These two pieces are a delight. Like humble poodles at the barber enjoying a cut and shampoo, these two shop additions have been polite and silent. The red mahogany top is from an antique gate-leg styled drop leaf table. My customer suggested it was going to be easier to bring the top to the shop than to wrestle the entire table. I liked that idea, and the surface needing some work "flipped" out of sight when the table is expanded for use. (So, there would not be a color-related matching risk.) What you see here (left above) is the pre-seal, stained look of that top. As you can already tell, this surface has a deep warm color, but it will deepen even more as the seal and two coats of clear finish coat are applied. Don't ya just love nice wood!
The little side table (right pic) features a ta
n leather inlay...and it's accented with a floral-type gold leaf trim that runs all along and around the perimeter of its top. You can't see that in the picture, right, since the top has been covered to protect the leather in-lay from shop procedures. You can see the attractive floral gold leaf, below left, along with some scars 'n bruises (...yup, time hands em to us all!).This little table has a twin that did not make it to the shop (...and yes, it's lonely but we've discussed the prospect of its soon return). In this (right, lower above) picture you see the 2 newly stained surfaces. Again, (same pic) you can glimpse the top refinished surface stained and ready for sealing and finishing (As you can see, it amounts basically to an attractive accenting edge). The lower surface provides an ample shelf space and is, of course, the finished top side of the table's drawer housing. Both of these pieces are first-of-the-week delivery items.
That's Wood Talkin for today. Keep listening!
