https://www.grothauswoodworks.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2023-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1673571168199-351FRYWL6FLA56XA33WJ/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - The "Galaxy" joint Two halve from a split in the tree, joined along their irregular edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1673571168199-351FRYWL6FLA56XA33WJ/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - The "Galaxy" joint Two halve from a split in the tree, joined along their irregular edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1644457854889-3BXMS5GPWB1XO61Z329H/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - Cantilever table, figured cherry Matched slabs from the crotch of a tree, joined where the waterfall figure meets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1673571041819-U478CVHUF2P5OFHRI18X/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - "Galaxy" Walnut trestle table. Two halve from a split in the tree, joined along their irregular edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1644459213337-DYU1TXFOXN3H8EKV92P8/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633897410629-OTFX9LMXS7RQ7USKAS3V/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - Walnut Dining room Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899139975-V9H09KRBG41C4QPRRE2W/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1644458972719-OG81BFV6YASUFIOWZNW5/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio - Walnut slab on ash legs Live edge walnut with beveled oval ends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899225359-1XR3U3BAW58F1N16ERC1/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633899290330-MYZU7GWLTMY0TC4G63HP/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1562893423417-HR28R1QXA52VZAXXL3P0/IMG_5017%281%29.JPG Portfolio Figured Walnut end table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1562893452157-QT8KJ0UIACL4BHDKBEGB/IMG_4995.JPG Portfolio Figured Walnut end table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1562893510774-4AB4GNXV3GK8289QORVR/IMG_5015.JPG Portfolio Bookmatched cherry coffee table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1562893543924-0ERA7PQXPMIJART86PTL/IMG_4992.JPG Portfolio Bookmatched cherry coffee table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1633901498256-PWWZ837TLHDNNXJ42FK4/image-asset.jpeg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678529324-W0WIDHY80UY0UQ4UMN7E/20171208_121537.jpg Portfolio This walnut slab came from a discard pile at a sawmill. It is the outside bend of a tree, producing sapwood contrast around the whole outside edge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542682035927-6LHZWPO7JTY9428LXFAZ/shaving+2.jpg Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548538209235-QQHD9EL68ADDOIDQSBM7/bowls.jpg Portfolio - Hand carved Root bowls. Bowls, hand carves of Honeysuckle Root, pictured on a bookmatched cherry table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678832717-WVMINKIHZIQW5SYPJASV/f20180226_115341.jpg Portfolio Sugar maple coffee table. Joints are all wood, the slab leg slides in a full length dovetail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678579214-GR7MQWO10LSSH7DEC1WQ/Cherry+twins.jpg Portfolio This pair of matching cherry tables were commissioned to be made from special lumber of sentimental value. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548900775823-LU28QCB6805CX19MZGC8/clampshelf.jpg Portfolio - Clamping Shelf Reclaimed mahogany shelf, held to the wall with a clamp made of oak. Shelf can be positioned anywhere to the left or right of the clamp. As pictured, it is strong enough to hold 8 pounds at the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548538132781-F8K2RE5JEA2ONLELNICK/frame.jpg Portfolio Photo frame of Maple and Cherry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1548900489156-PHJ6GA399FJ379CAJ4HE/20190129_171501.jpg Portfolio Osage sides with oak rails, custom matting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678787515-ZEE73OQLKC277CJROOJ5/IMG_20150717_124048.jpg Portfolio A crib made from red oak and Brazilian jatoba. