My wife has been bugging me to make a table for the entryway of our home. So I went out to the mill, and picked out some Walnut and Goncala. However, when I went over the design (which was originally to be 1′ deep by 3′ wide) with the “Boss”, she said it was too long. So I had to do a quick redesign and build.
The bad part of this is I spent way too much on extra lumber. The good part is I have a ton of extra Goncala and walnut, which the “Boss” now wants me to get started on a matching T.V. stand. This is my second furniture piece, and the first time I used both Shellac flakes and breadboard joinery. The Orange shellac really made the walnut pop, and the Goncala almost glow. And learning how breadboards work and allow for movement was both an informative and rewarding experience.
An amazing table. Wow! Really like the wood combos. I’ve never heard of Goncala, but, sure is purdee!
Since the build I have done a mantel for a good friend out of the Goncala and I am amazed. The richness the wood has when it ages is crazy good. The color like cherry ages and deepens and just looks crazy good.
Beautiful! The woods go well together and your joinery looks great….and the contrasting splines on the corners…etc…
Have fun with the TV stand!
Interesting ! I would love to see more images. I really like it.
Love it.
Thanks for sharing. I like the coloring, especially against your wall color, and I think the woods match well. (pairing walnut isn’t always easy due to the grain patterns)
Matt
That’s definitely different and interesting. I like how you constructed the drawer and slide as well. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful design on the legs! What are the splines made of?
Thanks, I made the splines out of Oak. I am so supprised at how well the Oak looks with walnut I have since built a few projects out of the two woods.