Italian walnut table

[giacomo]

Ciao,

here some pics of my latest work: a walnut table in XVII century style.
Measures 77x162x82 Cm.
Finishing: wax on a shellack base

In the last picture the table in his final place with a walnut big chair also made in my shop (I made 14)











Here some more pics (including the one in wich I ride my workbench!)

http://forum.il-legno.it/viewtopic.php? ... highlight=


thanks

 

[Lukey]

Really nice. In pic 3, how have you managed that finish on the curves?

Is some chiselled and some jigsawed?

 

[PowerTool]

Very nice - looks particularly great in the last picture,with matching chair.

Andrew

 

[BrianD]

giacomo,

what a beautiful piece of furniture!. I assume this is European walnut? If so it is beautiful.

A stunning set of work. Did you do the chair dressing/covering yourself or was that finished by others?

Great work! :shock:

 

[OPJ]

This really is a very beautiful piece, congratulations!

 

[Fecn]

Whenever I see a fine piece of work like this, I always have trouble finding the right words... Here's a selection of appreciative replies for you.

Lovely work
Looks gorgeous
I could never attempt something like this
I like the finish
How long did it take you to make.
Did you design it yourself?

The only thing I'm not 100% keen on is being able to see the ends of the dovetails in the table top.

 

[Sawdust]

Amazing piece.

As well as the craftsmanship, I really like the choice of wood.

Mike

 

[Bean]

What can I say! Its amazing very well done

 

[Chris Knight]

Giacomo,
That's a lovely looking piece and the chair looks great too - thanks for posting it.

 

[AndyBoyd]

Rather grand,well done, it sits in it's environment very very well.

 

[giacomo]

thank you very much friends!

now some answers:

Lukey, the inside in three steps: band saw, gouge and scraper
the outside: band saw, chisel and scotchbrite. I like the "diamond effect" leaved from chisel but I use it only on small or hidden parts.

Brian, the wood is italian walnut and I was not happy about the choice until the first coat of shellack. The chair is dressed by others.
About the dovetails: also on the original they're visible.

Fecn,

Thank you
thanks again
you're wrong
is it because I only use natural products
ten days, working without running
No, the customer still had a table like this and asked me for a gemini brother

About the dovetails: also on the original they're visible. But the most important thing is that they're something like a "mechanical system" that is not glued because they have to follow the movements of the top (bigger or smaller depending from the humidity).
To keep them in place the dovetails are not made from a parallelepiped but from a wedge shaped piece (the same on top bottom) ad then inserted one from one side and the other from the opposite one (I used a super strong couple of vices for this purpose).



bye!

 

[Gary M]

Giacomo,
=D> =D> =D> says it all.

 

[catface]

giacomo,
a great piece of work. And its good to see all the hand tools in use in the photos from your link. Thanks for posting these pictures. I bet the customer was happy with the piece too.
regards, Catface.

 

[tnimble]

Molto bello! Davvero meraviglioso tutto!