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678716421-W79US4GB4HHIDPQYUBDZ/wallslab.jpg Portfolio I have yet to determine a use for this beautiful cut of walnut. Until then, it deserves to be appreciated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678642650-BAL903NDYK65W2DM04AT/IMG_20170314_172530.jpg Portfolio This commissioned Hnefatafl board was made from a book-matched slab of cherry, with walnut/pine striped inlays. There is a hollow center with a latched hatch to store the pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678672045-CG4V7MJ0TS7TB5OCXDCI/IMG_20170510_185241.jpg Portfolio Assorted kitchenware of cherry, walnut, and sugar maple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678712768-SR0ZSW1VCYN2OWWNUWHQ/weather+walnut.jpg Portfolio A walnut “bulge” that I had cut off another slab caught my eye. I kept it around the shop for over a year before the 3 knots struck me a a perfect home for a trio of weather gauges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678749042-98556SW8BQBUOXAFOLI4/IMG_20161211_145930.jpg Portfolio This end grain cutting board was made from a walnut log “rescued” from a firewood pile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678776231-QV9FD8KN0LSTVJMFTE6T/stained+glass+%281%29.jpg Portfolio This centenarian leaded stained glass window was in need of a frame so that it could be hung and displayed. Cherry was used, and the saddle joints at the 4 corners were pinned with brass rod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678840294-UDO8RFRYBVKLV2472LSJ/bowl.jpg Portfolio A use for the invasive honeysuckle. The colors and forms of their wood grain mix together in their root ball to create stunning and infinitely unique patterns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678845425-W7TAC3BC2S07RQDHZ8OX/20171128_192932.jpg Portfolio This was a chance finding in an old dead Elm Tree.I turned it into a display and gifted it to the Greenacres Foundation education department. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678853505-AJPMF4E1DU5DWGAYC1KY/20171203_163951.jpg Portfolio Hand carved Osage spoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678887130-CIYOJI2KA00M8LTYC88Z/20171207_210416.jpg Portfolio Live edge walnut serving board, shown here with faux sushi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678908919-VB1KBVYMFQD1H11J96XO/IMG_20161219_194332.jpg Portfolio A bed that I made for my son. This is unique in that it has no screws or glue. Every joint is a mechanical puzzle of wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678922236-BGH0QJW1P7KLPFE00Y46/IMG_20170409_101625.jpg Portfolio Little Forest coat rack… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678930959-NJT3FEY7JXICPUWMFS0E/smallsnake.jpg Portfolio Hand carved and painted tree python head, part of a gift relating to the children’s book; Verdi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542678979905-5D5FSG2INYJCZDYEKBKU/IMG_20140629_175437.jpg Portfolio Swing set knocked together from two dead ash trees, and two large mortise and tenon joints. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542679143810-N028XUSVWEMLKKTONOAQ/cell+holder.jpg Portfolio Cellphone holder made from Honey Suckle. Complete with speaker openings and charging port. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542679260162-L0OK6N4CDW2CKG3WCSR9/IMG_3103.JPG Portfolio Children’s rockers. Horses are far too common, so I have been making dinosaurs. Yes, that’s Grimlock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1542679858827-ODGIXG2363EV9XBE27WE/console+outside.jpg Portfolio Live edge console table, cherry top with scorched aspen legs. https://www.grothauswoodworks.com/home daily 1.0 2020-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578689273443-B0F8FJ7OO04DBHSJTS7Y/IMG_4991.JPG Home - Finish When the construction of the piece is complete, the job is roughly half done. All negative surface features such as knots and cracks are filled and sanded flush. Surfaces are meticulously sanded in a 3 step process to produce the smoothest surface that wood is capable of. Finish is applied in innumerable coats over a period of 1-2 weeks. Coats are allowed to cure, then are sanded again to combat raising grain and atmospheric dust. By the end of the process, tabletops are impeccably smooth to the touch, easy to clean, and will last generations. Large amounts of epoxy/resin are eschewed for the warmth and ductility of absorbed finishes. I don’t want to turn the wood into a piece of plastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578688203607-85CD7302TNOFFFJ9Y021/walnut+dining+%282%29.jpg Home - Composition Many woods themselves are not homogeneous materials, containing not only patterns in the grain but different colors between sapwood and heartwood. The layout and material selection of each piece is carefully considered, to bring these elements to the eye utilizing their natural forms and complimentary elements. Each piece is addressed as a work of art, a collaboration between the tree and the carpenter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578690171584-GDTP63GLM4DV9INL133N/dovetail+pinned.jpg Home - Quality Interlocking joinery creates furniture that wants to stand up, rather than being forced to stand by screws and glue. This creates items that will last indefinitely, with no worry of the commonly seen antique failures of screw pull-out or cracking glue. These will last for generations, if not centuries, and will lack the wobble and cheapness of the common hairpin leg. 100% wood option: While glue is often still