I mentioned a few posts back that we were looking for a table for the breakfast nook and that we had seen a table called the Oxeye table by an artist in Washington state named Seth Rolland.
This stunning table top is made from a single piece of sustainably harvested ash that is cut and splayed to look like the opening of a flower. We called Seth to see if he could make us a version of the table that was a full circle as we wanted to face out toward the kitchen when we ate. Seth was fantastic to work with and entirely game to take on the custom project. He felt like he could do it using two pieces of Ash bonded together and by adding a stretcher below the top to ensure rotational stability. We exchanged some sketches and worked out the details. He sent us progress photos of our table. The first photo shows the table in its linear form for finishing.
He chose this piece of walnut burl for the center.
This shows the bottom side of the top clamped in place.
and the top side
and the legs get attached...
Seth crated it up and sent it to us. We got a 38" round piece of ultra clear (low iron) glass and voila we have an unbelievable stunning table.
Here is the finished table without glass
The "fins" touch the glass only near the center and at the edge so there are these beautiful "scoops" visible under the glass.
We are so happy with this beautiful work of art. So many people commented on it during the house tour. It is a visual feast during breakfast! Seth was a joy to work with and we had a textbook example of easy collaboration. Check out his site to see his other work.
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