Another Claro Walnut Slab Table

well, OK … this semi retirement thing must be ok … after writing

many posts per month since November of 2007, I just noticed I 

haven't posted anything since april … i'm still working, but I only need 

a little work to keep myself out of trouble all week, and the nephew busy Tuesdays and Wednesday. I seem to be good for about 5 or 6 hours a day. in by 9:00, hour for lunch with a nap, off to the golf course or the tennis court by 3:30 or 4:00 ... it has been a great summer, and

the pressure is off of the marketing department …
work continues to roll in more or less at about the right pace … 

here's one we finished back in june ..

the process was typical .. we have made about 50 of them ...
pictures and notes below.

the raw slab from goodhope hardwoods

adjust in photoshop to the clients dimensions and request for 'straightened edges'

the client requested a new design trestle steel base

 made a new model with the new base design

sam whipped it up

and we had it powder coated up the road in poultney

while Kristian and I did a few repairs

and laid out the 'straightened edges with placemats

you can see the cuts in the photo with the green tape

 

all in, all done … out the door in early july

another claro walnut live edge table

ok .. all done .. 1/21 ... having a little saturday photoshoot with trevor at jk adams, where we have been working on this 5' x 11' table .. they had this handy rolling stairway, like at the lumberyard, that

gave me a really nice elevated perspective on the table top, which is never easy to do in my own shop.

lots and lots of florescent lights, but we managed to warm things up with a couple of photo hot lights and

some cardboard blockers.  

a little photoshop cutting and stamping .. it kinda looks like it's floating a little, but you get the idea ..

i could do a little more work on this photo it if the spirit moves me .. 

the story is below ...

another new year, another claro walnut table ... i've lost count now, but
as you can see from this slide show, we have certainly made a bunch of them ..

this one will be about 11' long and 4' to 5' wide.  the client is undecided whether to

trim it more parallel or leave it with the flared live edge .. they have got some time to consider it

as it just arrived at jk adams on friday .. hooray for forklifts and big open workspaces!
click the photos to enlarge them ...

we made some 'visual aids' to help them decide .. two 1/10th scale models, one trimmed and 

one with the natural edge, with the pictures good hope hardwoods had of the slab on their website

the clients have decided to go with the full width, live edge version,
and trevor is working away on it, really away, as he is actually at our friend's
factory, JK Adams, down the road in downtown dorset.
he made some good progress today ...

from the website photos, we thought this would be the face, but,

as it turns out, there were two pieces of fence stuck in the slab which made

a dark stain deep in the wood .. also, on this side, the cracks are bigger as it is closer

to the center of the tree. 

the other side of the slab below, has some really spectacular

grain and color, and smaller and fewer cracks.

and no metal or metal stains on this side ...

so we're gonna go with this one, pending the client's approval

we cut the slab closer to its final length this morning and back at the shop made 

some sample blanks from the cut offs ... it is going to be a sweet one ... 

first coat of finish on this one ... more photos soon

moving along .. filled the cracks and routed for the base pieces and stiffeners today ..
update 1/19/17

working on the top last week

working on the bottom and the steel base pieces this week..

 and the shipping crates for its journey to the big island next week  ..

more as we move along ... 

new claro walnut slabs for sale

 well, surprisingly, we had a little cash left over at the end of 2015, and an opportunity came 

along that was too good to pass up ... four interesting new coffee table/desk/countertop slabs ...

we are totally open to your input and ideas ...

 back side of #21 ... 5/4 (finish at +/- 1.25") thick

 another thinner slab

 8/4 i believe .. interesting crotch and crack pattern

would make a great anything

pretty rectangular, which is unusual around here ..

for inspiration, check out this slide show of other claro walnut projects we have done ...