WALNUT TABLE REPRODUCTION

We were commissioned to create a reproduction of an antique French table base with many intricate design features. We hand-carved the decorative feet to match the ones on the original, and used kerfed plywood with sequenced walnut veneer to create the concave triangular shape of the body. The circular support piece in the middle is solid walnut which was turned on a lathe. For finishing, we used a technique that involves trapping a hand-brushed glaze in between two layers of clear acrylic urethane. This allows us to make the corners darker than the field in order to mimic the patina of the original’s French hand-polish.