Current
Projects
41" Diameter
Offset Radial
Table
2009
This table was
inspired by a symmetrical classical Roman mosaic floor.
Veneers are fiddleback Maple, ribbon-stripe Sapele,
Ribbon-Stripe Mahogany, and black-dyed pearwood.
The top has 896 pieces, with edge of the same veneer as the
top.
Currently seen at
Blue Sky
Galleries
Northrup King Building
1500 Jackson St. NE
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55413
(612) 788-1333
St. Clement
Archaeological Society Raffle Winner
Last year I initiated a raffle for a custom table, with the
proceeds going to the St. Clement Archaeological Society.
The winners of the first year's raffle, Don & Patty
Schiffler
of St. Cloud, Minnnesota, asked for a hall table, 52" x 15"
x 29" high.
The center is an eight-piece bookmatch of Carpathian Elm
Burl surrounded by a 12-piece bookmatch of Black Walnut
Burl.
48" diameter
tabletop,
2009
This photo is of
the assembled veneers, taped together and ready to be glued
to the substrate. Greater contrast will come out when the
panel is varnished.
The pattern is closer to the
original Roman mosaic floor than the offset table at top,
and is composed of 604 pieces of fiddleback Maple,
ribbon-stripe Sapele,
and ribbon-stripe Mahogany. Completion of the table is
expected to be December, 2009.
Chess Board,
24" x 24"
Game
field of Walnut Burl and figured Maple, with Sapele
filletti, bookmatched Walnut border, including mitres, and
solid Walnut edge.
Raffle Ticket Cost $10.
Offset Radial
Table
32" dia., 24" high, bookmatched Walnut Burl, gloss finish,
satin black supports, ball & claw feet.
Raffle Ticket Cost $50.
