JDNarts

Thought some folks might appreciate seeing a bit of the woodworking I’ve done over the years. Several years ago, I came into possession of an big slab of wood that had come out of an old barn. When I first saw it, I thought it was probably only good for firewood, but after a bit of sanding and further inspection, I realized that it was a big, beautiful piece of well seasoned black walnut. That started me onto working on the surface until it looked like a different board! I scrounged through my stock pile of bits and pieces until I found a couple of other pieces of black walnut that would do for legs, and this table was born:

3/4 view

Table top

Top detail showing inlayed stones

Leg detail

Leg detail close-up

The legs are mortise-and-tenoned into the tabletop and the surface is inlayed with semi-precious stones. The legs are incised with a full sun pattern.

If you would like to see more examples of my work and find out about them, please feel free to visit my blog! I’d love to hear what you have to say; your comments and critiques are always welcome!