Bamboo & Koa Side Table
This whole woodworking project was based upon a piece of highly figured Koa that my friend Dave brought back from Hawaii and left at my front door. I knew it was going to have to be a table who could cut wood this nice into smaller pieces.
First thing I had to do was figure out if I could get this flat, there was a lot of drywrot and crazy grain direction. I used a toothed blade in my long angle jack plane with some success. The legs are made from laminated Bamboo ply.
I had to use several coats of special clear marine epoxy to stabalize the board so it doesn't fall apart while working it. I was trying to figure out how to attach the top so that it looks like it's floating. This table I have to say is one of my most favorite pieces, it's clean and simple. The beauty of the wood does all the talking. |
The base of the table is put together with a simple mortise and tenon joint |