About The Project

This table features a stunning quarter sawn maple top. In this process the boards were sequentially cut from the same maple log. The wood was quarter sawn, which is the process of cutting the boards with the saw cut perpendicular to the annual rings. This results in board faces with a tight, uniform and parallel grain pattern. Maple, particularly boards this thick, isn’t typically quartern sawn. This was a great find at my sawyer. My sawyer specializes in custom cutting and drying of lumber from raw logs. He has an eye for knowing the potential inner beauty of a log, and determining when a log is suitable to be cut in this way.

The boards were glued together in a slip matched pattern. In this process, the boards are consecutively laid out and glued together along opposing edges, much like dealing a deck of cards.

The legs of the trestle base are painted to complement the decor of the house. The top is finished with a clear varnish.

The dining room where the table sits is bathed in light, which causes the top to glow and show off the rich cream, straw and tan colors of the wood.