Pomele Bubinga extension table

[scotternst]

I recently built myself a dining table out of bubinga and pomele bubinga veneer. The legs were curved, tapered and octagonal with little white pinstripes along each facet. It was a little bit tricky and involved some interesting jigs in the end. I wrote an article about how I built it on my Furniture Blog if you're interested in reading more about how I went about it.

 

[nclemmons]

Outstanding work!  Took a look at your website and the detailed photos.  Really well executed and documented.

Thanks for sharing!

neil

 

[stvrowe]

Awesome craftsmanship.  Definitely worthy of Fine Woodworking's Master Class.

 

[JSlovic]

Scott
Stunning work I really appreciate your creative approach to the manufacturing part of woodworking
FYI if you're ever in Richmond VA the VA museum of fine arts has a great collection of Rhulman furniture

 

[peter halle]

Scott
Stunning work I really appreciate your creative approach to the manufacturing part of woodworking
FYI if you're ever in Richmond VA the VA museum of fine arts has a great collection of Rhulman furniture

Yes it does!  The company I worked for five different times (Best Products) was founded by Francis and Sidney Lewis.  They were very much into art and gave many struggling artists help getting started.  Andy Warhol was just one of many.  They were the donors of the Rhulman and Art Deco art I believe. 

I worked in the corporate headquarters during their first bankruptcy reorganization and the artwork there was unbelievable.  There were two art curators on staff and two warehouses full of art that was rotated into display at the HQ.  It was not uncommon to have school age children taking a tour on the winding mosaic tile walkway (the yellow brick road) that went from one end of the buildings to the other.

I wish that I had taken some photos of the stuff there.  Who knows where it ended up after their second bankruptcy.  The conference table in the shape of an exclamation mark with an under lighted period was absolutely stunning.

Peter