Natural Edge Walnut Dining Table

Listing #4156 Listed on: 06/07/2013 Company Name: Hudson Cabinetmaking, Inc.
Name: Russell Hudson Member
Website:   www.hudsoncabinetmaking.com/

When she was young her father made a small coffee table from a natural edged plank of wood he’d found. She asked me whether I could make a dining table that was also ‘natural’, to seat six. Her dining room was small and had enough room for something 32 by 72 approximately. She was a friend I’d met on social media and I told her I’d look for a flitch (single slice, natural slab, cut from the tree) of that size. She lives a two hour drive from my shop so I suggested I send her emails with photos attached to show her what I got, what it would look like, and how I’d cut it down to its final shape.

She wanted it fairly dark in color but I always try to find a wood that is close to the finished color rather than using a stain, as it can obscure the grain to some extent. I found her a flitch from a walnut tree that HAS to be over a hundred years old. Then I sanded and wet an area to indicate what it will look like.

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Posted By:David
That is a very beautiful piece of wood! What a joy to work with. Nice Job.
Posted By:Jon Andrew
Wow, that looks amazing. How much does something like that cost?
Posted By:Russell Hudson
Around 4 is what I'd want Jon.
Posted By:Jeremy Talbot
Do you have a facebook page Russell? If so I'm liking it!
Posted By:Russell Hudson
I'd gotten a number of comments about how much better this piece would have been had I not used the metal brackets for the legs. I want to acknowledge those guys for treating our craft like the 'art form' it is. Thank you, gentlemen.

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