used to improve fit and reduce wobble, pieces can be specially constructed to omit this all together. In these cases, additional time is taken to produce fits down to .005 inches, and joints are stabilized in all axis of movement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1519610177969-TSRHGRK8J4J5OXG9RSQT/20171105_170616.jpg Home https://www.grothauswoodworks.com/what-we-do daily 0.75 2018-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1518149041949-GPAZPYWJXJBN5KO1Y0QP/20171105_143503.jpg Sustainablility These specialized tools allow me to process wood that industrial mills cannot. This piece was scrap from a local mill, and was sold as firewood. Inside it I found a stunning slab, perfect for a hallway table or shelf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1518147699764-J8N2D5OQN59GQQZDLCMB/flitch.jpg Sustainablility No heavy equipment is used, eliminating the damage caused by loaders and log trucks. These large Maple slabs had to be milled with a chainsaw and carted out by hand. They weigh up to 500lb each. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1518148205318-0Q10LAX96D0CPVNZBH4C/20171120_213030.jpg Sustainablility After drying for a year or more, the slabs are flattened. Most will have taken on a twist, requiring lots of time with an assortment of tools of my own design. One of these wild slabs can easily have 4 hours of labor into it before it can even be measured for use in a piece of furniture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1518149356786-51SJ9GSK1LBKRZKHI1Z6/IMG_20160405_213751.jpg Sustainablility It sometimes feels like half of every project is surface finishing. Requiring numerous progressions of sanding, filling in knots and voids, and inumerable coats of lacquer. Getting a durable surface that displays the grain of the wood; the years and colors and forms of the trees life, takes both passion and patience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1518148536220-504797EX6PLHAA1YY0L2/IMG_20150712_191451.jpg Sustainablility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1518146999175-C9IIQ6XN92KSSESWF6B7/20171125_164640_HDR.jpg Sustainablility https://www.grothauswoodworks.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1519610243715-U89PILQ61B8GDAV83DWP/IMG_20150712_191451.jpg Contact https://www.grothauswoodworks.com/project-blog daily 0.75 2021-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1544850811265-7QTMHRU1I1CX6FS45WPL/image-asset.jpeg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543894851144-P7RBY6FJEVBU3Y01TKCX/6.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543894461990-UBLKQSLQDRCADWIJLWSS/image-asset.jpeg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543894142239-116H3ERHUIQAU7P7EY3U/2.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543895265446-3P2XJUBCDSIQ3KOGJ12I/10.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1544850321581-PXO0IB41D0OMVOBC2M8N/12.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543895154296-WQNZ6SN0S0QXH24LBMK4/8.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543895978922-8PWRMOTDS6O2V69J2TM5/1.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table Three years ago… This was one of the first trees I had milled myself. It caught my eye while I was helping some family chop up storm-blown trees for firewood. I split this curve and was immediately captivated by what I had found. I didn’t know what I would make, tow end tables? Fortunately I had a long time to figure it out… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543895003200-WR0V42W1LT1UGZ3X8T3I/9.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543894583685-XRCDD5VWTJQKMWD3SJ2T/image-asset.jpeg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543894264355-S4KP5X3WOYPREOB68HFS/3.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1543894877388-JC50PSK65ZOZZ8EO2L77/7.jpg Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1612226400461-ZWH8AFG36678TYZZBJK7/cherrybook1.JPG Bookmatched Cherry Coffee Table https://www.grothauswoodworks.com/cherry-tree-stump daily 0.75 2021-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1549945417266-IH8YN2PCWZMR3U3LH3HO/sled+%281%29.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1612227912587-31KPV0XODR3MU9G74TJA/stump1.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1549599580759-U7BPU3ZVIG1LEXJC04AU/brush.jpg Cherry Tree Stump - A need for a tool; A welders brush on a stick, and some winter sweat, got the majority of the char out of the tree core… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570158729557-82M297T3S9K99GDRA4IJ/1st+leg.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570158738121-058JF0T8ZNK436EBQI0A/leg+hang.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570158744340-C5XEC3JYDL6QDHY01N4E/leg+mockup.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570158756749-UBEE818POLPEWOTEL6I5/freestand+1.