The York Gum 'burl' coffee table. Burls are knotty growths in trees that are more mutations than anything, this is what causes the beautiful, random grain, instead of your usual concentric rings. Sanded progressively from 60 to 1500 grit and finished with 5 coats of Tung oil.
Final touches will be to add some oil to the legs to give them some 'lustre'.
In the detail shots you can see where I filled in the holes and splits, then had to stain the filler to match the wood!
The legs were liberated from a recycling centre, they were originally full length table legs that we liked (And are solid wood). They were cut to size, stripped and then stained with a mixture of the colours to stain the rest of the wood. They were then dowel jointed and glued into place. They need sanding around the connection point because Jessie and I had to be 'creative' in applying the glue (Hence no shots of the underneath, it's a mess!). To be sanded, re-stained and oiled.
Messed up so many times with this thing and had to restart. Learnt a heap. Namely preparation is key and patience is a virtue.
Happy with it as a first project.