Pedestal Tables
My Pedestal Table design took a bit of time
to refine. I wanted it to be tall enough to stand out as a place to put a small
sculpture, or to be used as a plant stand, but not be too tipsy. I
also wanted to make the top a perfect 12" X 12", a single square foot, don't
know why I stubbornly wanted that, but it's done. They're 28" high.
The first one is made of imbuya with ebony accents
on the top's edging and the beading, however the legs are not ebony, they're
died poplar, because I didn't want to blow that much precious wood all at once.
If you've got a trained enough eye to see that they're poplar, then you probably
also are a woodworker and therefore probably appreciate my reasoning. (Not too
mention that ebony is about 20 times the price of an average domestic wood like
maple, cherry etc.) This was the image used on the poster for my solo exhibition
not too long ago. They sold.
The second pair is curly sycamore with cherry
accents. The finish on the sycamore is amazing, like a hologram. The cherry
brings out the tiny threads of tan in the grain of the sycamore, a fabulous
combination of woods. As of today, these are still at the Mad and Noisy
gallery.
The last pair is made with curly maple with dyed
black pear. One is dyed a "Heineken Green" and the other was hit with a purple
dye. However, the purple didn't end up being very vibrant compared to other
colours I've used on maple; it turned out to be more of a silvery eggplant,
which I ended up liking a lot actually. The curly maple had been in my
possession for 12 years. I had kept it waiting for just the right project to
highlight it's incredibly tight grain pattern. This kind of curly is also called
"fiddleback maple". The curl was so tight and brittle that I couldn't put it
through the planer because it would just totally chip out and all end up in the
dust collector, so I had to basically saw and sand the legs straight and square,
what a job. They sold at the M&N gallery.
If you look at the pictures and put your finger up
to block the shelf, you can get an idea of how they look that way.
They go for $350 - $450 each depending on the
wood, finish and shelf option. They're a really nice accent piece
and I enjoy making them. Shipping one in Canada is not horrendous too. Feel
free to request a quote for shipping to your neck of the
woods.
