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Jack King
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Pagoda table/pedestal for Chinese chess table
I have a good friend who ask me to make a pagoda style table for a chess board his father brought back from the orient sometime in the 1920’s or 1930’s. Rather than attaching the table, I fitted the top so it would fit into the trey bottom of the board so the top merely rests on it like a pedestal. The legs are made from non-aromatic cedar, while the drawer front and skirts are made from Brazilian mohogony. Amazingly after the cedar and mohogony was stained with General Finishes prairie wheat jell stain, they came close to matching the board.
Jack
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Very cool design , nice work.
woodworking classes, custom furniture maker
That is a Dandy! Looks Great, I just finished two Chess boards today.
-- Soli Deo gloria! ( To God alone be the Glory)
Thank you guys for the kind words.
Jack
Really beautiful! well done.
-- Michal, http://WoodworkingWeb.com
Many thanks Michal.
Jack
Super nice job.
Wheaties
Thank you Bruce. Also thanks for the Editors Choice for the pagoda table and for being named the member of the week. Haven’t been too busy in the shop but now that cool weather will be coming soon, it’s about time. Thanks to everyone.
Jack
Very fine work, Jack. It fits the bill and looks great.
Losing fingers since 1969
By the way, the project I used the GF gel stain on was a cabinet made of mahogany plywood. It really worked out awesome. It seems to get into the grain and almost reflect light from under the grain. Really makes the grain pop.
Losing fingers since 1969
They gotta love that. Beautiful.
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