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570158769035-VHVGZR7KKIZD1P2JSS04/vertex.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570158776515-II3V2KOSY381T6L5VFTP/finished+joint.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1612227112046-0JKOH95IYDTVVU4WMC1J/IMG_8445.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570157141424-EA4KBJ01VAW8WGX9S3P7/twist.jpg Cherry Tree Stump - First steam test, a success! This maple was steamed, bent by hand, and clamped in place to cool. An exciting first step! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1549599805314-F30A2W3FVK6ESWW2DHHI/core.jpg Cherry Tree Stump - The Core The lines from the brush follow the grain, I think I may keep them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1549599726657-K2EO46CLZ63HQIF3PNJA/scrub.jpg Cherry Tree Stump Note the small box fan pulling air through the stump and blowing it outside. You do not want to breath this ash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1612227871018-PRH7MM7898OP20DVZTQS/IMG_8442_3_4-HDR.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570157354373-9BFJ5LZZLPJVL2G6LU36/former.jpg Cherry Tree Stump A “hybrid laminate” construction was eventually sorted out. Thin strips were steamed and clamped to the forming to cool. They would take the needed shape readily, but had some spring back after cooling. Once cool, glue was spread between the layers and they were re-clamped to the form. The end result was a strong hickory bow with no spring back. The designing could continue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1549945098839-WA5QQ782XYLH559ZK4RX/sled+%282%29.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1549945236245-CT2RXOIU5IES284JG85V/sled+%283%29.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1549600156294-JIP5TDOD15MXOW26C0JJ/IMG_20161123_192221.jpg Cherry Tree Stump https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1570157182662-2TC51F5EX894ZIS1COCS/fail.jpg Cherry Tree Stump - Second steam test, a failure This test with ash in the thickness I required did not go so well. 3 subsequent tests ended the same. I needed a solution that allowed tighter bends with limited steaming capability, and reduced spring-back to allow for a predictable end product. https://www.grothauswoodworks.com/walnut-diningboardroom-table daily 0.75 2021-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578702347660-PVT42MUEML1FENXOAZIJ/20200110_152044.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table After a couple more weeks of building the layers and sanding with ultra-fine paper, and this will be smooth as glass yet not cold to the eye like bar-top epoxy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578700168089-OSAYVS4RVDUR7YL5FBWK/20191221_131634.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table Either end of the table needed to have a perfectly flat, matched area to create the sliding dovetail joints. This required a large surfacing tool to be built. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578701355821-TLYIYIM2939F5WFHE2AC/20191231_094453.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table The legs make their first appearance. These are designed to be removed for shipment, yet will contain no screws. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578701193245-AEECS18YZJ3AN8CZ0TE0/20191227_131951.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table Rails cut and shaped for trestle Table service, all glued up. This joint will be one of only 2 uses of glue on this entire table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578699722501-20CFFYV7KZYUG8IUNJ90/slabs.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table As they were found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578700767383-OJFK80ZVNNBG4HA6OUBJ/slides.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table This is the first test fit with the dovetails, tight and solid! Ash was chosen for the rails and legs, because of its strength and complimentary color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578702060964-7NN9QUF7QC9C3QMQ486N/20200106_202533.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table Finishing the bottom first, so the top can be done without fear or drips and runs. Look at the difference that clear poly makes in the appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1580762860574-19QZ7E0EBVC5YBPPGZYZ/2.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578699942271-HTEKH1AK8UZ52PKE5AH7/20191117_095532.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table A project big enough to command the entire shop… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a79265f7131a5145337fad6/1578702145341-72X2M3D87PO36P4BR79H/20200108_133835.jpg Walnut Dining/Boardroom table After flipping, the top gets its knots filled and is sanded down to 320gr. 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