Live edge sofa table

DPatton · February 10, 2018, 11:19:55 PM

I"ve been working on this sofa table off and on now for a while. My original plan was just the finished top mounted on the rough-sawn mitered legs but I always thought it looked like it was missing something. After sidelining the completion of it several times, I decided to add the curved walnut cross member between the legs to create accent and a more complete look. I think it worked. Please let me know what you guys think.

The top is a live edge slippery elm slab with a bark inclusion that went all the way through the slab along the front edge. (Now I know there's nothing special about a slippery elm slab but the log was free and I thought the feathering in the growth rings and the bark inclusion gave this piece some character). The legs are simply 5/4" rough sawn pieces of the same elm log mitered together at a right angle with a 3/4" piece of curved walnut tying them together.
I plan to donate this table to my local Ducks Unlimited Chapters annual dinner and fund raising banquet coming up in a few weeks. I hope someone there will take a liking to it and pay to take it home with em.

Jeff · February 10, 2018, 11:43:51 PM

Me like!

bags · February 11, 2018, 09:00:16 AM

That Elm has some nice grain to it--- looks good.

51cub · February 11, 2018, 09:02:36 AM

I like it alot! Great work!

thecfarm · February 11, 2018, 09:06:40 AM

Interesting.
If I went to the local Ducks Unlimited Chapters annual dinner and fund raising banquet you would be able to come up behind me and kick me in the butt. I would be on my hand and knees checking that mighty fine piece of work out. Like the way you did the legs.
By the way,do have a way to put your contact address on it? I betcha someone would be a calling if they did that get the bid on it. ;)

tmbrcruiser · February 11, 2018, 09:21:42 AM

Very beautiful, going to bring some big bucks at the auction!

Dakota · February 11, 2018, 10:13:05 AM

I like it. Alot!

21incher · February 11, 2018, 11:17:36 AM

Nice job.

Downstream · February 11, 2018, 12:37:20 PM

Beautiful job. I have done one piece with elm and I was pleasantly surprised with beauty of the grain. This one is especially nice. It will make a nice donation to charity.

coalsmok · February 11, 2018, 12:47:20 PM

Looks good. I like the legs 8)

Ed_K · February 11, 2018, 01:06:42 PM

Kool 8) .

hacknchop · February 11, 2018, 01:52:26 PM

Beautiful work

samandothers · February 11, 2018, 07:46:52 PM

Great job! I like the grain in the top too.

cbla · February 12, 2018, 06:17:04 AM

Nice!

Treehack · February 12, 2018, 07:58:12 AM

A fine specimen. Quality craftsmanship. X2 on idea of including your info as I'm guessing you will have multiple people interested at the auction.

78NHTFY · February 12, 2018, 03:55:58 PM

Oh, it definitely worked!! Very nice. All the best, Rob.

justallan1 · February 14, 2018, 08:24:05 AM

Very nice work.
Gives me an idea for a bunch of Russian Olive slabs that I have.

WDH · February 14, 2018, 08:31:30 AM

That is a nice one. Very creative.

ely · February 14, 2018, 08:51:57 AM

it is a nice job that you have done on that piece of furniture.

AK Newbie · February 16, 2018, 12:31:52 AM

Nicely done!

DPatton · February 25, 2018, 11:12:36 AM

Well as I said in the original topic post I planned to donate this table to Ducks Unlimited. My local chapters annual dinner banquet was last night and the table was there as promised. As any of you that have been to one of these types of events know, they have lots of ways to get people to spend money. Including get them there early, apply alcohol, then put something up for bids that appeals to them and see who just can't stop raising their hand :D :D :D. But I have to admit I was a bit nervous :

that the table might not sell all that well on the auction which was giving me some butterflies in my stomach considering the amount of work I had into it.

The outstanding group of volunteers who organize our annual banquet were all very excited and grateful to have the table. They were very optimistic that it would be highly sought after increasing my hopes for a good return on my work.

So here's how it went down.

Just prior to the live auction my chapter sells fifty $20.00 raffle tickets for one winner to select what they call "pick of the litter" or winners choice of one item on the live auction.
Well guess what happened ??? ??? ??? yep

you guessed it. A young lady who invested $20.00 on one of those fifty raffle tickets wins "pick of the litter". She was all smiles and very happily chose my table over all of the other available items on the live auction. I couldn't be happier that she picked my table ;D and the chapter couldn't be happier with the donation earning $1,000.00

towards wetland conservation. But the scenario leaves me wondering what someone would actually pay for that table or similar pieces.

Now I'm pretty sure no two people in that room were going to run the bid up to a thousand dollars on that piece had it gone to live auction. Meaning I believe that D.U. Recieved the best value out of the table through the raffle. However it left me with no way of knowing what someone is willing pay for such an item. ??? Is it $100 :(, $300 ;), $500

or more ;D :D ;D? Guess I will just need to start work on next years donation item to find out.

thecfarm · February 25, 2018, 01:33:28 PM

Never reallly know. Someone in the crowd wants it,with a deep pocket full of folding money,they will get it.I may want too,but my pocket full of change is no match to folding money. :D