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Wormy Maple Waterfall Ottoman Tray Table

A tray table made to sit across an ottoman, with mitred waterfall corners and the wormy maple figure left in full view.

Wormy maple waterfall ottoman tray table on the workshop bench
The details
Wood
Wormy maple
Size
Roughly 42" long, 11" deep, 22" high
Joinery
Mitred waterfall corners joined with a Domino
Edges
Roundovers shaped by hand
Finish
Rubio Monocoat Pure with N3 Nano
Lumber
The Wood Shed, Smithville, Ontario

Wormy maple gets its dark streaks and tracks from beetle activity in the living tree, along with the staining that follows. Every board is different, so I lay the pieces out to keep the best figure where it shows most, especially on the waterfall corners.

Built as a commission.

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