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Kingwood Box on a Stand

October 21st, 2008 in The Gallery     
kevink Kevin Kauffunger, contributor
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This was a bit of a guilty pleasure  . . . Rosewood, Ebony and Pearwood.  The box was veneered, but the stand is made of solid Gaboon Ebony.  Some friends gave me the Kingwood and the Pear, and from a little bit of material I was able to create the volume of material to veneer the box.  I lucked out and got a piece of rift 8/4 Gaboon for a song that I used to make the stand.

 

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Relayer: 

Good question, "how do you get ebony for a song?" Answer: being in the right place at the right time for once.  Finding good lumber is like playing scratch tickets; it's just luck and you've got to play to win (or so the Pennsylvania Lottery likes to remind me).  A couple of years ago I stopped in to a hardwood dealer in San Leandro, CA.  That's where I found the board.  It was perfectly rift sawn and unchecked.  They offered a sweet student discount (I was at the College of the Redwoods at the time) which I gladly took them up on.  From what I the hear dealer doesn't even sell furniture grade lumber anymore: they're into truck decking.  Bummer.

 

posted in: The Gallery, box, cabinet, veneer, ebony, rosewood, pear
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Relayer writes: This is indeed, a job well done. I absolutly love this piece. I only have one question: how did you manage to get a piece of 8/4 ebony for "a song"? I can't find it anywhere. Posted: 9:24 pm on January 5th
bsfuller writes: Kevin,

I love the work that you have posted on this site. This is an amazing piece. The details are just Phenomenal. Inspiring! Posted: 5:58 pm on October 22nd
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