Once in a while we will work on a project that is very hard to let go, once that makes you so proud you want to burst, yet happy to see it go because you want to share it with the new owner.This summer we worked on a custom coffee table for a lady in Texas. She requested a juniper base and a redwood top with turquoise inlay. Once we went through the process of getting the base and top chosen, we were very excited to get to work on this table. This coffee table is one of our pride and joys and we want to share it with you.
Below you will see the photos of this table from start to finish and you can experience, the "coming to life" of a juniper coffee table.
These first few pictures you will see how the burl redwood top was cut down to size and a general idea of what we had in mind for the juniper pedestal.
Now you will see the table after it has been cut down to size, shaped and ready for the next steps. Tim will work on the redwood top, getting it sanded and inlaying the turquoise. I will be working on the base, getting it sanded and ready for the finish to be applied.
Here I am sandblasting the base and also sanding of the weathered outer layers. After this is complete I will sand it all by hand to make sure there are no scratches in the wood.
The burl redwood top had a hole in the center, Tim inlayed a piece of burled pine into the hole and laced turquoise around the pine. He also inlaid turquoise in natural cracks in the table top. Then you can see the top after all the turquoise had been added.
The top was then hand polished and ready for the tung oil finish
First coat of tung oil applied, we added several more coats
Finished juniper log and redwood burl coffee table
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