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   mufti | Feb 09, 2008 11:19pm | #1

              That is a pleasure to the eye! I do so wish I knew of a way to keep the red colour, but when darkened the padauk will blend with the wenge.

   I wonder if one now applied a spirit dye of the same hue, the padauk would stay that way for longer?

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   daverichards | Feb 09, 2008 11:36pm | #2

   That's a very good question. I've wondered about that myself. Anyone?

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   Woodman41 | Feb 11, 2008 11:57pm | #8

   I have found that with a good film finish the amount of darkening is not that severe. My dining room table is padauk and after two years, the mornings suffering from direct sun through an old non-uv protective window, it still looks burgundy in color.

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   mufti | Feb 12, 2008 10:39am | #11

               Thanks, I was meaning over a rather longer period however. After twenty odd years a bowl I then made is a very deep shade of brown.

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   GettinTher | Feb 12, 2008 09:21pm | #12

   I made a Padauk bench last May, finished with Tung Oil, set it in my front window and it is already half way to brown.

   The way to keep your Padauk red over a long period of time--replace it with Bloodwood.

   Edited 2/12/2008 1:21 pm by GettinTher

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   Russell | Feb 10, 2008 02:14am | #3

   Geez Dave!!! You've been busy! That looks terrific, really nice wood grains. Would you mind posting those? Very lifelike. By the way, did you get the renderings of that bed I designed? What did you think? I have another one that I did in Indigo that turned out really nice, I'll send it to you if you like. Anywho, cheers Dave.

   Russ

   http://www.jensenfinefurniture.com
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   Knotscott | Feb 10, 2008 02:19am | #4

   That's really stunning. I gotta ask...was the QSWO taken from a wine vat....it looks like traces of wine stain in a few places.

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   user-83153 | Feb 10, 2008 02:28am | #5

   Dave,

   That is freakin' gorgeous! I love the way you book matched the rails & stiles. Did you resaw out of 8/4 to get that look? The figure in the QSWO is outstanding.

                   Rob

   EDIT: OK, I just noticed what category this was in. That is a drawing?!

   
   

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   Edited 2/9/2008 6:31 pm ET by Rob A.

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   pzaxtl | Feb 10, 2008 08:19am | #6

   Fooled me, at first, too!  Either way, it's gorgeous -- would love to see it built as drawn.

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   daverichards | Feb 11, 2008 11:49pm | #7

   Sorry, wasn't trying to fool anyone. Yes, it's just a drawing. Done in SketchUp. I'm am flattered that some thought it was real. Thank you.

   If I can find the wood, I might make it. I would like to figure out how to keep the color of the padauk. I suppose the thing to do would be to use some hard maple and dye it but that seems wrong to me.

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   WillGeorge | Feb 13, 2008 01:38pm | #13

   I would like to figure out how to keep the color of the padauk. I would keep it planten in the earth and NOT cut it down!

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   brad805 | Feb 12, 2008 02:38am | #9

   I agree with the others.  Excellent wood grain matches.  You must have sat and pondered the wood selection for a while.  Thanks for sharing the pic.  Nice wood blend.

   Brad

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   daverichards | Feb 12, 2008 02:47am | #10

   Thank you Brad. I hate to tell you this but the wood selection for the whole piece was done in less than 5 minutes. ;)