand opening of the new station. The table—a 10’ x 3’ x 2 3/4” maple...
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Coffee Table
1 commentAfter a house fire last year the coffee table I had was destroyed so I had to build myself a new one. The tiger maple used for the top reminded me of ripples in a stream and so it needed some...
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Art Nouveau demilune
1 commentI designed and built this during my second semester at Red Rocks Community College. It has about 200 hours in it, there is cherry, maple, mother of pearl, veneer, and a cast bronze sun that I...
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coffee table
1 commentA coffee table I created using multiple veneers and hardwoods I had on hand. A project I truly enjoyed! This is the second coffe table I ever made as well.
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"In Neidermeier of Repair"
2 commentsThis biedermeier inspired table has a bit of problem. It seems the basket weave pattern is in desparate need of repair. The composition uses a story telling technique of character (the owner writing...
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"Broken Hearted"
1 commentSometimes you get the right card, sometimes you don't. This rococo styled table features a gaming storyline. A 10 of hearts would have made for a nice hand. But instead all we have is an...
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Coffee table
5 commentsinstructions for use: 1. pour yourself a cup of coffee 2. contemplate infinity
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100 yr Old House, New Table to Match Existing Woodwork
My father-in-law and I built a 5'x9' Table for my 100 yr old house. I wanted to make it match the beauty and the color of the existing woodwork and look like it was part of the original homeWe...
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Contemporary dining room table
1 commentContemporary dining room table. Size- 54 x 60 closed, 54 x 132 open. Materials- Sapele, Maple, various died veneers, Mahogany legs.
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"Dragonfly Hall Table" - Queen Anne Style
This is a table made as a student project at the "Ecole nationale du meuble " in Montreal, Quebec. It his made of mahogany. It present a marquetry made of salmon leather, ebony, maple...
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The project after the Tool Chest
After building the tool chest, I didn't get the sense of fulfillment I imagined incorporating the usual woodworking techniques like joinery. But I did enjoy all the decorative work. The next leg of...
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Full Dress Aaron Burr Desk
7 commentsTable/Desk Combination from an 19th Century design, dressed up with a little inlay.
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Orchid Motif Marquetry Breakfast Table
1 commentI designed and constructed this table approximately 2 years ago. I used forms and a vacuum press for the curved base sections. The top is an original design and took hundreds of hours to...
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Griffin, End Table
7 commentsThis piece of furniture took me around 1100 hours to make. Carving and marquetry added to a piece of furniture can really take you back in time. When designing this piece I really wanted to add...
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Acanthus Leaf Theme, Dinning Table & Chairs
2 commentsThis old world dinning table and chairs, I made five years ago for a customer in 2004. The top's marquetry has eight french acanthus leafs around the top. And a center acanthus flower in bloom in the...
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Chess Table, Chairs & Chess Pieces
10 commentsThis is the first of three sets that I made. I made this set ten years ago. The other two I made seven years ago. All three sets are made out of American Black Walnut, & Hard...
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