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I hope to be posting more soon.Friso Furniture - Wooden Teaware
Two new additions - trays from rare raw materials.
1. Tray from a live edge piece a maple burl. Burls, maple burls especially, feature incredible grain, and this one is no exception. The two feet are assembled with a dovetail joint, and a little recess is carved out on the top to fit a teapot and contain water spillage.
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1333536 ... ro=1&frs=1
2. This one is made from padauk wood. The color of this tray is entirely natural ! Padauk is indeed sought after for its bright red color. Over time, it will darken and turn into a warm brown with red undertones. The feet are cherry wood.
1. Tray from a live edge piece a maple burl. Burls, maple burls especially, feature incredible grain, and this one is no exception. The two feet are assembled with a dovetail joint, and a little recess is carved out on the top to fit a teapot and contain water spillage.
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1333536 ... ro=1&frs=1
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2. This one is made from padauk wood. The color of this tray is entirely natural ! Padauk is indeed sought after for its bright red color. Over time, it will darken and turn into a warm brown with red undertones. The feet are cherry wood.
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New tea tables with water collection !
1. Walnut table with copper teapot stand. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1338238 ... ro=1&frs=1
At first, this started as a personal project - I had this beautiful copper stand from bitterleaf, and wanted to use it in a custom built. I liked the contrast of the copper and the wood so much that I got more and came up with this little design. 3L water catcher underneath the copper tray!
2. Walnut table with ambrosia maple teapot stand. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1338223 ... ro=1&frs=1
Similar general design, but this time the teapot stand is made from wood. Precisely, ambrosia maple wood, which brings a naturally contrasting color to the walnut. I wanted this table to be highly practical. The teapot stand is recessed in the top panel, to make sure that all excess water is directed to the sink. The stand diameter is around 11cm, large enough to fit most pots under 250ml.
3. Live edge knot tea table. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1324227 ... ro=1&frs=1
This is a little different. The top panel is a bookmatch glue up (a thicker piece is resawn and folded open like a book to create this mirror-like grain pattern). It is centered around a natural, live edge knot, that acts as a drain for water collection. Incredible details on this walnut. The frame and base are maple wood.
1. Walnut table with copper teapot stand. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1338238 ... ro=1&frs=1
At first, this started as a personal project - I had this beautiful copper stand from bitterleaf, and wanted to use it in a custom built. I liked the contrast of the copper and the wood so much that I got more and came up with this little design. 3L water catcher underneath the copper tray!
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2. Walnut table with ambrosia maple teapot stand. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1338223 ... ro=1&frs=1
Similar general design, but this time the teapot stand is made from wood. Precisely, ambrosia maple wood, which brings a naturally contrasting color to the walnut. I wanted this table to be highly practical. The teapot stand is recessed in the top panel, to make sure that all excess water is directed to the sink. The stand diameter is around 11cm, large enough to fit most pots under 250ml.
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3. Live edge knot tea table. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1324227 ... ro=1&frs=1
This is a little different. The top panel is a bookmatch glue up (a thicker piece is resawn and folded open like a book to create this mirror-like grain pattern). It is centered around a natural, live edge knot, that acts as a drain for water collection. Incredible details on this walnut. The frame and base are maple wood.
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powersnacks
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I love your trays. I hope you continue to make pieces without the indented tea pot area. I am left-handed and it keeps those ones off-limits. Definitely considering one of the others though
Hi. Duly noted - these few trays were indeed made with right-handed brewing in mind. Sorry about that. That said, I'm happy to customize my designs to meet any customer's preferences, and making these with the teapot stand on the left while the water tray faces the user is no problem at all.powersnacks wrote: ↑Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:40 pmI love your trays. I hope you continue to make pieces without the indented tea pot area. I am left-handed and it keeps those ones off-limits. Definitely considering one of the others though
I'm working on something different these days. I found out about the "kumiko" technique of laying out geometric grids made out of small intersected wooden piece... So, of course, I want (need) to make tea tables using this technique. Still on the drawing board !
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powersnacks
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That is awesome!!! Looking forward to seeing this!
Just back to post an update: after 5 months of several times daily use, and lots of drips, splashes and spills, I did my first maintenance treatment of my walnut table with Osmo liquid wax cleaner (sticking close to the finishing products used originally), and water is back to beading up on the surface. I won't wait quite so long for the next treatment. But it's good to know the finish really holds up well, and is very easy to maintain.